Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.1 User Guide
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.1 User Guide
136 Discovery/Collectors
Field
Description
Network Element
Select
Search and select a network element to perform this task against.
Regression Periods
Enter in the regression number of periods, and select the regression period
type.
Create History Records
Check this option to create history records as a part of the task.
Include Alert Threshold
Checking
Check this option to include alert threshold checking during the task process.
Subnet Address
Select
Search and select a subnet to perform this task against.
Container
Select
Search and select a container to perform this task against.
Ping Hosts
Check this option to ping hosts during discovery.
Lookup Hostname
Check this option to perform a DNS lookup during host discovery.
Determine Host Operating
System
Check this option to perform Operating System fingerprinting during
discovery. Note that using this option will cause the discovery to run slowly,
but will provide additional OS data regarding each host.
Perform net host additions
Check this option to automatically add new hosts that are found during
discovery. Note this will only add new hosts to the system, and will not
automatically overwrite existing hosts defined within the system.
Perform net resource record
additions
Check this option to automatically add DNS resource records for new hosts
that are found during discovery.
Note: This option only adds resource records for new hosts to the system,
Note: This option only adds resource records for new hosts to the system,
and does not automatically overwrite existing host resource record
information defined within the system.
Ignore Duplicate Warnings
If duplicate host name information is found while adding new hosts, you can
choose this option to ignore any warnings.
Update Reclaim Statistics
Update the last discovered counters for blocks and hosts defined within a
network element for purposes of including this discover in the reclaim criteria.
This option is provided because an ARP discover is less accurate than the
Subnet Host Discover in determining if a host is up or not.
5.6.2 On-demand (Immediate) Collection Task
To define an immediate task, define the task parameters and select
To define an immediate task, define the task parameters and select
Immediate from the
When to run task options. Click on OK to create the task. A new task will be created and
submitted to the system. Once tasks have been created, they can be managed using the
Task
menu option.
5.6.3 Scheduled Collection Task
To schedule a future task, define the task parameters and select
To schedule a future task, define the task parameters and select
Scheduled from the When to
run task selections. Schedule options are displayed.
To select the future date to run the task, click on the calendar icon and select a date, as
To select the future date to run the task, click on the calendar icon and select a date, as
described in “Discovery/Collector Task Definition Options” on page 135.
Once all parameters have been entered, click
Once all parameters have been entered, click
OK. A new task is created, and submitted to the
system. Once tasks have been created, they can be managed using the
Task menu option.