Manage the discovery client

This page explains how to manage the discovery client after you install it and how to perform basic maintenance activities.

Upgrade the discovery client

To upgrade the discovery client, download the latest version of the discovery client and run the MSI file as a local administrator on the machine. When you upgrade to the latest version, all your data is preserved, including the users you add to the MCDCUsers group.

If you encounter errors during the upgrade, see Troubleshoot installation errors.

Review the discovery client details

In Migration Center, you can see the discovery clients that you're using in connected mode. To review the list of clients, follow these steps:

  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data import page.

    Go to Data import

    If errors prevent the discovery client from connecting to Google Cloud Migration Center, you see a list of errors and warnings.

  2. Click Clients.

  3. Review the list of connected discovery client applications.

    The table provides the following information for each client:

    Column Description
    Name The discovery client name.
    Status The status of the discovery client. For example, Offline.
    Created The timestamp when the discovery client was first registered with Migration Center.
    Last sync time The last recorded time that the discovery client successfully synchronized data with Migration Center.
    Version The version of the discovery client.
    Errors A short description of errors preventing the discovery client from connecting to Google Cloud Migration Center. For more information about the error, click View details.

  4. To view the details about a specific discovery client, click the name of the discovery client.

View the collected servers

If you use the discovery client in connected mode, after you collect data from your servers, you can view the collected data in the Google Cloud console. For more information, see View the collected assets.

Analytics data collection

The discovery client can collect usage data and other anonymized data that helps Google improve the product. If you agree to send analytics data to Google, the events and statistics that the discovery client collects might include the following:

  • Requests made to the discovery client service, for example when configuring a discovery method, changing configuration, and listing assets. The data includes the request duration and its success rate.
  • Periodic jobs running in the background, such as vCenter discovery, and IP range scan. The data includes high level statistics about the discovery method, such as the number of VMs in scope and the collection success rate.
  • Rates of specific predefined errors occurring in the discovery client.

For all events, the discovery client provides information on the current version of the application.

Manage analytics collection

To manage the discovery client analytics collection, follow these steps:

  1. In the discovery client application, go to Settings.
  2. In the Configure Analytics sent to Google section, toggle if you want to enable or disable analytics data collection.

Set up a proxy connection

The discovery client and the corresponding Windows services use the default proxy settings returned by Windows. In some cases, the Local System user doesn't have the proxy that is normally available for users logged into the system. In such cases, you can set the proxy settings in the discovery client with the following steps:

  1. In the discovery client application, go to the Settings tab.
  2. Click the Proxy credentials toggle to the Enabled position.
  3. Enter the proxy host and port.
  4. Enter the proxy credentials, if needed.
  5. To finish, click Save proxy credentials.

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