Keeping topology up to date: Summary

While working through this information, you configured a discovery schedule for your entire network. You will use these settings on an ongoing basis to keep the discovered topology up to date.

By working through this information, you learned the following concepts and skills:
  • How to use the scheduleDiscovery.pl Perl script to schedule regular discoveries
  • Use of stitchers, pieces of code written in Network Manager's proprietary stitcher language and that perform tasks within the discovery process
  • The role of the FullDiscovery.stch in scheduling discoveries.