This document describes how you can add servers to the discovery client, and how you can use it to collect data from those servers.
You can automatically identify the server assets in your infrastructure using the discovery client IP scan feature, or you can manually add your servers' IP addresses.
Overview
After you create the credentials, you can start adding servers to your inventory of machines that the discovery client scans.
If you provide a range of IP addresses, the discovery client can automatically ping each IP address in the range to identify the responsive IP addresses. Then, it uses the credentials already added in the application to access the discovered servers, and adds them to the inventory. This approach is useful when you have a large number of servers to add, or you're not sure about the exact IP addresses of your infrastructure.
Alternatively, you can manually add your servers one by one from the application, or by providing a CSV file with a list of IP addresses. This approach is useful when you have a limited number of servers to scan and you know exactly their IP addresses.
What's next
- Learn how to manage discovery client.