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 > Inventory Discovery Activity > Preferences Page

Preferences Page

Enables you to select discovery types and options for the Inventory Discovery activity.

Important information

General information about the activity is available in Inventory Discovery Activity.
Click to list options for the selected discovery type.

Wizard map

The Inventory Discovery Activity contains:

Activity Name Page > Preferences Page > Virtualization Page > Schedule Discovery Page > Summary Page

Scanner-Based Inventory Discovery

Enables you to select detailed discovery options for scanner-based inventory discovery.

Important information

The maximum transfer rate for uploading and downloading files to and from the discovery node is defined in the shellGlobalBandwidthLimit parameter in the file globalSettings.xml File (Data Flow Management > Adapter Management > Resources > Packages > AutoDiscoveryContent > Configuration Files.

Alternatively, you can view or set this value in the Shell Bandwidth Limit setting of the Management Zone General Settings. For details, see the section describing how to configure global settings for Management Zones in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element	Description
Scanner Based Inventory Discovery	Select to configure scanner-based inventory discovery.
Allow Scanner Downgrade	Specifies whether the scanner can be downgraded to an earlier version. Note Select this option only if there are problems with the scanner and you want to revert to an earlier version. Default: Enabled
Allow Scanner Upgrade	Specifies whether the Scanner can be upgraded if a newer version is available. Note Select if you plan to upgrade to a new Content Pack and want to test scanners before deployment. For more information on Content Packs, see the Universal Discovery Community web site. Default: Enabled
Download Scan File Before Execution	Specifies whether the Data Flow Probe checks if the scan file on the discovery node is more current than the one on the Data Flow Probe server. If the file on the discovery node is newer, the scan file is downloaded. Note Select if the Management Zone contains many mobile devices. Default: Enabled
Remove Scan Data	Specifies whether scan data are deleted from the discovery node immediately after the scan file has been copied to the Data Flow Probe. Removed files include the scanner executable, configuration files, and scan files. Note Do not use together with the Delta Scanning option that is configured in the Scanner Generator. For more information, see the section that describes the Scanner Generator in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide. Select when performing a one-time inventory discovery.
Run Pre/Post Scan Scripts	Specifies whether to run scripts that are configured to run on discovery nodes before and after scanning. Note Scripts are global files and shared among Management Zones.
Script Maximum Run Time	Select or type the maximum amount of time UCMDB runs scripts. Note Option is available only when Run Pre/Post Scan Scripts is selected. Default: 5 minutes
	Opens the Pre/Post Scan Script Editor dialog box, enabling you to customize scripts that run before and after scanning on discovery nodes. For more information, see the section that describes how to edit pre and post scan scripts in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

Scanner Configuration

Enables you to select detailed preferences relating to scanner-based inventory discovery.

Important information

Select preferences relating to the scanner configuration file (.cxz) that controls the Inventory Discovery workflow.
Click to list the scanner configuration options when scanner-based inventory discovery is selected.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element	Description
Use One Scanner Configuration for All Platforms	Click to use the same scanner configuration file for all platforms. In the file name box, select the file you want to use. Note You can create a new configuration file by using the Scanner Generator by clicking New/Edit Scanner Configuration.
Standalone Scanner Configuration for Each Platform	Click to specify the configuration file that you want to use for each platform. In each file name box, select a file. Note You can create a new configuration file by using the Scanner Generator by clicking New/Edit Scanner Configuration.
	Starts the Scanner Generator to create a scanner configuration file. For more information about the Scanner Generator, see the section describing the Scanner Generator in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

UI Element

Description

Use One Scanner Configuration for All Platforms

Click to use the same scanner configuration file for all platforms. In the file name box, select the file you want to use.

Note You can create a new configuration file by using the Scanner Generator by clicking New/Edit Scanner Configuration.

Standalone Scanner Configuration for Each Platform

Click to specify the configuration file that you want to use for each platform. In each file name box, select a file.

Note You can create a new configuration file by using the Scanner Generator by clicking New/Edit Scanner Configuration.

Starts the Scanner Generator to create a scanner configuration file.

For more information about the Scanner Generator, see the section describing the Scanner Generator in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

Mapping Options

Enables you to select detailed preferences relating to mapping data to UCMDB for scanner-based inventory discovery.

Important information

Select options that send software data that are collected by the Scanner and contained in scan files to UCMDB.
Click to list the mapping options when scanner-based inventory discovery is selected.
When writing regular expressions, observe the following guidelines:

Enter a semicolon-separated regular expression. The following attributes are available:

name

discovered_vendor

version

description

The dot character is allowed. For example, "a.c" matches "abc". Additionally, the asterisk character is allowed. For example, "ab*c" matches "ac", "abc", and "abbbc".

For example, assume you type the following string (ignore quotes): "name=my.*;discovered_vendor=HP;version=1.*;description=UCMDB".

