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FireSIGHT System User Guide
 
Chapter 38      Working with Discovery Events
  Working with Discovery and Host Input Events
For detailed information on search syntax, including using objects in searches, see 
.
Special Search Syntax for Discovery Events
The following table notes search information specific to particular discovery event fields. For more 
information on discovery event fields, see 
To search for discovery events:
Access: 
Admin/Any Security Analyst
Step 1
Select 
Analysis > Search
.
The Search page appears.
Step 2
From the 
Table
 drop-down list, select 
Discovery Events
.
The page reloads with the appropriate constraints.
Step 3
Optionally, if you want to save the search, enter a name for the search in the 
Name
 field.
If you do not enter a name, one is created automatically when you save the search.
Step 4
Enter your search criteria in the appropriate fields, as described in 
and 
If you enter multiple criteria, the search returns only the records that match all the criteria. Click the add 
icon (
) that appears next to a search field to use an object as a search criterion. 
Step 5
If you want to save the search so that other users can access it, clear the 
Save As Private
 check box. 
Otherwise, leave the check box selected to save the search as private.
If you want to use the search as a data restriction for a custom user role, you must save it as a private 
search.
Step 6
You have the following options:
  •
Click 
Search
 to start the search.
Your search results appear in the default discovery events workflow, constrained by the current time 
range. To use a different workflow, including a custom workflow, click 
(switch workflow)
. For 
information on specifying a different default workflow, see 
Table 38-3
Discovery Event Search Criteria Notes 
Field
Search Criteria Notes
Event
The range of event names is listed in 
 and 
MAC Vendor
To search for virtual MAC vendors, that is, for events that involve virtual machines, type 
virtual_mac_vendor
.
To search for a vendor whose name includes a comma, enclose the entire search term in quotes. 
Otherwise, the Defense Center treats the term as two searches and returns events that match each 
search term. 
Port
Note that you cannot:
  •
enter a port/protocol combination as you can when searching for other kinds of events
  •
use spaces when specifying port numbers or ranges.