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)`

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How to invoke discovery job relevant to the discovered device manually and check status to identify potential discovery errors?

Question: For a discovered device, to identify any potential discovery errors, how should I invoke discovery job relevant to the device manually, and check the progress/on-going status of the discovery?

In DDMi, if you find any error in the discovery result, you can run the DDMi jobs in an ad-hoc way. In UD, similar jobs are available to provide similar functionalities.

The table below describes DDMi jobs and the corresponding UD jobs that can be run in an ad-hoc way:

DDMi Job	UD Job
Deploy Agent	Install UD Agent
Upgrade Agent	Update UD Agent
Run Scanner	Run Scanner
Retrieve Scan File	Download Scan File
Uninstall Agent	Uninstall UD Agent
Run Agentless Scanner	Run Agentless Scanner
Enrich XML	Parse Enriched Scan File
Run Rulebase	The normalization functionality is included the Rerun Discovery option for each job
Run VMware Discovery	VMware discovery jobs

For details, click the UD job of your interest in the table above.

Install UD Agent

To invoke discovery job relevant to the device manually,

In UCMDB, go to Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab.
In the Discovery Modules tree, select Tools and Samples > UD Agent Management > Install UD Agent.
Right-click Install UD Agent, select Activate from the context menu if the job is not activated, and wait for the Triggered CIs list to refresh.
In the Triggered CIs list in the Discovery Progress pane, click a number with link.
In the Look for field that is just enabled, enter the IP address for the target device and click .
Right-click the returned entry, and from the context menu, select Run from step > <Select an action>.

To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,

Modify the adapter's configuration to make sure that the communication log is always created.

In this case, modify the Install UD Agent adapter's configuration.
1. In the Data Flow Management module, go to Adapter Management.
2. In the Resources pane, expand UDAgentManagment > Adapters > InstallUDAgent.
3. In the right pane, click the Adapter Configuration tab.
4. In the Execution Options section, set the following:
  - Create communication log: Always
  - Include results in communication log: Yes
Return to the Universal Discovery window, right-click the returned entry, from the context menu, select Debug > View Communication Log

For details, see How to check device related logs for a discovered device?.

Update UD Agent

To invoke discovery job relevant to the device manually, and check progress and status of the discovery job:

In UCMDB, go to Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab.
In the Discovery Modules tree, select Tools and Samples > UD Agent Management > Update UD Agent.
Right-click Update UD Agent, select Activate from the context menu if the job is not activated, and wait for the Triggered CIs list to refresh.
In the Triggered CIs list in the Discovery Progress pane, click a number with link.
In the Look for field that is just enabled, enter the IP address for the target device and click .
Right-click the returned entry, and from the context menu, select Run from step > <Select an action>.
To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,
1. Modify the Update UD Agent adapter's configuration to make sure that the communication log is always created.
  
  For detailed instructions, see To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,.
2. Right-click the returned entry in the Discovery Progress pane, from the context menu, select Debug > View Communication Log.
  
  For details, see How to check device related logs for a discovered device?.

Upgrade Scanner / Run Scanner / Download Scan File / Parse Enriched Scan File / Run Agentless Scanner

To invoke discovery job relevant to the device manually, and check progress and status of the discovery job:

In UCMDB, go to Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab.
In the Discovery Modules tree, select Hosts and Resources > Inventory Discovery > Inventory Discovery by Scanner.
Right-click Inventory Discovery by Scanner, select Activate from the context menu if the job is not activated, and wait for the Triggered CIs list to refresh.
In the Triggered CIs list in the Discovery Progress pane, click a number with link of your interest.
In the Look for field that is just enabled, enter the IP address for the scanner and click .
Right-click the returned entry, and from the context menu, select Run from step > <Select an action>.
Note To Run Agentless Scanner, before selecting a Run from step option, set Universal Discovery Protocol scope to Probes: Disabled.

To do so,
1. In the Data Flow Management module, go to Data Flow Probe Setup.
2. Expand Domains and Probes > DefaultDomain(Default) > Credentials > Universal Discovery Protocol.
3. In the right Universal Discovery Protocol pane, right-click a protocol and select Edit.
4. In the Universal Discovery Protocol Parameters dialog box, click the Edit button for the Network Scope field.
5. In the Scope Definition dialog box, click the Edit button for the Selected Probes section.
6. In the Selected Probes dialog box, clear the check box for All Data Flow Probes and click OK three times to exit.
7. Repeat step c through step f for other protocols.
8. Click OK to save the changes.
To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,
1. Modify the Inventory Discovery by Scanner adapter's configuration to make sure that the communication log is always created.
  
  For detailed instructions, see To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,.
2. Right-click the returned entry in the Discovery Progress pane, from the context menu, select Debug > View Communication Log.
  
  For details, see How to check device related logs for a discovered device?.

Uninstall Agent

To invoke discovery job relevant to the device manually, and check progress and status of the discovery job:

In UCMDB, go to Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab.
In the Discovery Modules tree, select Tools and Samples > UD Agent Management > Uninstall UD Agent.
Right-click Uninstall UD Agent, select Activate from the context menu if the job is not activated, and wait for the Triggered CIs list to refresh.
In the Triggered CIs list in the Discovery Progress pane, click a number with link.
In the Look for field that is just enabled, enter the IP address for the target device and click .
Right-click the returned entry, and from the context menu, select Run from step > <Select an action>.
To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,
1. Modify the Uninstall UD Agent adapter's configuration to make sure that the communication log is always created.
  
  For detailed instructions, see To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,.
2. Right-click the returned entry in the Discovery Progress pane, from the context menu, select Debug > View Communication Log.
  
  For details, see How to check device related logs for a discovered device?.

VMware Discovery Jobs

To invoke the VMware discovery job manually,

In UCMDB, go to Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab.
In the Discovery Modules tree, select Cloud and Virtualization > VMware > <select a job>.
Right-click the selected job, select Activate from the context menu if the job is not activated, and wait for the Triggered CIs list to refresh.
In the Triggered CIs list in the Discovery Progress pane, click a number with link.
In the Look for field that is just enabled, enter the IP address for the target device and click .
Right-click the returned entry, and select Rerun Discovery from the context menu.
To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,
1. Modify the concerning adapter's configuration to make sure that the communication log is always created.
  
  For detailed instructions, see To check the progress/on-going status of the discovery job,.
2. Right-click the returned entry in the Discovery Progress pane, from the context menu, select Debug > View Communication Log.
  
  For details, see How to check device related logs for a discovered device?.

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