Run A Discovery

Last Modified

Thu Nov 12 17:26 GMT 2020

Description

  • You can add a discovery job to locate devices using a Windows Probe. The discovery job will also collect information on the properties of the device (or devices) which can include CPU information, disk data, or network adaptor data.
  • The Probe will scan the designated network addresses using the following protocols (listed in order):
    • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI),
    • SNMP,
    • NETBIOS and Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), or
    • ICMP (ping).

Environment

  • N-able N-central

Solution

  • To Run A Discovery
  1. In the navigation pane, click Actions > Run a Discovery.
  2. Type a Name by which to identify the job in the Add Discovery Job screen.
  3. Type a Description of the job.
  4. Configure the properties of the discovery job as required.
  5. Click Finish.
  • Please refer to the Online Help for more information on Discovery Jobs.