What is discovery tool?
Discovery tool is a new minerstat tool that is available on the workers' list page and will help you discover your msOS rigs in the local network. You can use it in different situations:
- If you aren't able to edit your config.js file, you can just boot the rig up and use the discovery tool to add worker to the dashboard without manually editing config.js or calling mworker command. You can rename worker once it is up and running.
- If you have many rigs and don't want to waste time editing each config.js separately, you can just boot the rigs up and use the discovery tool to add workers to the dashboard. You can rename workers once they are up and running.
The tool is currently available only for msOS rigs and you need to be logged in to the minerstat dashboard from the same local network as where your worker is. If you don't have a computer at your location, you can also use mobile phone as our dashboard is fully responsive and the tool will work from mobile too.
How to use discovery tool?
You can use discovery tool only for msOS rigs that weren't added to your dashboard yet. Let's say that you have flashed new version of msOS on your SSD and Windows doesn't allow you to change config.js file. You can unplug the SSD and plug it to your rig. Instead of waiting by the rig with keyboard and screen, go to minerstat dashboard and click on [Discover new workers].
A new screen will pop up and if you are in the same local network, you can click on [Start scanning].
Discovery tool will scan your network for msOS rigs that aren't assigned to the dashboard yet and you will be able to add them one by one to your dashboard.
Once you click [Add], you can receive two outcomes:
- Added: The worker was successfully added to the dashboard. The screen in the background will refresh and your worker will be online within few seconds.
- Failed: There was something wrong. You can click on the [Failed] status to try again or scan the network again to get the latest state.
Why discovery tool doesn't work for ASICs and Windows workers?
We have currently added this tool only for msOS rigs, but we are planning to extend it to ASICs and Windows workers as well if this will be possible.
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