03 Discover systems and choose what to scan

[ Applies to ] StorageGuard 10.1 and later / All supported storage, backup, SAN and cloud systems / Windows and Linux deployments

Once a data source connects, discovery finds the systems it manages and lists them on the category's Systems page. From there you decide exactly which systems StorageGuard scans. This is also where you check each system's connection and scan status.

In this article

Run discovery
Choose which systems to scan
Resolve systems found by more than one data source
Check a system's status
Other actions on the Systems page

Before you begin

The data source shows Connection Verified. See Add a data source.

Run discovery

Open the Data Sources page for the category.
Right-click the data source and select Discovery.

If you set Discovery Options on the data source to add systems automatically, discovered systems are added to the scan scope. Otherwise, enable them yourself as described next.

Choose which systems to scan

Category	Systems page
Storage	Settings > Scan > Storage > Systems
SAN	Settings > Scan > SAN > Switches
Backup	Settings > Scan > Backup > Systems
Cloud	Settings > Scan > Cloud > Services
Hosts	Settings > Scan > Servers > Hosts

Open the Systems page for the category.
Select the systems. Use Ctrl or Shift to select several.
Right-click and select Enable or Disable, or use the toggle on each row.

Disabled systems aren't scanned by any data source in the next scheduled scan.

Add systems that discovery can't find

Two kinds of system must be added by hand. Hosts and VMs managed by a scanned vCenter are discovered, so you don't need to add them.

HPE Alletra arrays

Go to Settings > Scan > Storage > Systems and click +.
Select the Type and the data source that will scan the array, enter its IP address, and select the Policy.
Click Save, then right-click the array and select Verify. The array shows an unverified icon until the connection is verified.

Physical hosts (storage management hosts) - Optional

Go to Settings > Scan > Servers > Hosts and click +.
Enter the host's Name, operating system Type, and Primary IP, and select its Site, Policy and scan Group. Optionally, add a Note.
Click Save.

Note: If you enter a fully qualified domain name, StorageGuard keeps only the host name. You can't rename a host later; to change the name, delete the host and add it again. The operating system type and primary IP can be edited.

Resolve systems found by more than one data source

A system can be discovered by several data sources, for example directly and through its management system, but only one data source can scan it. The Source column lists every data source that found the system; grayed-out entries are the ones not currently in use.

On the Systems page, select the system.
Click Assign data source. The button is active only when more than one data source found the system.
Select the data source to use and click OK.

Check a system's status

The Systems page shows each system's site, connectivity policy, data source, collector, and the results of its last verification and scan.

Status	What it means
Not Verified	StorageGuard hasn't tried to connect yet. This is the starting status.
Connection Verified	StorageGuard connected, but hasn't scanned the system yet.
Connection Failed	StorageGuard couldn't connect.
Authentication Failed	StorageGuard connected, but sign-in failed, usually because of a wrong password.
Missing Credentials	No valid credential was provided.
Multiple Credentials	More than one credential was provided for the system.
Ping Succeeded / Ping Failed	The result of a ping to the system.
Data Collector Not Available	The collector that scans this system isn't available.
Scan Timed Out	The scan didn't finish in time.
Partially Scanned	The scan succeeded, but some information couldn't be retrieved. Contact Core6 Support.
Fully Scanned	The scan completed successfully.

For scan errors in detail, see Fix scan errors.

Other actions on the Systems page

Right-click a system for these actions:

Action	What it does
Scan	Runs a full scan of the system now.
Change Policy	Assigns a different connectivity policy.
Add Note	Adds or edits a note on the system, for example its owner or a maintenance window.
Delete	Removes the system from StorageGuard.
Scan custom Collection	Runs user-defined data collection expansion packages without a full scan.
Scan and Analyze risks	Runs expansion packages and then risk detection.
View custom Collection / View security Collection	Shows the data collected by expansion packages or by the built-in security collection packages.

[ Next step ]

Your environment is connected. Consider organizing systems into CI groups and assigning meaningful system roles (optional). Or skip ahead and run your first scan.

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