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)`

Universal DiscoveryContent Pack 28.00 (CP28)

Use > Discovery Modules > Network Infrastructure > Host Platform by Shell Discovery > How to Discover Host Platform by Shell

How to Discover Host Platform by Shell

This task describes how to discover the host platform information using the Shell protocol.

Prerequisite - Set up protocol credentials
Define one of the following protocols:
- NTCMD Protocol
- PowerCmd Protocol
- SSH Protocol
- Universal Discovery Protocol
For credential information, see Supported Protocols.
Run the discovery
1. Run the Range IPs by ICMP job.
2. Run the Host Connection by Shell job.
3. Run the Host Platform by Shell job.
For details on running jobs, see "Module/Job-Based Discovery" in the Data Flow Management section of the UCMDB Help.