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5 Discovery prototypes
Overview
In this section the discovery prototypes of a low-level discovery rule on the host are displayed. Discovery prototypes are nested discovery rules of the parent discovery rule.
Displayed data:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the discovery prototype, displayed as a blue link. Clicking on the name opens the discovery prototype configuration form. If the discovery prototype belongs to a linked template, the template name is displayed before the host name as a gray link. Clicking on the template link opens the discovery prototype list on the linked template level. |
| Items | A link to the list of item prototypes is displayed. The number of existing item prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Triggers | A link to the list of trigger prototypes is displayed. The number of existing trigger prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Graphs | A link to the list of graph prototypes is displayed. The number of existing graph prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Hosts | A link to the list of host prototypes is displayed. The number of existing host prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Discovery rules | A link to the list of discovery prototypes is displayed. The number of existing discovery prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Key | The item key used for discovery is displayed. |
| Interval | The frequency of performing discovery is displayed. Note that discovery can also be performed immediately by pushing the Execute now button below the list. |
| Type | The item type used for discovery is displayed (Zabbix agent, SNMP agent, etc). |
| Create enabled | Discovery prototype creation status is displayed - create enabled (Yes) or create disabled (No). By clicking on the status you can change it - from Yes to No (and back). |
| Discover | Discovery prototype discovery status is displayed - discover (Yes) or do not discover (No). By clicking on the status you can change it - from Yes to No (and back). |
To configure a new discovery prototype, click on the Create discovery prototype button at the upper-right corner.
Mass editing options
Buttons below the list offer some mass-editing options:
- Create enabled - create these discovery prototypes as Enabled
- Create disabled - create these discovery prototypes as Disabled
- Delete - delete these discovery prototypes
To use these options, mark the checkboxes before the respective discovery prototypes, then click on the required button.