How do I manage my shared collector?

Note: The network map has been removed from this page to provide additional space during administrative tasks such as managing alerts, users, settings, and integrations. To return to your network map, simply click Home Dashboard or All Sites in the Auvik side navigation.

 

Auvik allows you to share a collector with multiple sites, as long as the collector has connectivity to those sites and there is no IP addressing overlap between them. If the same subnet exists in more than one of those sites, you’ll need to either break them up to resolve the conflict, or deploy additional collectors to scan them separately.

A shared collector is always added to a multi-site. Although you can add a collector to the top level company and share it, we recommend using a multi-site to contain the sites you're planning to scan.

Note: The collector should be assigned a static or reserved IP.

• Download a new collector
• Approve the collector
• Share a collector
• Unshare a collector
• Reject the collector
• Delete a shared collector

New collector download

1. From the side navigation bar, click Shared Auvik Collectors
2. Click on Add Shared Auvik Collector
   1. To download a Windows service, click Install Collector on a Windows Device
   2. To set up a collector as a virtual appliance, click Set up Collector as a virtual appliance on VMWare
      • The OVA version of the collector includes OpenVM tools
   3. To set up a collector on a Linux machine (virtual or physical), click on Create a New Virtual Machine to run the collector
   4. To set up a collector as on a Docker Image, click on Set up collector using a Docker Image
      

      Follow the instructions below for getting your new collector up and running.

      • Windows service: How to install the Auvik collector using the Windows service  
      • VMWare: How to install the Auvik Collector using the OVA file
      • Installer: How to install the Auvik collector from a bash script
      • Docker: Installing Auvik Collector as a Docker Image 

How to approve a shared collector

Before you can select which sites the collector is to be shared with, you must approve the collector.

1. From the side navigation bar, click Shared Auvik Collectors
2. In the list of collectors, find the collector(s) you want to accept
   • Check the box at the beginning of each row
3. Click the Approve button
4. Confirm the state change by clicking Approve

How to share a collector with sites

If you want, you can filter your list of collectors to show only certain collectors. For more information on filtering, see How to filter data in Auvik.

1. From the side navigation bar, click Shared Auvik Collectors
2. In the list of collectors, find the collector you want to share. Check the box at the beginning of its row
3. Click the Edit button
4. Select which sites the collector is to be shared with
5. Click Save
6. Go to the dashboard for each site you’ve shared with and approve the collector
7. Decide which networks should be scanned for each site

If you shared the collector with a newly-created site, the collector is approved automatically. But once connected, no subnets are automatically discovered. To start scanning the appropriate subnet for the site, add the subnet(s) you want scanned.

How to unshare a collector with sites

1. From the side navigation bar, click Shared Auvik Collectors
2. In the list of collectors, find the collector you want to unshare. Check the box at the beginning of its row
3. Click the Edit button
4. Unselect the sites the collector should no longer be shared with
5. Click Save

An unshared collector shows as Disconnected when you look at the collector dashboard on the site.

How to reject a shared collector

If you reject a collector, don’t forget to power it down.

1. From the side navigation bar, click Shared Auvik Collectors
2. In the list of collectors, find the collector(s) you want to reject. Check the box at the beginning of each row
3. Click the Reject button
4. Confirm the state change by clicking Reject

How to delete a shared collector

Deleting a shared collector only deletes it from your top-level dashboard. To delete the collector for a site, do it from the site in question.

Note: Deleting a shared collector does not delete the collector. For more information about deleting a collector, click here and follow the process for deleting a collector.

We recommend only deleting collectors that are currently disconnected and will never be reconnected. Deleting a connected collector results in it automatically reappearing, and if you wish to continue using it, you’ll need to re-share the collector with each site.

1. From the side navigation bar, click Shared Auvik Collectors
2. In the displayed list of shared collectors, find the collector(s) you want to delete. Check the box at the beginning of each row
3. Click the Delete button
4. Confirm the cancellation by clicking Delete