Asset Discovery

Asset discovery populates the CMDB from networks at your site using a Monozu edge appliance. Discovery data is sent outbound to ingest.cloud.monozu.io — allow outbound traffic per Network & Connectivity. The appliance must be registered and Connected in Settings.

Discovery modes

Mode	Description
Passive	Observes traffic (e.g. via SPAN) to infer hosts and conversations
Active	Probes the local network to identify live hosts and services

Which modes run at a site is determined during Monozu installation. Discovered hosts appear in Assets / CMDB, often with a discovery badge until reviewed.

Review workflow

1. Open Assets / CMDB and filter or sort for recently discovered / unreviewed items when available.
2. Open each asset and confirm Site, Zone, Device type, and Criticality.
3. Merge or decommission duplicates; link supervision where appropriate.

Note

Discovery creates inventory signals; it does not replace change control. Production-impacting scans should be coordinated with OT operations and Maintenance windows where required.

Prerequisites

• A Connected edge appliance for the site (visible under Settings → Edge devices)
• assets.read to view; assets.update to edit discovered records

If discovery does not appear after rollout, verify Network & Connectivity and the troubleshooting section in Connect & Register.

See also

• Architecture Overview — control vs ingest paths
• Edge Appliance Overview
• Adding Assets