5. If any of your network devices require community strings other than public and private
or if you want to use an SNMPv3 credential, complete the following steps to add the required
SNMP credential.
Repeat the following procedure for each new community string. To speed up discovery,
highlight the most commonly used community strings on your network, and then use the
arrows to move them to the top of the list.
Click Add New Credential, and then select the SNMP Version of your new credential.
If you are adding an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c credential, provide the new SNMP Community String.
If you are adding an SNMPv3 credential, provide the following information for the new credential:
n User Name, Context, and Authentication Method, Authentication Password/Key,
Privacy/Encryption Method and Password/Key, if required.
Click Add.
6. Click Next on the SNMP Credentials view.
7. If you want to discover any VMware VCenter or ESX Servers on your network, confirm that
Poll for VMware is checked, and then complete the following steps to add or edit required VMware
credentials.
Note: Repeat the following procedure for each new credential. To speed up discovery, use the
arrows to move the most commonly used credentials on your network to the top of the list.
a. Click Add vCenter or ESX Credential.
b. If you are using an existing VMware credential, select the appropriate credential from the
Choose Credential dropdown menu.
c. If you are adding a new VMware credential, select <New Credential> in the Choose
Credential dropdown menu, and then provide a new credential name in the Credential Name
field.
Note: SolarWinds recommends against using non-alphanumeric characters in VMware
credential names.
d. Add or edit the credential User Name and Password, as necessary.
e. Confirm the password, and then click Add.
8. Click Next on the Local vCenter or ESX Credentials for VMware view.
9. If you want to discover devices located on your network within a specific range of IP
addresses, complete the following procedure.
Note: Only one selection method may be used per defined discovery.
a. Click IP Ranges in the Selection Method menu, and then, for each IP range, provide both a
Start address and an End address.
Note: Scheduled discovery profiles should not use IP address ranges that include nodes with
dynamically assigned IP addresses (DHCP).
b. If you want to add another range, click Add More, and then repeat the previous step.
Note: If you have multiple ranges, click X to delete an incorrect range.
c. If you have added all the IP ranges you want to poll, click Next.
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