
Configuring the Discovery naming method
To configure the method the Discovery uses for selecting names for the discovered nodes:
1. Do one of the following:
•
Click in the Discovery toolbar.
• Select File > Options in the Discovery menu bar. The system displays the
Discovery Options dialog box.
2. Click the Names Discovery tab at the top of the Discovery Options dialog box. The
system displays the Names Discovery page of the Options dialog box.
3. Configure the Names Discovery options.
4. Click Apply to configure the Names Discovery options.
Related topics:
Names Discovery field descriptions on page 105
Names Discovery field descriptions
The following table provides a list of the fields in the Names Discovery page of the Discovery
Options dialog box.
Name
Description
Update
names for
existing
entries
This determines whether Discovery updates the names for nodes already
listed in the Network Map. Possible states are:
• Update - Discovery updates the names of all discovered nodes. User
defined names are replaced by the best name discovered.
• Don’t Update - The names of existing entries in the Network Map are not
replaced.
Select best
name
sequence
This determines the order Discovery uses to define names for discovered
nodes. Discovery can use the following sources to determine the name of a
node:
• IP - The IP address of the node.
• SNMP system name - The value assigned to the device’s sysName MIB.
• Name Service - The name assigned to the node via a Name Service
application.
Setting Discovery options
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