Changing the device class hierarchy

Change the device class hierarchy to change the way network devices are classified. A common situation that requires a change to the class hierarchy is when the discovery process identifies an unclassified device, that is, a device that is not defined in the class hierarchy.

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Following a discovery, you can check whether any devices are unclassified by running the following reports:
  • Devices with Unclassified SNMP Object IDs report
  • Devices with Unknown SNMP Object IDs report