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3 In the Discovery Process Settings panel, modify the following settings as necessary:
Maximum Concurrent Discoveries: A discovery task consists of one or more discovery
requests. For IP-based discovery tasks, a request is created for each discovery technology and
each IP address in the specified range. Therefore, if you use six technologies to discover 10 IP
addresses, 60 requests are created. For LDAP-based discovery tasks, a request is created for
each context or group to be searched.
You use this field to specify the maximum number of discovery requests that the ZENworks
Server can process at one time. A smaller number eases the traffic load on the network but
requires more time to complete the discovery task; you should use a smaller number if you
schedule discovery tasks during peak network load times. A larger number has the opposite
effect; heavier traffic load with less time to complete the task.
For more information on the IP discovery process, see Section 1.3, "IP Discovery
Technologies," on page 13.
Discovery Technologies: The discovery process can utilize a variety of different technologies.
When more than one technology is used, the discovery process initiates a discovery request for
each technology, with all technology requests running simultaneously. This is done for each
target IP address. For example, if you use MAC Address, SNMP, and WMI, the discovery
process creates three requests for each target IP address. The requests are queued and run
according to the Maximum Concurrent Discoveries setting.
If more than one technology request returns information for a discovered device, the
information is merged together. In the case of conflicting information, the discovery process
chooses the "best" information.
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