IBM 4.3-W User Manual

Netcool/Proviso Cisco IP Telephony Technology Pack User’s Guide, Version 4.3-W

425

Chapter 8:  Discovery Formulas 

This chapter discusses the following topics: 

Overview

A discovery formula (also called an inventory formula) allows Netcool/Proviso to recognize resources specific 
to the target devices and technologies supported in the Cisco IP Telephony environment so that information can 
then be collected on those resources. A discovery formula runs during the inventory process - the process of 
discovering and analyzing the network. Discovery formulas for some network interfaces and devices (for example, 
Frame Relay) are already included with Netcool/Proviso DataMart. 

The Cisco IP Telephony Technology Pack provides discovery formulas specific to the devices and technologies 
that operate in the Cisco IP Telephony environment. This user guide discusses the discovery formulas that the 
Cisco IP Telephony Technology Pack provides. 

Netcool/Proviso Discovery Formula Tree

The Cisco IP Telephony Technology Pack provides a formula tree where the SNMP discovery formulas are 
defined in the Netcool/Proviso database. On the following pages, the path that is defined for each formula 
reflects that formula’s location in the formula tree. You can access this directory using the Netcool/Proviso 
DataMart Formula Selector. See the 

for more information.

Netcool/Proviso Discovery Formula Tree 425