You can schedule one or more Asset Discovery jobs to run automatically against the directories or network (IP range) you have added to SPP. The assets in the scope of the discovery job may include assets that were previously added (manually) to the Safeguard partition. For more information, see Adding an asset.

If you use Directory as the asset discovery Method, directory assets that are shared can be discovered into any partition. To share a directory asset, select Available for discovery across all partitions for the asset; see Management tab (add asset).

When an Asset Discovery job runs, the found asset is added to Assets. If the operating system cannot be detected in the Asset, Network Scan or Directory method of asset discovery, the Linux operating system is applied which you can modify later.

For more information, see Asset Discovery job workflow.

Properties and toolbar

Go to Asset Discovery:

  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management > Discovery > Assets

Use these toolbar buttons to manage the discovery job settings.

Table 115: Asset Discovery: Toolbar
Option Description
New Asset Discovery Job

Add an Asset Discovery job. For more information, see Adding an Asset Discovery job.

Delete

Delete the selected Asset Discovery job.

View Details

Modify the selected Asset Discovery job. You can also double-click a row to open the edit dialog.

Run Now

Run the selected Asset Discovery job. A Task pop-up display which shows the progress and completion.

Export Use this button to export the listed data as either a JSON or CSV file. For more information, see Exporting data.
Refresh

Update the list of Asset Discovery jobs that have run.

Search

Enter the character string to be used to search for a match. For more information, see Search box.

Asset Discovery jobs display in the grid.

Table 116: Asset Discovery: Asset Discovery job grid

Name

Name of the discovery job

Created by

The creator of the job.

Discovery Type

The type of job, for example, Windows, Unix, or Directory

Directory

The directory on which the discovery job runs

Partition

The partition in which to manage the discovered assets or assets

Schedule

Designates when the Asset Discovery job runs

Last Run Date

The date the selected Asset Discovery job ran

Next Run Date

The date when the Asset Discovery job is scheduled to run next

Last Success Run Date

The most recent date the selected Asset Discovery job successfully ran

Last Failure Run Date

The most recent date the selected Asset Discovery job failed