Network Management

NCM inventory polls IP addresses other than the Polling IP Address

NCM inventory has the ability to poll for IP addresses that are discovered by Orion, but are not designated as the Polling Address. This feature can help overcome instances in which an ACL may be be blocking ports on IP, but not others. This article describes how to disable this feature if it is causing security concerns in your environment.

First published date

10/8/2018 7:38 PM

Last published date

10/9/2018 6:12 PM

Overview

The NCM inventory can poll for IP addresses discovered by the Orion Platform, but are not designated as the polling address. This feature can help you overcome situations in which an access control list (ACL) may be blocking a port on an IP, but not others.

Product section

Network Configuration Manager

Resolution

This feature can be disabled if it is causing security concerns.

Go to Settings > All Settings > Product Specific Settings > NCM Settings > NCM Node Management > Node Inventory.
At the bottom of the page, select Disable inventory lookup.

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