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The central repository of discovery data for the entire managed network. The Consolidator is a single appliance that contains data about all devices detected through discovery. The Consolidator communicates with the Grid Master as a normal Grid Member and transfers all its data to the Grid Master, as indicated in the figure Network Insight Appliances Added as Grid members. The Consolidator compiles information from one or more associated Probe appliances. The Consolidator appliance requires the Discovery license. If you have one or more Probe appliances or virtual appliances, the Consolidator performs no discovery on its own. If you plan to use a single dedicated appliance for discovery, that appliance must be licensed for discovery and be configured as a Consolidator. Note that the Grid Master cannot be licensed as a Consolidator.
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