Device Discovery
Discovery includes the detection of all devices on a network and the collection of basic information about each device. It is a time saving function especially when devices are added constantly.
In most network environments there is an assortment of devices, vendors and operating systems - without the right discovery procedure in the monitoring tool one could end up drawing circles (and devices) in the air!OpManager On-Demand's device discovery is a simple and fast approach to discovering network devices quickly and automatically giving you the most accurate view into what's on your network. It simplifies the discovery procedure in many ways:
- By performing an 'IP sweep', OpManager On-Demand automatically discovers all the devices present within a whole network.
- By discovery using ICMP, SNMP (V1, V2) and WMI, the Network Administrator is not constrained to any specific protocol and can discover a wide range of devices - SNMP-enabled or even non-SNMP devices.
- The discovery process immediately provides details such as name, device type, Operating System, services running and other important device configuration details.
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