Actions

It provides quick access to operational functions that allow administrators to control scan behavior and scheduling across all containers, subcontainers, blocks, and subnets.

When clicked, it displays three options:

  • Configurations & Schedule

  • Trigger Availability Scan

  • Trigger Inventory Scan

Each option supports continuous IP discovery, reachability checks, and device inventory updates across the configured subnet hierarchy.

Configurations & Schedule

This option defines the default scan behaviour for all IPAM components. It allows administrators to set how often availability and inventory scans should run, select the data collector, and control grouping. Any subnet without a custom schedule will use these default settings.

Add Configurations

Define how availability and inventory scans should run for the selected item. Use this when a custom configuration is needed instead of the system-wide default settings.

Default Configurations | Basic Details

Label
Action
Description / Example

Data Collector*

Select from the dropdown.

Select the data collector that will perform the scans for this configuration.

Grouping Method*

Select option

Defines how the scanned IP results are grouped.

Options include: IP Address or Host Name.

Example: Choose an IP Address for standard grouping.

Availability Schedule

Choose schedule mode

Sets when the availability scan should run. Uses Ping/Port checks to determine reachability.

Mode: Every

Select interval

Runs the scan at regular intervals. Example: Every 3 Hours

Mode: Daily

Select time

Runs once each day at the chosen time. Example: Daily at 11:00 AM

Mode: Weekly

Select day and time

Runs weekly on the selected day. Example: Every Monday at 10:00 AM

Mode: Monthly

Select date and time

Runs monthly on the chosen date. Example: 1st of every month at 6:00 AM

Start (Optional)

Select date/time

Defines when the schedule will begin. Example: Start on 10 Dec 2025, 09:00

Until (Optional)

Select date/time

Defines when the schedule will stop running. Example: Until 31 Jan 2026, 17:00

Inventory Schedule

Choose schedule mode

Sets when the inventory scan should run. Retrieves device information using Port & SNMP scans.

Daily at a time

Select time

Runs the inventory scan daily at a specific time.

Add Schedule

Add another schedule

Allows adding multiple inventory scan times.

Schedule Summary

View auto-generated summary

Displays the final scan timings.

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Trigger Availability Scan

It lets admins manually run an availability scan across all enabled subnets. This scan checks whether IP addresses are reachable using the configured methods (Ping and Port).

This option is practical when you want to update the availability status immediately, rather than waiting for the following scheduled scan defined under Configurations & Schedule.

Trigger Inventory Scan

This option manually starts an inventory scan for all enabled subnets. This scan collects device-level information using the configured inventory methods (Port and SNMP).

Use this option when you need an immediate update of device details, rather than relying solely on the scheduled inventory scan defined under Configurations & Schedule.

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