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

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How to check device related logs for a discovered device?

Question: For a discovered device, where should I check the device related logs? Such as agent deployment log, scanner deployment log, virtualization log, and so on.

The following sections provide details about checking device related log in Universal Discovery.

Agent deployment log

The agent related action record (the Install UD Agent job and the Update UD Agent job) can be found in the Communication Log.

To view communication log for agent related jobs,

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 (or Update UD Agent).
Right-click Install UD Agent (or 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 agent and click .
Right-click the returned entry, and from the context menu, select Debug > View Communication Log.
In the communication log that opens,
- search Step [Install Agent] as keyword to locate the log entry where probe starts the agent installation
- search Step [Check Agent Installed] as keyword to locate the log entry that indicates whether the agent is installed

Scanner deployment log

The Inventory Discovery by Scanner job related action record (the Install UD Agent job and the Update UD Agent job) can be found in the Communication Log.

To view communication log for scanner deployment related jobs,

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 Debug > View Communication Log.
In the communication log that opens,
- search Step [Run Scanner] as keyword to locate the log entry where the probe starts running the scanner
- search Step [Download Scan File] as keyword to locate the log entry that indicates the probe starts downloading the scan file

Virtualization log

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