OnSight discovery
The OnSight auto-discovery tool allows you to add new instances to your infrastructure based on configurable discovery rule sets. Using these rulesets, you can set which IP ranges to scan for instances, the scan frequency, and the ports to scan.
Add auto-discovery rules
Once your OnSight has been installed, you can add discovery rules by performing the following steps:
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From an OnSight vCollector's page, select Edit.
The OnSight's configuration drawer will slide out. -
Expand the Auto-discovery module.
This section allows you to add Discovery Rulesets and choose to whom new server discovery alerts will be sent.
There are a number of variables for server and network device discovery rules.
Field |
Description |
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IP range to scan |
The IP range to autodetect on, written in CIDR notation, e.g., 10.100.100.1/24 |
Re-scan frequency (minutes) |
This is how many minutes the automatic discovery will wait before rescanning your network for new servers or changes. Enter 0 for a one-time scan. 10 mins is the lowest frequency allowed. |
Ports to Scan |
Select the ports to scan. Note: Make sure to enter a port either in the Ports to Scan field or the Other ports to scan field. Failure to do so will result to the port scan failing. |
Other ports to scan |
A comma-separated list of other ports you'd like to scan. |
Discover servers |
Enable the option to allow the OnSight to discover the servers in your network. |
Discover network devices |
Enable the option to allow the OnSight to discover network devices in your network. The OnSight will try each of the SNMP credentials you have configured in FortiMonitor when discovering devices and retrieving device information. |
Automatically add newly discovered instances |
Enable the option to automatically add the discovered instances to FortiMonitor. For network devices, an SNMP discovery will be started to find and provision hardware metrics. |
Send notification when new instances are discovered |
Enable the option to send a notification when new instances are discovered. Once the option is enabled, you can select one or more users. |
Once the discovery has run, you can find the discovered servers under the Discovered Instances tab of the OnSight page.
Add discovered instances
Checking the boxes next to the desired instance and clicking Add Instance will automatically add the selected instances to your account. To add multiple instances, select the instances you want to add then click Add Instance. In the Add Device modal that appears, you can configure the following fields:
Field |
Description |
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Instance Name |
Optionally change the name of the discovered instance. |
Device Type |
Set the device type of the discovered instance.
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Services to Monitor |
Shows the services found by the OnSight network discovery. |
Templates |
Select the template to apply to the instance. |
Instance Group |
Select the group where you want to add the instance. |
View monitored instances
Open the Monitored Instances tab to see all of the servers, endpoints, and devices monitored by the OnSight.