Discovery Overview

Discovery discovers computers and devices on individual networks or entire domains.

Network Discovery

Discovers computers and devices on individual networks.
Deploys agents to discovered machines.
Identifies SNMP-enabled devices that can be monitored using the Monitor > Assign SNMP page.
Identifies vPro-enabled machines that can be managed using the vPro module.
Integrates with Network Monitor. Agent-less devices can be monitored by Network Monitor.
Enables a device to be "promoted" to a managed asset. An Audit > View Assets page provides a consolidated view of all computers and devices managed by the VSA, regardless of the method of discovery.

Domain Discovery

Automatically discovers AD domains that can be synced with the VSA.
Deploys agents to discovered domain machines.
Automatically creates a VSA security hierarchy modeled after an existing domain hierarchy. Automatically keeps the VSA synchronized with all domain changes.
Automatically creates VSA users and staff member records in the VSA based on the creation of users and contacts in the domains.
Auto-populates domain user and contact information in Service Desk tickets.
Resets a domain password or enable/disables a domain user from the VSA.
Uses the industry standard LDAP protocol to safely and securely communicate with Active Directory domains.

Note: See Discovery Module Requirements.

Functions	Description
Overview	Displays the workflow of discovering computers and devices by network and by domain.
By Agent	Discovers devices on the same network as a selected "probe" machine.
By Network	Discovers computers and devices by network.
Discovered Devices	Displays discovered computers and devices in table format.
Discovered Devices - Tile View	Displays discovered computers and devices in tile format.
Domain Watch	Configures the integration of Discovery with Active Directory domains.
Computers	Manages machine ID accounts created, based on applied Discovery computer policies, for all domains monitored by Discovery probes.
Contacts	Manages staff records created, based on applied Discovery contact policies, for all domains monitored by Discovery probes.
Users & Portal Users	Manages VSA users and Portal Access candidates created, based on applied Discovery group policies, for all domains monitored by Discovery probes.
Settings	Sets options and default values that apply to the entire Discovery module.
Audit Log	Displays a log of Discovery module activities.