Configuring Server Discovery

When an IPAM server is provisioned, several tasks are created within the server’s task schedule, including one named the ServerDiscovery task. The ServerDiscovery task searches Active Directory to discover the DHCP, DNS, DC, and NPS servers registered with Active Directory and automatically adds them to the IPAM console. But before discovery can work properly, the domains that the IPAM server will search must be specified. To configure discovery, follow these steps:

1. Log on to the IPAM server or a server with the IPAM client tools installed and the IPAM server added to the server pool in Server Manager.

2. Click the Server Manager tile on the taskbar.

3. Click the IPAM link in the tree pane to display the IPAM console. ...

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