Setting Up a Discovery Configuration Job

Updated on 19 Dec 2023
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A Skylight sensor: control can be connected to a number of Skylight sensor: module and Skylight sensor: SFP compute modules that serve as remote ports for the sensor: control.

You can use a configuration job to allow the sensor: control to discover ants and Skylight sensor: SFP compute modules on the network. This section explains how to do that.

You can also use configuration jobs to do other tasks related to Skylight sensor: module and Skylight sensor: SFP compute modules associated with a Skylight sensor: control. For more information, see these sections:

"Setting Up a Skylight module Configuration Job"
"Setting Up a DMM Reflector Configuration Job"
"Setting Up a Firmware Upgrade Configuration Job"
"Setting Up a Loopback Configuration Job"
"Setting Up a TWAMP Reflector Configuration Job"
"Setting Up a Virtual Connection (VCE) Configuration Job".

To set up a Discovery configuration job

Access the page Commission ▶ Jobs.
Set all common configuration job settings, as described in "Creating Configuration Jobs in GUI Mode" and in "Creating Configuration Jobs Using Data Sets".
Select the Discovery configuration step in the left pane.The Discovery configuration tab is displayed.
Complete all fields of the Discovery configuration tab as required. For more information on specific parameters, see the table below.
Use the Add button or Duplicate button to add Discovery settings as required.
Note: When duplicating a row, always select the row to duplicate before clicking the Duplicate button.
Click Apply, then Close.
Click the Refresh button to refresh the user interface.

Discovery configuration tab (Commission ▶ Jobs)

General

Parameter	Description
State	Use this checkbox to set the Administrative State of the discovered Skylight module. Possible values: Checked (In Service). Unchecked (Out of Service).
Interface	The logical (i.e., network) interface to use when discovering remote devices, such as LOCAL-2.The logical interface is bound to the server’s local ports, meaning that the logical interfaces defined in Port ▶ Configuration are the same ones bound to the local ports. Note: Applies to ACP Layer-2 discovery instances only.
Name	Name to assign to the discovered Skylight sensor: module.
Discovery method	Select a method to use to discover Skylight sensor: modules on the network. Possible values: acp-l2 (ACP Layer-2): Select this method to discover Skylight sensor: modules in Layer-2. ipad (IP Agnostic Discovery protocol ): Suitable for both Layer-2 and Layer-3 networks. You will need to supply an IP address for a specific module or for a subnet to be scanned.
Discovery mode	This parameter is only required if ipad is selected as the Discovery method. Select a mode to use when discovering Skylight sensor: modules on the network. The mode determines the delivery method and scope of Layer-3 discovery messages. Possible values: unicast-directed: Expects a destination IP address assigned to a specific Skylight sensor: SFP compute or Skylight sensor: module. This type of discovery message is typically used to ensure that a specific remote device is reachable. unicast: Expects a host destination IP address assigned to a network device other than a Skylight sensor: module or Skylight sensor: SFP compute module. subnet: Expects a destination IP address for a subnet. The Skylight sensor: control will send multiple unicast discovery messages to ensure that the entire subnet is covered. Note: Subnet discovery mode does not support Layer-3 multicast messages. It requires a message rate of at least 60 seconds (one message per minute). A rate of five minutes is recommended.
Rate	Set the rate at which discovery messages will be sent. Possible values: one-shot: A one-time, single-use message. 3sec: Messages sent automatically every three seconds. 60sec: Messages sent automatically every 60 seconds. 5min: Messages sent automatically every five minutes. This is the recommended setting. Sending messages more often than this creates excess traffic. 10min: Messages sent automatically every 10 minutes. 60min: Messages sent automatically every 60 minutes.
Timeout (s)	This parameter is only used if ipad is selected as the Discovery method. Set the period of time (in seconds) after which discovery messages (sent by the Skylight sensor: control) expire. After this amount of time, the Skylight sensor: control will stop listening for reply messages (advertisements) from Skylight sensor: modules.
Hop limit	This parameter is only used if ipad is selected as the Discovery method. Set the maximum number of hops that the discovery messages can go through in order to discover Skylight sensor: modules.
Serial number	This parameter is only used if: ipad is selected as the Discovery method and unicast-directed is selected as the Discovery mode. Enter the serial number of a performance if you want to discover a specific device.
Destination IP	This parameter is only used if ipad is selected as the Discovery method. Set the IP address of a specific Skylight sensor: SFP compute or Skylight sensor: module or another network device. You can also indicate a subnet that will be scanned to discover all reachable Skylight sensor: modules.
Netmask	This parameter is only used if: ipad is selected as the Discovery method subnet is selected as the Discovery mode. Set the subnet mask to be used with the Destination IP address. Maximum subnet size is 23 bits (255.255.254.0), which provides a total of 512 addresses.

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