Read community strings

You can specify the read community strings that are used by discovery in several different places:
  • Discovery filter
  • Seed file
  • Add Agent
    command
    If read community strings are specified for a discovery filter, the
    IP Manager
    uses those community strings when polling the systems that match the discovery filter. The
    provides information about specifying read community strings for a discovery filter.
    If no read community string is specified in a discovery filter, or no community string is specified in the seed file or through the
    Add Agent
    command, or the specified community string is not correct, the
    IP Manager
    selects a community string in the following manner:
  • Tries the community strings that appear in the Read Community Strings window (Topology tab) of the Domain Manager Administration Console.
  • If no community strings appear in the Read Community Strings window, reads the default read community string in the discovery.conf file.
  • If no read community strings are found for a system, places the system on the Pending Devices list during an initial discovery attempt, or notifies a DiscoveryError during a rediscovery attempt.
    Initial discovery and rediscovery errors are discussed in “Discovery error scenarios and results” on page 186.