Manually Creating and Modifying Network Discovery Tasks
You can manually create and modify tasks from the Task Management Portal. This option lets you configure advanced options and schedules. When you manually create tasks, you can discover a network or an individual device.
This task is a step in the process for discovering network devices.
- To manually create a Network Discovery task
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theManagemenu, clickJobs and Tasks.
- In the left pane, expandSystem Jobs and Tasks, right-clickDiscovery and Inverntory, and then clickNew > Task.
- In theCreate New Taskdialog box, do one of the following:To discover a network.
- n the left pane, underDiscovery and Inventory, clickDiscover Network.
- Give the task a unique and a descriptive name.
- Select a connection profile.Connection profiles specify the protocols that you want to use for discovery. You can use an existing profile or create a new profile .
- Select a discovery method.
- Specify the portions of the network to discover.
- (Optional) To configure the maximum number of devices to discover concurrently, clickAdvanced.
- ClickOK.
To discover a single device.- n the left pane, underDiscovery and Inventory, clickDiscover Device.
- Give the task a unique and a descriptive name.
- Select a connection profile.
- ClickOK.
- In the task window that opens, schedule the task.
- To view the task, in the left pane, clickJobs and Tasks > System Jobs and Tasks > Discovery and Inventory. You may need to click the refresh icon to view newly created tasks.