This documentation supports the 20.02 (12.0) version of BMC Discovery.To view an earlier version of the product, select the version from the Product version menu.

Creating a host profile

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The host profile is a PDF report that provides a summary of base-lining information about a host or hosts.

A sample host profile is available here.

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To create a host profile for a single host

  1. From the main menu, select Explore > Data.
    The Infrastructure page opens.
  1. In the Hosts & Host Containers section, click Hosts.
  2. Select a host from the list.
  3. To generate and download the host profile for the selected host, from the Actions menu, choose Create Host Profiles.

To create a host profile for selected hosts or all hosts

  1. From the main menu, select Explore > Data.
    The Infrastructure page displays.
  1. In the Hosts & Host Containers section, click Hosts.
  2. Select the hosts that you want to report on.
  3. To generate and download the host profile for the host, from the Actions menu, choose Create Host Profiles.

To view existing host profiles

From the main menu, select Explore > PDF Reports.
The PDF Reports page displays a list of Host Profiles reports that have been created. Each report displays the following properties:


    • Report Type—The current host profile
    • Hosts—The number of hosts in the report
    • Submission Time—The time the report request was submitted
    • User—The user who created the request
    • Status—The current status of the report (Pending, Complete, or Cancelled).
    • Actions
      • Download—Click to download a report.
      • Delete—Click to delete a report.