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add first run doc note as suggested by Stuart Kendrick

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Oliver Gorwits
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@@ -215,16 +215,21 @@ port control, etc):
~/bin/netdisco-backend start ~/bin/netdisco-backend start
I<note:> Whenever you upgrade your operating system, you should delete the =head1 First Run
C<~/perl5> directory and re-run the C<curl> command above, to update
Netdisco's C library bindings.
I<also note:> You should take care not to run C<< netdisco-backend >> and the After installing Netdisco for the first time, you must manually discover at
Netdisco 1.x daemon at the same time. Similarly, if you use the device least one device on your network. Choose a device which speaks CDP, FDP, or
discovery with Netdisco 2, disable your system's cron jobs for the Netdisco LLDP and thus knows about its neighbors; Netdisco will then start following
1.x poller. this chain of neighbors to discover the rest of your network.
We have several other pages with tips for To do this, either go to the web interface and enter an IP or fully qualified
domain name, or perform the following step at the command line:
~/bin/netdisco-do discover {name or IP address of a switch or router}
=head1 Further Reading
We have several pages with tips for
L<alternate deployment scenarios|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Install-Tips>, L<alternate deployment scenarios|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Install-Tips>,
L<understanding and troubleshooting Netdisco|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Troubleshooting>, L<understanding and troubleshooting Netdisco|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Troubleshooting>,
L<tips and tricks for specific platforms|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Vendor-Tips>, L<tips and tricks for specific platforms|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Vendor-Tips>,
@@ -237,6 +242,15 @@ L<Release Notes|https://github.com/netdisco/netdisco/wiki/Release-Notes>.
=head1 Upgrading from 2.x =head1 Upgrading from 2.x
I<note:> Whenever you upgrade your operating system, you should delete the
C<~/perl5> directory and re-run the C<curl> command above, to update
Netdisco's C library bindings.
I<also note:> You should take care not to run C<< netdisco-backend >> and the
Netdisco 1.x daemon at the same time. Similarly, if you use the device
discovery with Netdisco 2, disable your system's cron jobs for the Netdisco
1.x poller.
If you're running a version of Netdisco prior to 2.x then you should follow If you're running a version of Netdisco prior to 2.x then you should follow
the full installation instructions, above. This process is for upgrading the full installation instructions, above. This process is for upgrading
version 2.x only. version 2.x only.