Task overview: Configure and monitor discovery policies
To configure Discovery, perform the following sequence of steps:
Table: Configure and monitor discovery policies
Task | For Instructions | |
|---|---|---|
1. | Learn about how Discovery policies can help you protect your data. | |
2. | Purchase and activate your Discovery license. Two of the three Discovery processes require a license: | |
3. | Enable SNMP, if you are enabling these Discovery types: | See the System Administrator Guide. |
4. | Determine the primary server that requires the policy that you are about to create, and identify the Discovery type(s) that you want to enable on this primary server. | |
5. | If necessary, exclude specific network devices from your policies. | |
6. | Turn on Discovery probes in the NetBackup Data Collector policy. | See Activate discovery probes in the NetBackup Data Collector policy. |
7. | Regularly monitor the status of Discovery processes. | |
8. | View the Client Protection Summary report to see how well your data is being protected. | |
9. | If significant changes in your environment warrant a fresh view, rebuild the Discovery database. | |
10. | Tune Discovery by modifying time out settings for probes. | See the IT Analytics System Administrator Guide for details. |