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Note: The discovery service can only be started on Grid members that are configured as the Consolidator or Probe (i.e. the Grid members with valid Discovery installed).

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Each discovery member requires separate Discovery licenses, and must have a running discovery service. Consider the following before starting or stopping the discovery service:

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Note: When a member joins the Grid and applies a Discovery license for the first time, the admin user needs to log off and log in again to Grid Manager to see the discovery-enabled functionality.

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For information about discovery configuration at the service level, see Configuring Discovery Properties.

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Starting the Discovery Service Starting the Discovery Service

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Starting the Discovery Service

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1. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, and click the Services tab.
2. Click the Discovery icon to display the list of members running the discovery service.
3. Select the discovery member or members for which you wish to start the service.
4. Expand the Toolbar and click Start.
   The appliance asks you to verify that you want to proceed with starting the service for the selected member.
5. Click Yes.

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Stopping the Discovery Service Stopping the Discovery Service

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1. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab, and click the Services tab.
2. Click the Discovery icon to display the list of members running the discovery service.
3. Select the discovery member or members for which you wish to stop the service.
4. Expand the Toolbar and click Stop.
   The appliance asks you to verify that you want to proceed with stopping the service for the selected member.
5. Click Yes.