Discovery

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Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:

  • To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
  • To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().

The following sections describe the steps required to discover Cisco UC VOS devices in SL1:

Discovering VOS Application Clusters

To model and monitor your VOS applications, run a discovery session to discover the VOS application clusters that SL1 will use as the root devices for monitoring the applications.

Several minutes after the discovery session has completed, the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: UC VOS Applications PowerPack should automatically align to the cluster root devices and then discover, model, and monitor the remaining VOS application component devices.

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD) and Cisco SocialMiner do not support cluster deployment. However, to create component-level devices that can be monitored using the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: UC VOS Applications PowerPack, the SL1 system creates a virtual PCD cluster device or a virtual SocialMiner cluster in addition to the PCD or SocialMiner component-level devices during discovery.

To discover the VOS application clusters that you want to monitor, perform the following steps:

  1. On the Devices page () or the Discovery Sessions page (Devices > Discovery Sessions), click the Add Devices button. The Select page appears:

Image of the Discovery Session Editor page

  1. Click the Unguided Network Discovery button. Additional information about the requirements for discovery appears in the General Information pane to the right.
  1. Click Select. The Basic Information page appears.
  2. Complete the following fields:
  • Name. Type a unique name for this discovery session. This name is displayed in the list of discovery sessions on the Discovery Sessions tab.
  • Description. Optional. Type a short description of the discovery session. You can use the text in this description to search for the discovery session on the Discovery Sessions tab.
  • Select the organization to add discovered devices to. Select the name of the organization to which you want to add the discovered devices
  1. Click Next. The Credential Selection page appears:

  1. On the Select Credentials page, locate and select the credential(s) you created for the device clusters.
  1. Click Next. The Discovery Session Details page appears:

  1. Complete the following fields:
  • List of IPs/Hostnames. Enter the IP address(es) and/or hostname(s) for all the nodes in the cluster you want to discover.

All VOS devices on a single ScienceLogic collector must have unique host names.

  • Which collector will monitor these devices?. Required. Select an existing collector to monitor the discovered devices.
  • Run after save. Select this option to run this discovery session as soon as you save the session.

In the Advanced options section, click the down arrow icon () to complete the following fields:

  • Discover Non-SNMP. Enable this setting.
  • Model Devices. Enable this setting.
  1. Click Save and Run if you enabled the Run after save setting, or Save and Close to save the discovery session. The Discovery Sessions page (Devices > Discovery Sessions) displays the new discovery session.
  2. If you selected the Run after save option on this page, the discovery session runs, and the Discovery Logs page displays any relevant log messages. If the discovery session locates and adds any devices, the Discovery Logs page includes a link to the Device Investigator page for the discovered device.
  3. Repeat the above steps for every set of device clusters you want to monitor, using a different credential for each set of devices.

Discovering VOS Application Clusters in the SL1 Classic User Interface

To model and monitor your VOS applications, run a discovery session to discover the VOS application clusters that SL1 will use as the root devices for monitoring the applications.

Several minutes after the discovery session has completed, the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: UC VOS Applications PowerPack should automatically align to the cluster root devices and then discover, model, and monitor the remaining VOS application component devices.

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment (PCD) and Cisco SocialMiner do not support cluster deployment. However, to create component-level devices that can be monitored using the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: UC VOS Applications PowerPack, the SL1 system creates a virtual PCD cluster device or a virtual SocialMiner cluster in addition to the PCD or SocialMiner component-level devices during discovery.

To discover the VOS application clusters that you want to monitor, perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the Discovery Control Panel page (System > Manage > Classic Discovery).

  1. In the Discovery Control Panel, click the Create button.

  1. The Discovery Session Editor page appears. In the Discovery Session Editor page, define values in the following fields:
  • IP Address/Hostname Discovery List. Enter the IP address(es) and/or hostname(s) for all the nodes in the cluster you want to discover.

All VOS devices on a single ScienceLogic collector must have unique host names.

  • SNMP Credentials. Select the SNMP credential you created for the device clusters.
  • Other Credentials. Select the Basic/Snippet and SOAP/XML credentials you created for the device clusters.
  • Discover Non-SNMP. Select this checkbox.
  • Model Devices. Select this checkbox.
  1. Optionally, you can enter values in the other fields on this page. For more information about the other fields on this page, see the Discovery & Credentials section.
  2. Click the Save button to save the discovery session and then close the Discovery Session Editor window.
  3. The discovery session you created appears at the top of the Discovery Control Panel page. Click its lightning-bolt icon () to run the discovery session.
  4. The Discovery Session window appears. When the cluster root device(s) are discovered, click the device icon () to view the Device Properties page for each device.

Viewing VOS Devices

When SL1 discovers your VOS devices, SL1 will create component devices that represent each component in your VOS device clusters.

In addition to the Device Manager page, you can view component devices in the following places in the user interface:

  • The Device Investigator Map page (click Map in the Device Investigator page) displays a map of a particular device and all of the devices with which it has parent-child relationships. Double-clicking any of the listed devices reloads the page to make the selected device the primary device.

Image of the Device View page

  • The Device Components page (Devices > Device Components) displays a list of all root devices and component devices discovered by SL1, in an indented view, so you can easily view the hierarchy and relationships between child devices, parent devices, and root devices. To view the component devices associated with your VOS device clusters, find a device cluster and click its plus icon (+):

Image of the Device Components page

  • The Component Map page (Classic Maps > Device Maps > Components) allows you to view devices by root node and view the relationships between root nodes, parent components, and child components in a map. This makes it easy to visualize and manage root nodes and their components. SL1 automatically updates the Component Map as new component devices are discovered. The platform also updates each map with the latest status and event information. To view the map for your VOS device clusters, go to the Component Map page and select a map from the list in the left NavBar. To learn more about the Component Map page, see the section on Views.