Configuring discovery preferences for SNMP devices

The SNMP devices page allows you to customize the discovery parameters for SNMP devices.

Complete the following steps to configure discovery preferences for SNMP devices:
  1. In IBM Director Console, click Options > Discovery Preferences.
  2. In the Discovery Preferences window on the SNMP Devices page, configure the discovery preferences for SNMP devices.
    1. In the Auto-discover period (hours) field, select the frequency with which IBM Director Server attempts to discover SNMP devices automatically. The possible range is one to 168 hours (seven days). By default, autodiscovery is disabled.
    2. In the Presence Check period (minutes) field, select the frequency that IBM Director Server checks the status of each SNMP device. A presence check detects whether an SNMP device is online or offline. The possible range is one to 240 minutes (four hours); this feature also can be disabled. By default, a presence check is set to occur every 15 minutes.
    3. Select the Auto-add unknown agents which contact server check box to ensure that IBM Director Server adds objects for newly-discovered SNMP devices to the Group Contents pane.
  3. Configure seed addresses for SNMP discovery:
    1. In the IP Address and Subnet masks group box, specify the seed addresses. You can specify multiple IP addresses; the addresses are searched concurrently. By default, the IP address of the management server is added to this list. To optimize the chance of discovering all SNMP devices, be sure to specify the IP addresses for routers and DNS servers. During the discovery operation, IBM Director Server locates the address tables located on the specified devices and adds those addresses to the list of addresses to search. The process is repeated for every new SNMP device that is discovered from the new addresses. The discovery operation continues until no more addresses are found.
    2. In the SNMP Version field, select the SNMP version.
    3. In the Community Names field, type the community names and click Add. Continue until all community names are added. For SNMP versions 1 and 2c, be sure to order the community names appropriately.

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