Discovery Run page

The Discovery Run page provides summary of discovery runs (scans). BMC Helix Discovery lists details about the scanned network, type of scan performed, discovery level, and status of scan. The page also displays links to all the DiscoveryAccess nodes, which are created during each scan.

Related topics

DiscoveryAccess page

Discovery Conditions

To view a Discovery Run page

From the main menu, click Manage > Discovery.
The Discovery status page displays.
To view the latest completed discovery runs, select the Recent Runs tab.
To view the Discovery Run page for a discovery run, click that run.

Example Discovery Run page

The following screen shows a typical Discovery Run page.

The top section of the Discovery Run page shows summary results, with totals and links to attempted accesses that are part of this run:

Success – the endpoint was discovered successfully.
No Access – the endpoint responded, but no information was retrieved.
No Response – the endpoint did not respond. It is considered dark space.
Error – an error occurred during the attempted discovery access.

The top section also provides links to lists of the devices discovered as part of the discovery run. It lists:

Hosts
Network Devices
Storage Devices
Storage Systems
Printers
SNMP Managed Devices
Management Controllers
MF Parts