pingFinder.scope database table

The pingFinder.scope table defines the scope of the Ping finder.

Description

You can use the pingFinder.scope table to configure the way the Ping finder checks whether it is allowed to ping a particular device. You can exclude particular devices or subnets from being pinged by the Ping finder.

Schema

The pingFinder.scope database table schema is described in the following table:

Table 1. pingFinder.scope database table schema 

Column name

Constraints

Data type

Description

 
m_UseScope
  

Integer
Flag denoting whether or not to use the entries in the scope.zones table when deciding which devices to ping:
  • 0: The Ping finder ignores the scope.zones table when deciding which devices to ping.
  • 1: This is the default value. The Ping finder uses the scope.zones table to check which devices can be pinged.

If you are performing an unscoped discovery, that is, a discovery without any entries in the scope.zones table, then it is preferable to set m_UseScope to zero to reduce processing load.

 
m_UsePingEntries
  

Integer
Flag denoting whether or not to use the entries in the pingFinder.pingFilter table when deciding which devices to ping:
  • 0: This is the default value. The Ping finder ignores any entries in the pingFinder.pingFilter table when deciding which devices can be pinged.
  • 1: The Ping finder checks the pingFinder.pingFilter table before it pings a particular device to see if the device can be pinged.