Avoid a CMDB record being created with no host name / DNS Name

[Wendy Gramer]

Is there a setting that would avoid a record getting created in the CMDB, where there is an IP with no host name or DNS name?  If a name can't be determined by discovery (we are also using credentialless discovery), then we don't want a record created. 

[tompowe]

You could try going into the CI Class and setting Name field to Mandatory.  I would test this idea thoroughly.

[DaveHertel]

Hi - I haven't heard/seen of a OOB setting this (but haven't look very hard either 🙂 )... but 1 idea is a business rule that runs on INSERT (before insert) against the CMDB_CI_SERVER table where the source=<whatever applicable> and X fields are empty/null... to prevent the record from being created.  Food for thought...

Hope this helps?

[Wendy Gramer]

Thanks for the suggestions.  We'll take a look at these options.