Inventory Auto Discovery API

Use the Inventory Auto Discovery API to set and retrieve the status of auto discovery.

Operations

  • create: Sets the status of auto discovery, using the URL:

    https://<server>:<serverport>/unifiedconfig/config/systemmgmt/inventoryautodiscovery

  • get: Returns the status of auto discovery in the inventory, using the URL:

    https://<server>:<serverport>/unifiedconfig/config/systemmgmt/inventoryautodiscovery

Response Parameters for get

disabled: Indicates the status of auto discovery. Values are True or False.

Payload for Create

disabled: The status of auto discovery. You must disable auto discovery in the virtual machine before updating the IP address or hostname and enable it once the inventory update is complete. During Technology Refresh upgrade, auto discovery is disabled by default till upgrade completion. Supported values are:

  • True: set this value to disable auto discovery.

  • False: set this value to enable auto discovery.

Note

If you do not enable auto discovery, it gets enabled automatically after three days of disabling.