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 > Zone-based Discovery > Zone-based Discovery Overview

Zone-based Discovery Overview

Zone-based discovery enables you to:

Limit the scope of a discovery activity to a sub-set (zone) of the entire network
Run multiple instances of the same discovery activity on different zones in the network
Configure each discovery activity instance with different settings (parameters, scheduling)
Diagnose discovery problems (using the Discovery Troubleshooter)

Definitions

Management Zone. A Management Zone is a region in the network defined by a collection of IP ranges. A region of an organization’s infrastructure should be defined as a Management-Zone when you want to discover all the managed objects of the region using the same scheduling policy and parameters.
Discovery Activity. You configure Discovery activities to perform discovery inside a specific Management Zone. The activities discover infrastructure (IPs, nodes), basic software (shallow running software including application servers, databases, and web servers), deep database configuration, and inventory ( for example, CPUs, installed software, logical volumes), among other information. A Discovery activity includes:
- Discovery parameters that are specific to the type of the Discovery activity
- A scheduling policy
For more information on discovery activities and instructions on how to activate them, see the Universal CMDB Discovery and Integrations Content Help.

Example: How to Define Management Zones

Organization-X has two data-centers: DC-A and DC-B. Each data center is owned/managed by a different administration group: Admin-Group-A and Admin-Group-B. Each administration group would like to run its own “instance” of a Discovery activity within its data center. On DC-A, you want to discover all machines operating on Windows once every week using the same discovery parameters. Therefore, DC-A should be defined as a Management Zone. On DC-B, you want to discover all the J2EE servers once every day using the same discovery parameters. DC-B should also be defined as a Management Zone.

For details on how to run zone-based discovery, see How to Run Zone-based Discovery.

For details on creating a Management Zone, see New/Edit Management Zone Dialog Box.

For details on the Discovery Troubleshooter, see Discovery Troubleshooter.

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