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Data collected for Azure and AWS Cloud Discovery

NaBian
Tera Contributor

‎08-17-2025 07:22 PM

Hi Community, 

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/zurich-it-operations-management/page/product/discovery/refere...

https://support.servicenow.com/now?id=form&table=sn_customerservice_case&sys_id=d7429d2f934bee501018...

 

For Microsoft Azure Cloud Discovery/ Microsoft Azure Cloud Discovery, how could I get the Operating System and OS Version Fields  from  Azure and AWS Cloud Discovery. Thanks

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Pratiksha
Mega Sage
Mega Sage

‎08-17-2025 10:43 PM - edited ‎08-17-2025 11:01 PM

You have to write extension on pattern to get that. The extension will be on Amazon AWS - Virtual Server (LP). 

 

Check this out https://www.servicenow.com/community/itom-articles/get-os-details-on-virtual-machine-instance/ta-p/3...

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AJ-TechTrek
Giga Sage
Giga Sage

‎08-19-2025 07:11 AM

Hi @NaBian ,

 

Why OS fields are missing in Cloud Discovery -


* Cloud Discovery (Azure, AWS, GCP) pulls inventory details using the cloud provider APIs (Azure Resource Manager, AWS EC2 API).
* These APIs return infrastructure metadata (VM name, size, subscription, tags, region, etc.), but do not always return OS version details.
* By default:
* Azure Cloud Discovery → Populates cmdb_ci_vm_instance (not cmdb_ci_computer). OS fields often remain blank unless enriched.
* AWS Cloud Discovery → Same: metadata API may include platform (Windows/Linux) but usually not exact OS version.
So: Cloud Discovery alone will not fully populate OS & OS Version.

 

Best Practice Solutions as per my understanding
1. Enable Cloud + Agentless/Agent-based Discovery (Hybrid approach)
* Cloud Discovery brings instance metadata.
* Standard Discovery (WMI for Windows, SSH for Linux) brings detailed OS info.
* Best practice:
* Use Cloud Discovery to create/update VM instance records.
* Run normal Discovery on those same VMs (via MID Server) to enrich with OS & hardware details.
* IRE (Identification & Reconciliation Engine) merges the two sources into one CI.

 

2. Service Graph Connector (SGC) best practice
* If using SGC for AWS/Azure, you can extend the ETL Transform definition to include any additional attributes the API provides (like osType).
* Then, map those fields to cmdb_ci_computer.os and os_version.

 

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