Configuring your network inventory

Explains how to gather information about elements and subelements in your network using the Inventory Tool.

When you execute an inventory, the discovery phase searches for SNMP and non-SNMP elements and subelements (known as resources). As these resources respond, their addresses are stored in the database for use in the analysis phase. The analysis phase stores the addresses of associated subelements.

You can also configure an inventory using the inventory and resmgr commands. For more information, see the Command Line Interface Reference.

Note: The Inventory Tool can find only operational elements. If an element is down, it is not detected.