mid server dnslookup
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02-24-2016 08:32 AM
Is there a way to execute a DNSLOOKUP of a server through the mid-server and return the IP Address? I need to initiate the discovery of a server from a workflow but all I have is the server name. I found the following WIKI article to initiate the discovery via script, however the discoveryFromIP method requires an IP address.
https://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=DiscoverNow#gsc.tab=0
Thank you
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03-01-2016 12:53 PM
It sounds like you want the workflow to run secure shell, or powershell command.
These workflow activities are added by the "Activate Plugin" -> "Orchestration: Powershell" plugin if you are using an out-of-box personal-developer-instance.
The command to lookup an IP from a servername is "nslookup servername" or maybe use "ping -n 1 servername", the same as entered at a command prompt.
The results will contain the IP address, or a "non-existent domain" message which can be parsed.
see the wiki for Run Powershell activity or Run Command activity for ssh.
Also, the CI may already have an IP associated.
I would check the table before adding the delay of running a command on a remote server.
