Task Overview: Configuring and Monitoring Discovery Policies Version 10.0.01

	Task	For Instructions
1.	Learn about how Discovery policies can help you protect your data.	Discovery Policies Overview
2.	Purchase and activate your Discovery license. Two of the three Discovery processes require a license: • Client Drive Discovery • Backup Policy Coverage	Activate a Discovery License
3.	Enable SNMP, if you are enabling these Discovery types: • Client Drive Discovery • Backup Policy Coverage	Enable SNMP for Discovery
4.	Determine the master server that requires the policy that you are about to create, and identify the Discovery type(s) that you want to enable on this master server.	About Discovery Types
5.	Create Discovery policies via Discovery Administration. Admin > Reports > Discovery Policies	Create and Edit Discovery Policies
6.	If necessary, exclude specific network devices from your policies.	Exclude Devices from Discovery Policies
7.	Turn on Discovery probes in the NetBackup Data Collector policy.	Activate Discovery Probes in the NetBackup Data Collector Policy
8.	Regularly monitor the status of Discovery processes.	Monitor Discovery Processes
9.	View the Client Protection Summary report to see how well your data is being protected.	View Client Protection Status
10.	If significant changes in your environment warrant a fresh view, rebuild the Discovery database.	Reset Discovery Data
11.	Tune Discovery by modifying time out settings for probes.	See the APTARE StorageConsole System Administrator’s Guide for details.