Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Universal CMDB

Discovery > Discovery Activities > Cloud Software Configuration Discovery Activity > Discovery Preferences Page

Discovery Preferences Page

Enables you to select detailed preferences for the Cloud Software Configuration Discovery activity.

Important Information

General information about the wizard is available in Cloud Software Configuration Discovery Activity.

Wizard Map

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element	Description
VMware vCloud SDK jar files	Select the check box and click Import file... to locate the appropriate JAR files, as follows: SDK-<version>\rest-api-schemas-<version>.jar SDK-<version>\vcloud-java-sdk-<version>.jar
Run VMware vCloud Director Discovery using direct connection URL	Select the check box to run VMware vCloud Director discovery by using direct connection URL. Click the button beside Discovery Options to display the available options: Report Powered off VMs Select to report powered off VMs. Base URL Base URL to VMware Cloud Director.
Run VMware vCloud Director Discovery using vCloud API	Select the check box to run VMware vCloud Director discovery by using vCloud API. Click the button beside Discovery Options to display the available option: Report Powered off VMs Select to report powered off VMs.
Run Amazon Web Services Discovery	Select the check box to run Amazon Web Services discovery. Click the button beside Discovery Options to display the available option: Amazon WebServices SDK jar files Select the check box and click Import file... to locate the aws-java-sdk-${VERSION}.jar file.