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Overview
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FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide
3 • Discovering Your Network
Overview
The Discovery process is the most important step in working with the NMS. This chapter describes how to
add containers before discovering your network, how to schedule rediscovery processes, and how to add a
device manually to the system.
To open the
Discovery
window, click on
Tools > Discovery Administration
at the top of the screen.
Figure 30. Tools > Discovery Administration
Note
The FS6300 supports Patton Models 2616RC, 3096RC, 3196RC
and 6511.
Note
The FS6300 currently only supports all devices with same commu-
nity strings and networks with 24 bit masking.
Defining Containers
Containers are unique identification details about the Geographical Areas, Network Nodes, and Chassis in
your network. You may pre-define and create a master list of containers before initial discovery of your net-
work, or you may define containers while configuring multiple cards.
Pre-Defining Containers Before Initial Discovery
Before starting discovery, you may create a master list of pre-defined details for the Geographical Areas, Nodes,
and Chassis in your network. When you configure multiple cards later, you can refer to your master list of con-
tainers. To reach the
Container Definition
window, click on
SetUp(F)
>
6300 Container Definition
at the top
of the screen.
Figure 31. SetUp(F) > 6300 Container Definition