NCM Device Discovery

Discovery profile contains information about the NCM devices that should be discovered. The page shows you all the NCM discovery profiles. Motadata communicates with NCM devices in your network using these discovery profile.

Create New Profile

Create New NCM Device Discovery

1. Go to NCM > Devices.
2. Click on the +Device button. A popup will open to create a new device discovery.
3. Provide the appropriate applicable details to discover an NCM device. The NCM device discovery option uses two methods: IP/HOST for single device, CSV Import for more than one devices and IP Range for a range of devices.

Create Device Discovery Profile

Fields	Description
Name	The name is used to identify the discovery profile
- IP Host - IP Range - CSV Import**	- Type the IP of the device [E.g.: 172.16.10.56] - Type the IP range for multiple devices [E.g.: 172.16.10.10-200] - Import from CSV file
RPE	It is useful when system is deployed in distributed mode. Choose the RPE from which you want to discover and poll monitors. By default, ‘Master RPE’ is selected.
Types	Shows the list of NCM types supported in system. Currently 2 NCM types are supported: Telnet and SSH
Credential Profiles	Select the credential profiles created in previous section. If not created, then create from here. See previous section for steps of creating a credential profile.
Collector Parameters	Define the NCM collector settings. These settings are used to gain access of NCM terminal.

** Note: Use the following format to create CSV. Do not use column titles in CSV. The first column is reserved for IP addresses. Second column is reserved for the monitor name. All columns after that will be ignored.

NCM Discovery - CSV Format

NCM Collector Settings

Vendor	Provide the name of the NCM device vendor
Device Type	Select the type of device: - Router - Switch - Firewall - D Link - Cisco Switch - New Switch
Port	Provide the port address of the NCM device
Prompt	Provide the type of prompt. It is generally either: ‘#’ or ‘>’
Enable Prompt	Provide the keyword to enable the prompt
Protocol	Select the communication protocol to communicate with device
Timeout (Milliseconds)	Select the numeric value for timeout. Default: 60000 ms

Edit the NCM Collector. The drop down to select Types is not available on edit popup.

Once you complete creating the profile, Motadata will ask you if you want to run a discovery. You can also run a discovery for existing NCM profiles.