I have a qusetion in service mapping.

[BoHyun Jung]

In Service Mapping, when discovery is started, what is the execution strategy used to run Connection Sections?
A. Connection Sections are executed one by one and connections will result from each successful section.
B. Connection Sections are executed randomly and connections will result from each successful section.
C. Connection Sections are executed one by one in the order they are listed until the first successful section.
D. Connection Sections are executed one by one in the order they are listed with a connection created from the last successful section.

Can you give me the correct answer and a detailed explanation?

ex) What is the process by which the connection section runs? / what is the successful section?.

[Danish Bhairag2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @BoHyun Jung ,

The correct answer is:

C. Connection Sections are executed one by one in the order they are listed until the first successful section.

Explanation:

1. **Execution Process:**

   - When Service Mapping runs the discovery process, it executes the Connection Sections in the order they are listed in the configuration.

2. **Sequential Execution:**

   - The sections are processed sequentially, meaning that each Connection Section is executed one after the other.

3. **Stop on First Successful Section:**

   - The process stops executing Connection Sections as soon as it encounters the first successful (or "succeeding") section.

   - If a Connection Section is successful, it means that it was able to establish a connection with the target CI (Configuration Item).

4. **Connections Resulting from Successful Sections:**

   - Connections are created based on the successful Connection Section. The information gathered during the successful section is used to establish the relationship and connection between CIs.

This approach ensures efficiency in the discovery process. Once a successful connection is established, there's no need to continue executing subsequent Connection Sections for that particular CI.

In summary, during Service Mapping discovery, Connection Sections are processed sequentially, and the process stops as soon as the first successful section is encountered. The connections resulting from the successful section establish relationships between CIs in your IT infrastructure.

Thanks,

Danish

[Harish Bainsla]

C. Connection Sections are executed one by one in the order they are listed until the first successful section.

Explanation:

1. Connection Sections: Connection sections are part of the discovery process in Service Mapping. They contain instructions on how to connect to a particular application or service and gather information about it.

2. Execution Strategy: When discovery is initiated, the connection sections are processed one by one, following the order in which they are listed in the configuration. Each connection section represents a set of instructions for connecting to a specific service or application.

3. Order of Execution: The key point in this context is that the connection sections are executed sequentially, meaning they are processed one after the other in the order they appear in the configuration.

4. Until the First Successful Section: The execution continues until the discovery process successfully connects to a service using one of the connection sections. Once a connection section is successful, the discovery process does not proceed to execute the subsequent sections. This is because the goal is to identify a successful connection and gather information about the service.

So, option C accurately describes the execution strategy in which connection sections are processed in order, and the discovery process stops as soon as a successful connection is established using one of the sections.