HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

Related topics
▲ Discovery and identification
Deleting a discovery task
You can delete discovery tasks that are no longer needed. You cannot delete the Default Discovery task.
If you select the Default Discovery task, the Delete button is disabled.
To delete a discovery task:
1. Select Options→Discovery. The Discovery page appears with the Automatic tab selected.
2. Select the tasks to delete, and click Delete. A confirmation box appears.
3. Click OK to delete the task, or click Cancel to cancel the deletion process.
Related procedures
• Configuring automatic discovery general settings
• Creating a new discovery task
• Editing a discovery task
• Disabling or enabling a discovery task
• Running a discovery task
Related topics
• Discovery and identification
• IP ranges
Running a discovery task
You can manually select and run any existing discovery task at any time. For example, if you add a new
system that has not been discovered, you can manually run a discovery task to discover and begin managing
the system. You can also stop a task that is running.
To run or stop a discovery task:
1. Select Options→Discovery. The Discovery page appears with the Automatic tab selected.
2. Select the discovery task that you want to run, and click Run Now. The task runs immediately.
NOTE: The Run Now button changes to Stop when a task is running. To stop a task, select the task and
click Stop.
Related procedures
• Configuring automatic discovery general settings
• Creating a new discovery task
• Editing a discovery task
• Disabling or enabling a discovery task
• Deleting a discovery task
• Creating STM rules
Related topics
• Discovery and identification
• IP ranges
System types
There are many different system types in HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). All of these types are
available on the General Settings for All Discoveries page, except clusters, complex, racks, and
enclosures. These types are not listed because they are not discovered directly. For example, a cluster would
typically be discovered through a cluster node. If you enable discovery filters and select some system types,
HP SIM attempts to discover systems that fit those types next time automatic discovery runs.
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