Universal Discovery Agent Deployment Page

• Configure parameters for Universal Discovery Agents if you are using the activity to install or upgrade Universal Discovery Agents.

• The maximum transfer rate for uploading and downloading files to and from the discovery node is defined in the shellGlobalBandwidthLimit parameter in the 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 Universal CMDB Data Flow Management section of the UCMDB Online Help.

• General information about the activity is available in Infrastructure Discovery Activity.

The Infrastructure Discovery Activity contains:

Activity Name Page > Define Credentials Page > Preferences Page > Universal Discovery Agent Deployment Page > Schedule Discovery Page > Summary Page

Select the check box for the type of Universal Discovery Agent deployment.

Default: Cleared

If you want to run discovery without the Universal Discovery Agent, do not select any of these options.

• Install UD Agent. Installs a Universal Discovery Agent if no agent is currently installed.

• Update UD Agent. Updates the configuration of the Universal Discovery Agent.

  If you select the Update UD Agent check box, the following parameters are updated:

  • Software Utilization Period
  • Primary Call Home Probe Address
  • Secondary Call Home Probe Address
  • Call Home Request Frequency

• Uninstall UD Agent. Uninstalls a Universal Discovery Agent.

(UNIX only)

• When selected, the UD Agent runs under the root account of the discovery node.
• When this option is cleared, the UD Agent runs under the account that was used when installing the UD Agent.

For more details about UD Agent deployment, see the section describing how to deploy the UD Agent in the Universal CMDB Data Flow Management section of the UCMDB Online Help.

Specifies whether you want to upgrade the Universal Discovery Agent. If a new Content Pack was recently installed on the Data Flow Probe, the version information for the new Agent is compared to the version of the Agent that is currently installed on the discovery node.

Default: Selected

Select this check box to enable software utilization.

If this option is selected, choose the time range for the data from the following:

• 31 days
• 90 days
• 365 days

For more information, see the section describing Software Utilization in the Universal CMDB Data Flow Management section of the UCMDB Online Help.

Enter a primary IP address or host name for the Data Flow Probe server that you want to send Call Home messages to.

Use one of the following formats:

• Hostname (For example: probehost)

• IP Address

  • IPv4Address (For example: 10.11.12.13)

  • IPv6Address (For example: 2010:836b:4179::836b:4179)

• Full Path

  • http://HostNameOrIPv4Address:Port/callhome (For example: http://probehost:1977/callhome)

  • http://[IPv6Address]:Port/callhome (For example: http://[ 2010:836b:4179::836b:4179]:1977/callhome)

Enter a secondary IP address or host name for the Data Flow Probe server that you want to send Call Home messages to. See Primary Call Home Probe Address for formatting information.

Call Home Request Frequency

Enter the frequency (measured in days) that the Universal Discovery Agent contacts the Data Flow Probe for Call Home.

Default: 3 days

Credential for UD Agent Installation

Credential for UD Agent Update

Select a credential to use. If no credentials are displayed, go back to the Define Credentials Page and add a new Universal Discovery Agent credential.

For a list of protocols, see Supported Protocols.