how to plug in cloud discovery

[guptasantosh]

how to plugin cloud discovery

[Matthew_13]

Hi Buddy,

To plug in Cloud Discovery in ServiceNow, you need three things in place first: Discovery licensed, a MID Server, and cloud credentials.

1. Activate the plugin
   Go to System Definition → Plugins, search for Cloud Discovery, and activate it. This pulls in the required dependencies.

2. Set up cloud credentials
   Under Discovery → Credentials, create credentials for your cloud provider AWS, Azure, or GCP. Make sure the permissions are correct — this is the most common failure point.

3. Create a Cloud Discovery schedule
   Go to Discovery → Discovery Schedules and create a Cloud Discovery schedule not IP-based. Select the cloud account/subscription, MID Server, and provider.

4. Run and validate
   Run the schedule once manually, check Discovery logs, and confirm cloud CIs are created in the CMDB.

Key thing to remember: Cloud Discovery is API-based, not network scanning. If the credentials and MID are right, it works.

If you need tell me which cloud AWS/Azure/GCP, I can give you the exact permission setup.

That's it!

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[AndersBGS]

Hi @guptasantosh ,

please clarify your question. What are you trying to do and where do you get stuck?

[Dr Atul G- LNG]

Hi @guptasantosh 

Key Plugins for Cloud Discovery 

1. General Plugins for Cloud Management:

Discovery (com.snc.discovery): Required for all types of discovery, including cloud discovery.

Cloud Management Core (com.snc.cloud.core): Provides foundational components for managing cloud resources in ServiceNow.

2. Provider-Specific Plugins:

Amazon Web Services (AWS):

Cloud Management AWS (com.snc.cloud.aws): Enables discovery and management of AWS resources.

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns (com.snc.discovery.patterns): Includes patterns for discovering AWS-specific resources via API.

Microsoft Azure:

Cloud Management Azure (com.snc.cloud.azure😞 Supports the discovery of Azure resources using Azure APIs.

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns (com.snc.discovery.patterns): Needed for Azure-specific patterns.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP):

Cloud Management GCP (com.snc.cloud.gcp): Enables API-based discovery of Google Cloud resources.

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns (com.snc.discovery.patterns): Includes patterns for GCP discovery.

3. Optional and Related Plugins:

ITOM Visibility (com.snc.itom.visibility): Enhances discovery capabilities, particularly for cloud environments.

Event Management (com.glideapp.itom.snac): Helps correlate discovered cloud resources with events.

Tag-Based Service Mapping (com.snc.service-mapping.tag-based-services): Useful if leveraging cloud resource tags for service mapping.