Installing auto-discovery

Use this information to install the Netcool Configuration Manager auto-discovery driver. You must install the most current drivers before installing auto-discovery.

Auto-discovery overview

The Netcool Configuration Manager auto-discovery component determines the network resource Vendor, Type, Model, and Operating System (VTMOS), by sending a series of queries via TELNET, SNMP or SSH to each network resource.

You can obtain the auto-discovery component (ITNCM_Autodiscovery.tar) either from the product media, or by downloading it from the IBM Passport Advantage Web site: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage

There are three options for installing auto-discovery: command line interface console (CLI), graphical user interfcae (GUI), or silent installation.

Once installed, auto-discovery provides the following functionality:

Update: Updates to latest version of auto-discovery.; After auto-discovery installation, updates to existing auto-discovery take effect once the server is restarted.
Important: By default, an existing Netcool Configuration Manager deployment of auto-discovery will not be updated at install time, unless otherwise specified.
Restore: Restores a previously installed version of auto-discovery.; Each time auto-discovery is updated, the previous configuration is saved, and can be restored if required.; See the related links for more information.
Version: Displays the current version of auto-discovery in the console.

Auto-discovery installation prerequisites

Before installing auto-discovery, install Netcool Configuration Manager, as well as the Netcool Configuration Manager drivers. Netcool Configuration Manager requirements are documented in the planning section. It should take one or two minutes to install auto-discovery.

For more information on using the auto-discovery functionality, see Executing the Auto-Discovery tool.