Setting up discovery scopes

Set up discovery scopes to specify the range of IP addresses to be used during discovery. Discovery scopes are grouped into user-named scope sets.

To set up a discovery scope, you first add a scope set. Then you add a scope and specify a valid IP range, a subnet, or a specific component.
Note: You can add scopes only when Service Station is using an embedded discovery manager. This option is not available when using an externally linked discovery manager.
  1. In the navigation pane, click Discovery Scopes. The Discovery Scopes window is displayed.
  2. To define a new discovery scope set, click Add New Scope Set. The New Discovery Scope Set window is displayed.
    1. For Step 1 - Describe Scope Set, in the Scope set name field, type a unique scope set name.
    2. Click Save. The new scope set is displayed in the Discovery Scopes window.
  3. To add the scope and contents to the scope set that you just added, click Edit beside the scope set to edit it. The Discovery Scope Set window is displayed.
    1. Click Add New Scope.
    2. To add the settings for the scope, complete one of the following steps:
      • Select Single IP address / host from the drop-down list for Step 1 - Select Discovery Option. Then, for Step 2 - Describe Address, type the IP address and a description in the fields provided.
      • Select Range of IP addresses from the drop-down list for Step 1 - Select Discovery Option. Then, for Step 2 - Describe Range, type the starting IP address, ending IP address, and a description in the fields provided.
      • Select Network from the drop-down list for Step 1 - Select Discovery Option. Then, for Step 2 - Describe Network or Subnet, type the IP address, mask, and a description in the fields provided.
    3. Click Save to save the scope. The Discovery Scope Set window is displayed with the new scope in the list.