Discovery Overview

The Discovery application is used to discover network devices. The information gathered is used by OmniVista applications to view and configure the network. The information includes:

• Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise devices in the network.
• The links between devices in the network. This information is used to display network links in graphical maps of network regions.
• Additional link information required by OmniVista's Locator application.
• Third-party devices built by Cisco and Extreme.
• Any additional third-party devices for which support has been added.

Discovery is configured and performed using the screens below:

• Managed Devices - Displays a list of all discovered network devices. It is also used to discover/re-discover devices.
• Discovery Profile - Used to create a profile containing the parameters used for discovery (e.g., SNMP version, permissions).
• Third-Party Devices Support - Used configure discovery parameters for third-party devices (e.g., OID, Display Name).
• Import MIBs - Used to import new or updated MIB files into OmniVista.
• Hardware Inventory - Used to view inventory information (e.g., CMM, Chassis, Power Supplies) for any discovered device.
• Ports - Used to display information about ports on network devices, and is also used to enable/disable device ports.
• Link - Displays all links that were learned during the discovery process or created manually in OmniVista. It is also used to manually create, edit, and delete manual links.
• Settings - Used to configure automatic discovery frequency parameters, enable/disable IP Failover, and configure switch monitoring.