In this example, applications are included or excluded if the application name begins with the characters "my", the vendor name matches "HP" exactly, the version number begins with "1", and the description string matches "UCMDB" exactly.

For more information, see the section describing regular expressions in the HPE Universal CMDB Modeling Guide.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element	Description
	Click to open the Hardware Mapping Configuration wizard where you can configure mappings between scan file attributes and UCMDB CIs. For more information, see the section that describes the Hardware Mapping Configuration wizard in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.
	Click Software Recognition Configuration to open the XML Enricher where you can configure options for software recognition and for software utilization processing. For more information about software recognition configuration, see the section describing configuration of the XML Enricher in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.
	Click to restore the screen to the default values. Caution: All changes are lost.
Detailed Node Data (Configuration Document)	Select this check box to send data about personalized configurations. For example, environment variables.
Model Per User Data When Number of User is at Least	In the Users box, type or select the minimum numbers of users of an application to map utilization data. If the number of software users is less than the value that is entered, per-user software utilization data are not sent to UCMDB. If you want to model software utilization per user in UCMDB, set this value to 1. Note Performance may be affected by this action.
Normalized Applications- Exclude	Names of installed applications which are contained in the Normalized section of the scan file that you do not want to send to UCMDB. Use a regular expression. For more information on how to create regular expressions, see Important information.
Normalized Applications- Include	Names of installed applications that are contained in the Normalized section of the scan file, which you want to send to UCMDB. If this field is blank, all installed applications that are detected are included. Use a regular expression. For more information on how to create regular expressions, see Important information.
Normalized Installed Software	Select this check box to send data about installed software applications that are detected in the file system of the discovery node. If this check box is selected, more options are displayed. Normalized application data are contained in the Normalized section of the scan file. Note The Software Application Index (SAI) is used to generate normalized installed software information. For more information, see the section describing SAIs in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.
Partially Recognized Applications	Select this check box to parse and send information about software that is only partially matched using the SAI. This may indicate that a different version of the application might be installed. Default: Enabled Note Use when discovered applications are only partially matched. Partial recognition results should be reviewed to ensure accuracy and may in some cases result in customers deciding to add new entries to their SAI.
Raw OS Installed Software	Select this check box to send data about installed applications that are known to the operating system of the discovery node. For Windows computers, it collects data about software that are listed in the Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features. For UNIX computers, it collects data about software from the system package manager. Note: If you use the Inventory Discovery by Scanner job to collect the Comments information for the installed software, select and configure this check box.
Raw OS Installed Software-Exclude	Use a regular expression to enter names of installed applications that are contained in the Raw OS section of the scan file, which you do not want to send to UCMDB. If this field is blank, all installed applications are excluded. For more information on how to create regular expressions, see Important information.
Raw OS Installed Software-Include	Use a regular expression to enter names of installed applications that are contained in the Raw OS section of the scan file, which you want to send to UCMDB. If this field is blank, all installed applications are excluded. However, if this field is blank and applications are listed in the Normalized Applications-Include setting, the included applications are added. For more information on how to create regular expressions, see Important information.
Report Free Software	Specifies whether to report installed applications that are associated with free licenses to UCMDB. Note Installed applications that are associated with unknown or with commercial licenses are reported to UCMDB by default. Default: Enabled
Services (Daemons)	Select this check box to send data about services and daemons on the discovery node.
Software Utilization	Select this check box to enable mapping of software utilization information. This information is required for recognition of used applications and executables that were executed. For more information, see the section describing Software Utilization in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

SNMP Discovery Options

Enables you to select detailed preferences for the SNMP discovery options.

Important information

Select preferences relating to the type of information that is collected during the SNMP discovery.
Click to list the SNMP discovery options when scanner-based inventory discovery is selected.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element	Description
Host Information	Select the check box for the information that you want to discover. Disks Installed Software Modules Processes Services

UI Element

Description

Host Information

Select the check box for the information that you want to discover.

Disks
Installed Software
Modules
Processes
Services

Basic Inventory Discovery Options

Enables you to select detailed preferences for the basic inventory discovery options.

Important information

Select preferences relating to the type of information that is collected during a script-based discovery. This option is best suited for data center environments.
Click to list the options when basic inventory discovery is selected.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
Basic Inventory Discovery (Data Center only)	Select to use Jython scripts that run on the Data Flow Probe.These scripts connect to discovery nodes, run commands, and then gather discovery information.
Host Information	Select the check box for the information that you want to discover. CPUs Disks Drivers Fibre Channel HBAs Installed Software iSCSI Memory Modules Processes Services Shares

UI Element (A–Z)

Description

Basic Inventory Discovery (Data Center only)

Select to use Jython scripts that run on the Data Flow Probe.These scripts connect to discovery nodes, run commands, and then gather discovery information.

Host Information

Select the check box for the information that you want to discover.