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11-22-2021 09:49 PM
What is the difference between discovering CI with the help of cloud discovery vs IP-based discovery? I notice even after creating a service account, we still need to give credentials to search the VMs in the cloud.
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11-22-2021 10:19 PM
Hello --
Generally speaking, there are 2 types of discovery needed to get the 'full picture' of a virtual machine/device.
1st cloud discovery gets the cloud-based meta data, such a network definitions (VPC details in AWS world), data centers, etc. But this does not get the running details of the OS (processes, installed software, IP connections between nodes, etc.)... that's actually impossible in some cases if you think about it. When a VM is shut OFF, there are no running processes, no IP connections between devices that are not running etc.. but the cloud disco can find the definition of the VM and its components (the config that is managed within the AWS console for example).
2nd discovery is IP-based disco that is only possible when the VM machine is on, active and accessible. When this 2nd disco runs, it can uncover IP connections, installed software, etc.. i.e. all the details that can be found only when the machine is up and running.
Same principal applies to all cloud and virtual environments. The 1st disco is getting the definition of the virtual world and its hosting infrastructure, while the 2nd disco interrogates the running machines.
Hope this helps some?
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01-03-2024 12:16 PM
@pratiksha5 did you give device level credentials for performing ip based discovery or only cloud credentials are sufficient?
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01-03-2024 08:25 PM
machine level is required for IP based discovery.
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01-04-2024 08:11 PM
Thanks
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08-22-2022 04:22 AM
Is that also known as 'Deep Discovery' , Can you also specify what is the type of access required at Machine level , is there any documentation which I can find anywhere.
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12-29-2022 10:01 AM
Thanks @Dave Hertel,
The article was very informative. I just had a question about licensing. Will the IP based cloud discovery impact the licensing for ITOM. The user is currently discovery over the licensed number and doesn't want to add more in case of IP based discovery
