Auto-discovery

Auto-discovery facilitates the creation of target-database connections by searching your network for potential target databases.

Auto-discovery scans for potential target databases according to your specified IP address range, database-type specification, and port numbers.

How to discover DB2 databases

When attempting to discover DB2 target databases:
  • The FortiDB appliance must be able to connect to TCP port 523. If the connection fails, examine firewall policies, router rules, and other causes.
  • The DB2 Administration Server (DAS) must be running.

How to discover Microsoft SQL Server

When attempting to discover Microsoft SQL Server target databases, in order to display the correct database version, verify that:

Parent topic: Target Management
Related tasks
Running Auto Discovery
Adding Targets from Auto Discovery


FortiDB 5.0.0 Handbook
1st Edition , July 11 2013
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