SolarWinds UDT - Discovering and Adding Network Devices

Discovering and Adding Network Devices
This chapter describes the process of discovering network devices and ports and then adding them to the
Orion Platform database.
Adding devices in SolarWinds UDT is a two-step process. First you add network devices to monitor, and
then you add the ports on those devices to monitor.
Adding Devices
These are the ways to add devices in SolarWinds UDT:
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Network Discovery (Settings > Getting Started with Orion)
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Manage Nodes (HOME > All Nodes)
The method recommended largely depends on the number of devices to be added. When you install and
run SolarWinds UDT for the first time, you will be taken to the Network Sonar Discovery Wizard.
Adding Ports
After you have discovered network devices, you use DISCOVER MY PORTS option in Discovery Central to
discover and add ports to SolarWinds UDT.
For more information:
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Network Discovery
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Adding Multiple Devices (Network Sonar Discovery)
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Manage Nodes
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User Device Tracker Port Discovery
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Adding Orion Nodes to UDT
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Event Notfication for Nodes and Ports added to UDT
Network Discovery
The Network Discovery Category in Discovery Central includes two options for discovering network
devices.
The Network Sonar Discovery option quickly discovers and adds a larger number of devices across your
enterprise to your Orion Platform database. When you first start UDT, the Network Sonar Discovery Wizard
is displayed automatically. For more information, see "Discovering and Adding Network Devices"
The ADD A SINGLE DEVICE option is for adding a single device to your monitored nodes (as reflected in the
All Nodes resource.
For more information:
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