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5 Discovery prototypes
Overview
In this section the configured discovery prototypes of a low-level discovery rule on the template are displayed.
If the template is linked to the host, discovery prototypes will become the basis of creating real discovery prototypes 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 discovery prototype 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 displayed. The number of existing graph prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Hosts | A link to the list of host prototypes displayed. The number of existing host prototypes is displayed in gray. |
| Discovery rules | A link to the list of discovery prototypes 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. |
| 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.