Network Management

Using the Discovery Ignore List to minimize long SNMP processing (timeout) time or retain modifications to monitor elements (like ignore interfaces)

This article provides details how to utilize the Discovery Ignore List under Network Sonar Discovery.

First published date

11/9/2018 12:11 AM

Last published date

4/17/2025 8:03 PM

Overview

The following feature may be helpful in the  following scenarios:
  1. Network elements are found during a Network Discovery Sweep and do not intend to monitor with SolarWinds.
  2. Minimize or reduce the SNMP processing load associated with discovering elements
  3. Retain modifications on what elements to monitor.  If a new discovery is completed, import may reset these settings (i.e. CPU/Memory, interfaces, etc) back to default.  Ignoring nodes will avoid any changes to the monitored elements set by the administrator.
  4. Customizing a scheduled network discovery to not include elements (i.e. CPU/Memory, interfaces, etc.) 

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

Resolution

To manage elements on the Discovery Ignore List:

  1. Using the SolarWinds Web Console, go to Settings > Network Discovery
            
  1. Click Discovery Ignore List.
               
  1. To add elements to the Discovery Ignore List, complete the following procedure:
    1. Click Scheduled Discovery Results.
    2. Check elements to ignore
    3. Click Add to Ignore List.
                           
  1. If you want to remove elements from the Discovery Ignore List, complete the following procedure:
    1. Click Discovery Ignore List.
    2. Check the elements you want to remove from the list.
    3. Click Remove from Ignore List.
    4. Click OK.