Configuring Auto-Discovery properties

To configure Auto-Discovery tool properties, edit the ad.properties file. This file contains properties used to configure how the Auto-Discovery tool executes.

connectionType=ssh,telnet,snmpv3,https
customRad=false
delayBetweenConnectionAttempts=1000
hostNames=false
logIntoEnableMode=true
numberOfThreads=10
ssh1Cipher=3des
ssh2Ciphers=
ssh2MacAlgos=
ssh2LogFile=
ssh2LogLevel=0
sshPort=22
sslPort=443
telnetPort=23
timeOut=30

1. Using a text editor, open the ad.properties file
2. Use the following table to learn about each property and its valid values.

   Property	Description
   autoAnswerLoginPrompts	Specifies a string list of possible auto answer login prompts displayed by devices. Separate each prompt with a , (comma).
   autoAnswerPrompts	Specifies a string list of possible auto answer prompts displayed by devices. Separate each prompt with a , (comma).
   commandErrorMsgs	Specifies a string list of possible command error messages displayed by devices. Separate each message with a , (comma).
   connectionType	Specifies the connection type. The connection types currently supported are TELNET and SSH. Either type may be used, or else a combination of the two. If a combination is used, Auto-Discovery will use the connection types in the order they are supplied. In the example provided SSH is used first to connect to the device, and if no connection can be established then TELNET is used. The default order is specified by ssh,telnet.
   customRad	Specifies whether the custom RAD feature is used when bulk importing into Netcool Configuration Manager. The parameter for creating a custom RAD is a boolean, and can be set to true or false. By default this value is set to false.
   delayBetweenConnectionAttempts	Specifies the delay, in milliseconds, between connection attempts with different user ID groups as well as between sending the different enable passwords.
   enableSuccessMsgs	Specifies a string list of possible success messages displayed by devices when the enable command is run. Separate each message with a , (comma).
   hostNames	Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether the host name is to be used in the discovery output file instead of the IP address. The default value is false.
   ignorePromptsEnding	Specifies a string list of possible prompts displayed by devices that the tool should ignore. Separate each prompt with a , (comma).
   loginErrorMsgs	Specifies a string list of possible login error messages displayed by devices. Separate each message with a , (comma).
   logIntoEnableMode	A boolean parameter. If set to true, autodiscovery attempts to log into enable mode on the device. If false, it does not. The default for this parameter is "true".
   numberOfThreads	Specifies the number of threads that Auto-Discovery uses, which is the number of devices it can discover at a time. The default value for this property is 10.
   passwordPrompts	Specifies a string list of possible password prompts displayed by devices. Separate each prompt with a , (comma).
   replaceChars	Specifies a string list of possible characters to replace, like escape characters. Separate each string with a , (comma).
   ssh1Cipher	Specifies the preferred cipher used when connecting to a device via SSH1 protocol. The default value is 3des. You can specify multiple ciphers. Separate each cipher with a , (comma). For the values to use, refer to the documentation for your devices, Java Runtime Environment, and Java Security Provider.
   ssh2Ciphers	Specifies the preferred cipher used when connecting to a device via SSH2 protocol. The default value is aes128-cbc. You can specify multiple ciphers. Separate each cipher with a , (comma). For the values to use, refer to the documentation for your devices, Java Runtime Environment, and Java Security Provider.
   ssh2LogFile	Specifies the file name where the tool writes the mindterm communication logs.
   ssh2LogLevel	Specifies the level of mindterm communication logs that should appear in the log file. The default value is 0. Allowed values are any integer from 0 to 7. The following list shows the allowed values and their meanings: 0 EMERGENCY 1 ALERT 2 ERROR 3 WARN 4 NOTICE 5 INFO 6 DEBUG 7 DEBUG2
   ssh2MacAlgos	Specifies the preferred MAC Algorithms used when connecting to a device via SSH2 protocol. You can specify multiple MAC algorithms. Separate each algorithm with a , (comma). For the values to use, refer to the documentation for your devices, Java Runtime Environment, and Java Security Provider. If this value is not provided, then the MAC algorithm that is configured on the device is used.
   sshPort	Specifies the device port used by SSH to establish a connection. The default is 22.
   sslPort	Specifies the port used for SSL connections. The default is 443.
   timeout	Specifies the connection time out value, which is the value, in seconds, indicating when the device connection will time out. By default this value is set to 20.
   telnetPort	Specifies the device port used by TELNET to establish a connection. The default is 23.
   timeOut	Specifies the device connection timeout, in seconds. By default this value is set to 20.
   usernamePrompts	Specifies a string list of possible username prompts displayed by devices. Separate each prompt with a , (comma).

3. After you complete your edits, save and close the ad.properties file.