Setting the Time Discovery Policy for NEs

If you set the time discovery for NEs, the U2000 searches the specified IP network segment and NE
type at the specified time based on the settings and then automatically adds the found NEs to the
topology view.

Prerequisites

Before scheduled ICMP NE searches, disable ICMP packet blocking in the firewall of the U2000
server, because the ICMP packet blocking interrupts communication between the U2000 and ICMP
NEs.

Context

 The time discovery supports the SNMP/ICMP NEs.

 SNMP/ICMP NEs include Router series, Switch series, PTN 6900 series, Access series and
Security NEs.
 If you clear Start periodic search, click OK. The U2000 saves only the preset parameters and
does not perform the time discovery.
 The U2000 uses SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 to communicate with NEs to ensure proper collection of
service performance data. However, SNMPv3 is recommended as it is more secure than
SNMPv2c.
 Using STelnet is recommended because of its higher security than Telnet.

Procedure

1. Choose File > Discovery > Time Discovery (traditional style) from the main menu or select
Topo View in Application Center and choose File > Discovery > Time Discovery
(application style) from the main menu.
2. Click on the right of NE Type. In the Select NE Types dialog box, select the type of the NE
to be searched for.
3. In the Ping Times spin box, select the times to ping the NE.
4. In the Timeout(s) spin box, select the timeout for the ping operation.
5. In the Layers spin box, select the number of layers you want to search.
6. Click Default SNMP Parameter. In the Set Default SNMP Parameters dialog box, select the
SNMP parameters template used for adapting the searched NEs.

NOTE:
The default SNMP parameters template is used for adapting the searched NEs.
7. Optional: Select Name NEs using IP addresses. Then the name of the found NE is its IP
address.
8. Optional: Click Advanced to set the Telnet/STelnet or Netconf protocol template and click OK.

NOTE:
 If the Telnet/STelnet/Netconf settings on the NE are consistent with those in the default
Telnet/STelnet/Netconf template on the U2000, use the default template without clicking
Advanced to modify the template parameters.
  If the Telnet/STelnet/Netconf settings on the NE are inconsistent with those in the default
Telnet/STelnet/Netconf template on the U2000, click Advanced and modify the template
parameters according to the communication parameters on the NE.
 Setting method: Click next to Telnet/STelnet Settings or Netconf Settings in the Set
NE Communication Parameters dialog box. In the Telnet/STelnet Template
Management or NETCONF Template Management dialog box, select an existing
template or create a template.
 V8–based NEs support Netconf parameter settings. The Router series, Switch series and
Security NEs supports Telnet/STelnet parameter settings.

9. Click next to Physical Path. In the Select Path of Parent Subnet dialog box, select the
target subnet of the searched NEs. The path of the target subnet is displayed in Path. Click OK.
10. Click Add. In the IP Address Range dialog box, set the start IP address, end IP address, and
subnet mask of the found NE, and click OK. A new IP address range is added to the IP
Address Range table.

NOTE:
The record lists the start IP addresses, end IP address, and subnet mask of the IP network
segment to be searched. If you want to select the IP address range to search the NEs, select
Enable.
11. Click Filter to mask the IP addresses of the NEs that you do not want to search.
12. Click Import IP Address to import IP addresses from a local CSV file.

NOTE:
 Before importing the IP addresses, save the target Excel file to a CSV file.
 When using an Excel file to plan IP addresses to be imported in the Start IP Address,
End IP Address, and Subnet Mask sequence, you do not need to add any table heading
but directly enter the IP addresses.
 Each row in the Excel file corresponds to an IP address range on the U2000.
13. In the Set Timing Search Parameters dialog box, select Start periodic search. In Start Time,
set the start time for the U2000 Time Discovery.
14. Click OK to save the settings. The U2000 searches the specific IP network segment and NE
type at the specific intervals based on the settings.
Parent topic: Creating NEs
Related reference
NE
Time Discovery