Discovery: How to collect Pool and Record data from an Outpost? - INCLUDES VIDEO
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Discovery: How to collect Pool and Record data from an Outpost? - INCLUDES VIDEO
BMC Discovery
BMC Discovery
all versions
BMC Discovery
BMC Discovery
all versions
How to collect Pool and Record data from an Outpost?
Use this article to check in which case collecting this data is needed.
Use this article instead when the scan is executed by an appliance (only possible with Discovery on prem).
Please watch bellow video:
Step by step procedure:
Configure the appliance to record the next scan results
ADE/SaaS/Helix: Administration > Other Settings, set Recording mode to "Record".
On-premise: Administration > Discovery Configuration, set Recording mode to "Record"
If possible, execute the following steps while there are no scans running
In the Outpost, delete the content of the folders below (files and subfolders, keep the one in bold). The installation is typically C:\Program Files\BMC Software.
If required by BMC, enable the session logs from the Discovery run
Wait for the end of the scan
Check that the resulting scan contains the problem what you want to report to BMC
Zip the folders below (with all the subfolders) <installation folder>\var\record <installation folder>\var\pool <installation folder>\runtime
If required by BMC, collect the outpost logs as documented in this article and add them to the zip file (<installation folder>\log and <installation folder>\runtime\<proxy>\log)
Vote for this RFE if you need the UI to help you collecting this files.
Afterwards, don't forget to:
Disable the record mode in In Administration > Discovery Configuration (set Recording Mode to "Off")