You modify a device discovery profile when
you want to expand the range of device targets, change device targets
when devices were not discovered, change credentials or other details
such as fingerprints or the discovery schedule.
Note: Ensure that you have no discovery jobs scheduled for a
device discovery profile that you want to modify. All discovery jobs
scheduled from the original device discovery profile are canceled
after you modify the original device discovery profile.
To modify a device discovery profile:
- On the Junos Space Network Management Platform user interface,
select Devices > Device Discovery > Device Discovery Profiles.
The Discover Discovery Profiles page is displayed.
- Select the check box corresponding to the device discovery
profile you want to modify and click the Modify Profile icon on the toolbar
The Modify Device Discovery Profile page is displayed.
The Device Discovery Target page is displayed on the left. The
list of different tasks that should be completed to create a device
discovery profile is displayed on the right: Device Discovery Target,
Specify Probes, Specify Credentials, Specify Device FingerPrint, and
Schedule/Recurrence.
Note: At any point in time, you can click the links to the different
tasks (on the right of the page), navigate to those pages, and modify
the details of the device discovery profile.
- (Optional) Review and modify the details of the device
and click Next.
The Specify Probes page is displayed.
- (Optional) Review and modify the probes and click Next.
The Specify Credentials page is displayed.
- (Optional) Review and modify the authentication details
and click Next.
Note: If you modify the discovery profile, the Private Key field
displays id_rsa (which is the default
filename) instead of the name of the uploaded file.
The Specify Device FingerPrint page is displayed.
- (Optional) Review and modify the fingerprint details and
click Next.
The Schedule/Recurrence page is displayed.
- Review and modify the schedule and click Finish.
The device discovery profile is modified. A job is created and
the Discover Network Elements Information dialog box displays the
link to the job ID. Click OK to close the Information dialog
box.
Note: If you modify and run a device discovery profile for which
an associated device discovery job is already in progress, the existing
job is cancelled and a new job is triggered for the modified discovery
profile.
