Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 184)

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IP discovery profiles
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5. Enter the name of the file that contains specific IP addresses to probe in the Discovery Address
File field.
The file supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. This file must be located in the
Install_Home\conf\discovery\ip folder on the server. The default file is the discovery_addrs.txt
file; however, you can create additional files. To create a discovery address file, refer to
“Creating a discovery address file” on page 117.
6. Select the Perform Ping sweeps on all detected subnets check box to systematically ping all IP
addresses in any subnet detected through the normal discovery process.
7. Select the Automatically obtain seed addresses check box to use netstat or ipconfig to capture
a starting candidate IP address with which to begin the discovery process.
8. Select the Search for neighbors of probed products check box to read all ARP, LLDP, FDP, and
CDP tables to find neighboring devices.
9. Select the Probe already discovered products check box to rediscover devices previously
discovered.
10. Click Apply to save your changes.
11. Click Close to close the Discover Setup - IP dialog box.
12. Click Yes on the confirmation message.
Deleting a discovery profile
You can delete any of the discovery profiles except the “Default” profile.
To delete a discovery profile, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > IP Products.
The Discover Setup - IP dialog box displays.
2. Click the Profiles tab.
3. Select the profile you want to delete in the Discovery Profiles table and click Delete.
4. Click Apply to save your changes.
5. Click Close to close the Discover Setup - IP dialog box.
6. Click Yes on the confirmation message.
Creating a discovery address file
You can configure multiple profiles to use different discovery address files. You can configure
multiple profiles to use the same discovery address file.
To create a discovery address file, complete the following steps.
1. Open a text editor (such as Notepad).
2. Enter the IP addresses you want to include in discovery.
# discovery_addrs.txt
#
# Discovery reads this file at the
# start of each discovery cycle.
# Discovery probes the IP addresses in