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)`

Configuration Management System (CMS)2018.05

Use > Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Inventory Discovery > How to Run Inventory Discovery Manually

How to Run Inventory Discovery Manually

This task describes how to run inventory discovery manually.

Prerequisites
- Ensure that a Data Flow Probe server is running.
- Ensure that UCMDB is running.
Configure the scanners

Generate a scanner using the Scanner Generator Wizard. For more information, see Scanner Generator Wizard.

Note Ensure you select Manual Mode in the Scanner Generator Wizard.
Distribute the scanners

Connect to discovery nodes using any remote access technology to copy the scanner executable file to the discovery node.
Run the scanners

Methods to run scanners are as follows:
- Attended
  
  Click the executable file. To see a list of default file names, see Scanners tab.
- Unattended
  
  Connect to the discovery nodes using any remote access technology, third party solution, or scripting solution and then run the scanner executable file. To see a list of default file names, see Scanners tab. You can pass command line parameters to the discovery node shell to override any configurations that were used in the Scanner Generator. For more information about scanner command line options, see Scanner Command Line Parameters Overview.
Save the scan files to the Data Flow Probe

Methods to save the scan file to the Data Flow Probe are as follows:
- Use an integrated solution that schedules scan times and automatically routes scan files. For example, Store and Forward together with Scanner Scheduler. For more information, see Store and Forward Overview and Scanner Scheduler Overview.
- Manually copy the scan file from a discovery node to the Data Flow Probe using any remote file transfer technology. For more information, see XML Enricher Directory Structure and Scanner Options Page.
Run inventory discovery job

Run the Inventory Discovery by Manual Scanner Deployment job. For more information, see How to Manually Activate Modules/Jobs/CIs.
Results

To verify the discovery ran successfully, select the Management Zone in the Management Zones tree. In the Discovery Status pane, click the Results tab.

Note If you are not using Management Zones, click the Inventory Discovery job.

For user interface details, see Discovery Results Tab/Pane.

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