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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Role. Based on the device brand, model, running applications, active ports, and other
discovery criteria, a template or several template options are listed as device Role
options (configurations). You can also create custom device role configurations so
that device roles are identified more accurately, during discovery, for the devices on
your network. For more information, see Using Device Roles (on page 62).
Status. Lists the status of the discovery that is running.
Progress. Lists the results of the discovery; whether the device found is a new or
existing device. If the device is a new device, you can add it to the WhatsUp Gold
database (device map) OR if the device is an existing device, the device has already
been added to the WhatsUp Gold database.
Tip: Each column under Devices Discovered is sortable; click a column title to sort the
column.
Adding discovered devices to WhatsUp Gold
After WhatsUp Gold discovers and identifies the role of devices, you can add those devices to
a device group. You do not have to wait for the discovery session to reach 100% before you
can add devices; after a device is listed as Complete in the Status column, it can be added to a
device group.
Tip: If a device identifies with an incorrect role or a role other than the one you want to use,
you can change it in the drop down in the Role column. This field lists all of the roles for
which the device met the criteria. If the role you want to use is not in this list, you must
modify the device identification on the role. For more information, see Using Device Roles (on
page 62) in the console application help.
To select a device role:
In the Devices Discovered Role column, for each device listed, select the device role
you want to use to define the device configuration. For more information about
device role settings, see Using Device Roles (on page 62) in the console application
help.
Before adding devices to the database, you can view the following information about
devices:
Device Limit. Lists the total number of devices WhatsUp Gold is licensed to monitor.
New Selected. Lists the number of devices you have selected to add to the WhatsUp
Gold database.
Existing Devices. Lists the number of devices WhatsUp Gold is currently monitoring.
Available Devices. Lists the number of devices remaining on the license for WhatsUp
Gold to monitor.
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