Using the Discovery Service
The ControlPoint Discovery Service is an alternative to the (default) ControlPoint FullDiscovery job, which runs as a Windows scheduled task. The ControlPoint Discovery Service runs as a Windows Service, and is especially suited to very large SharePoint environments as Discovery run time can be significantly reduced.
The ControlPoint Discovery Service can be configured at the time ControlPoint is installed or upgraded, or at any time when the Configuration Wizard is launched. See Configuring ControlPoint Services for details.
IMPORTANT: Before Running the Discovery Service
Before ControlPoint Discovery Service is run, make sure the Windows FullDiscoveryJob is disabled, via either:
· ControlPoint Schedule Monitor
OR
·the Windows Task Scheduler.
NOTE: This job is disabled by default when the Discovery Service is installed.
Launching the Discovery Setup Application
You can use the Discovery Setup Application to
·change Discovery Service configuration and settings
·start or stop the Metalogix ControlPoint Discovery Service
·monitor the Discovery Service Queue
To launch the Discovery Setup application:
1Navigate to the location where the Discovery Service files reside (by default, C:\Program Files\Metalogix\ControlPoint Online\ControlPointFeatures\Services\Discovery)
2Open DiscoverySetup.exe (using the Run as Administrator option).
Changing Discovery Service Configuration and Settings
From the Discovery Setup application, you can change the Discovery Service Configuration and Settings described below.
IMPORTANT: After making any changes, remember to click [OK] to save them.
General Options
If you want to change Discovery Runtime settings, (by default, every night at 1 am, local server time), adjust as necessary.
NOTE: The Discovery Options (Configure Discovery to run under and SQL Server Connection String for xcAdmin Database) are specified at the time ControlPoint Services are configured, and normally should not be changed.
Trace Settings
You can use the Discovery Trace Settings drop-downs to change the level of logging for individual Discovery components.
Permissions and Site Analytics (Include/Exclude Options)
You can include/exclude the following individual components from the Discovery process:
·Permissions - Discover Permissions
§Discover Permissions (for analyses using cached data)
§Discover SharePoint/Global Administrators (that is, the SharePoint permissions of members of the SharePoint Administrators or Global Administrators group in Office 365)
·Site Analytics:
§Discover Storage
§Discover Web Parts
§Discovery Activity