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.
Templates Templates of the discovery prototype are displayed.
Create enabled Create the discovery rule based on this prototype as:
Yes - enabled
No - disabled. You can switch between 'Yes' and 'No' by clicking on them.
Discover Discover the discovery rule based on this prototype:
Yes - discover
No - do not discover. You can switch between 'Yes' and 'No' by clicking on them.
Tags Tags of the discovery prototype are displayed.

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.