Version 3.1 SP2 Reference Guide - Extreme Networks

Managing Your Network InventoryNOTEYou must provide the SNMP read community string to enable Ridgeline to get information from the devicesit finds. If your devices do not all use the same read community string, you will need to add each set of devices asa separate specification, as shown in the example.Discovery ResultsA Discovery Results window is displayed as soon as the discovery process begins, shown in Figure 15.The panel at the bottom of the window shows the progress of the discovery and displays statusmessages for each device it finds as it works through the set of IP addresses you have specified. Thedevices Ridgeline finds within the parameters you provide are shown at the top panel of the DiscoveryResults window.Figure 15: Results of a discovery, with details visibleNOTEIt does not automatically add these devices to the Ridgeline inventory; you must select and add thedevices either individually or in groups.To add devices to the Ridgeline database:1 Select individual devices or a range of devices in the Results list.2 Click the Add button at the bottom of the device list to add these devices to the Ridgeline Inventorydatabase.Ridgeline pops up a dialog box where you can provide information for each device or set of devicesyou add to the inventory database. It pre-fills the fields with a default set of communicationinformation you can change, as appropriate, to the specific devices you are adding. Ridgelinerequires the following information:58Ridgeline Reference Guide