Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Create. Click to setup a new scheduled discovery.
You can select an existing scheduled discovery in the list, then Edit or Delete the scheduled
discovery.
Note: The results from the scheduled discovery scan will appear in the Saved Results tab.
For more information, see Configuring scheduled discovery (on page 59).
Saving discovery results
You can save the results of a network discovery to return to at a later time. This is useful if you
are discovering a large network and will be creating device groups and adding devices over
more than one session.
To save the results of a discovery session:
Important: When you save the device discovery results, the list of devices found in the
discovery are saved. This does not save the devices to the WhatsUp Gold database.
1 From the Discovery console, click Save. The Save Discovery Results dialog appears.
2 Enter a Name and Description for the saved discovery session, then click OK. The
discovery session is saved under the Saved Results tab.
To open a saved discovery session:
Caution: Saved results are not updated when they are opened. If your network changes
between the time of the initial scan and when you open the saved results, the saved results
will not be accurate.
1 From the Discovery console, select the Saved Results tab.
2 Select the saved discovery session that you want to open, then click View. The saved
discovery session results appear in the Devices Discovered pane.
Using saved discovery results
The Saved Results tab lists all the discovery scans that have been saved for later use. Use the
Saved Results tab to view the results of a previous discovery scan or delete the discovery scan
from the list. When you view previous scans, you can select and add devices that you have
not previously added to the WhatsUp Gold database. For more information, see Adding
discovered devices to WhatsUp Gold (on page 57).
To access the Discovery Console Saved Results tab:
1 Click Devices > Discovery Console. The Discovery Console appears.
2 In the bottom section of the Discovery Console, click the Saved Results tab.
The following Saved Scan information is listed:
Name. Lists the saved discovery name.
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