In the default configuration, autodiscovery is unbounded. For best results, we recommend that you limit autodiscovery to the SNMP-enabled devices in the network domain of interest over which you have access and management control and from which you want to collect data using NetIM’s direct collection adapters. You can do this by entering an Include Addresses List in the Add/Discover Devices wizard or the Global Discovery Settings wizard.
You can configure a discovery range to minimize the work performed by the discovery engine and optimize runtime. The discovery process can be bounded using an Include Addresses List, an Exclude Addresses List, or both. When creating an Include/Exclude Addresses List, you can specify an individual IP address, range of IP addresses, or subnet. See
Global include/exclude address lists.