The process of automatically searching and identifying data center assets, IT and facility infrastructure, and their associated asset information, via standards-based protocols over a network. While having a system and process that automatically populates a comprehensive set of data into a DCIM system is desirable, there are many reasons why auto-discovery fails to fully meet this need.

In this eBook we describe how DCIM uses Auto-Discovery to initially populate the DCIM database, the gaps that exist and the steps needed to ensure data accuracy for a reliable DCIM database.