It's not mentioned in that document, assumingly because the default is "true", but check you don't have a system property of 'cmdb.dependent.ci.cascade.retire.enabled' set to false. If you don't find a system property with that name, then you should be ok.
It's not very clear, but 'dependent' relationships need to be defined in CI Class Manager, using the example of Web Server you can see the dependencies below. You need to create a dependency between Linux and Web Servers. CMDB dependent relationship rules (servicenow.com)
Hello Kieran,
There isn't any property named like that set to 'false'. The relationship already exists out-of-the-box (OOB), as shown in the provided screenshot example. It's a 'runs on:: runs' relationship.
However, when the Linux device is retired, the web server isn't being retired as expected. This behavior goes against what's explained in the documentation at https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/washingtondc-servicenow-platform/page/product/configuration-manag....
The Cascade-retire dependent CIs section.
If I understand correctly, when the Linux CI is retired, the retirement should cascade to all the dependent CIs under the Linux server.
