How can we trigger full IP discovery when a VM is newly created through Vcenter event collector

[Abhishek gen]

I have recently configured Vcenter event collector with all base events and it is creating new VM records in VM instance table with less data and it will be later on converted to Windows Server class record when full IP discovery runs for this VM's IP from IP discovery schedule.

My question is if there is any way we can initiate full IP discovery right away for any VM created from vCenter event collector.

Thanks in Advance!

[Vishwajeet Tiwa]

Hello Abhsihek,

Did you got any solution for your topic. I’m facing with the same issue where i have an event based discovery configured for vcenter and whenever the new VMware virtual machine instance gets created we need the os server ci i.e. windows or Linux should also gets discovered right after the creation of VMware virtual machine instance. Please let me know if you already  have any solution with you.

thanks 

[Abhishek gen]

Hi Vishwajeet,

Just like what Sam mentioned above, the Architect from ServiceNow who is working with us also mentioned that there is no OOB functionality that would run the IP discovery for newly created VM at the moment.

In our case, we have few VM schedules in place which runs daily and those will usually discover  and create Windows servers records for the newly created VMS in vcenter virtual machine instance class.

Our ServiceNow Architect suggested to have a Flow in place if needed. hope this answered your query.

[Sam Webb · Accepted solution]

So - maybe you could put a BR in which sees the completion of a triggered Discovery resulting from a VMcreated event, and kicks off Discovery against that IP to speed it up?

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-forum/can-we-trigger-a-discovery-from-a-catalog-item/m-p/7...