Is there any best practice around MID server capabilities for Discovery and Service Mapping?

[Suggy]

What is the Best practice around MID server capabilities for Discovery and Service Mapping?

Like do I need to leave as it is with 'ALL'

or 

Should I configure anything specific capabilities for Discovery and Service Mapping?

[J Siva]

Hi @Suggy 

It varies based on the requirement.

Check the below doc to understand the mid server capabilities.

https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/xanadu-servicenow-platform/page/product/mid-server/task/t_Con...

Regards,

Siva

[Suggy]

@J Siva  varies on what 🙂 That is my question right

We want to discover all CIs using ServiceNow discovery and then implement Service Mapping.

Do I need to leave as the MID server capability as 'ALL'

or 

Should I configure anything specific capabilities for the MID servers used for Discovery and Service Mapping?

[J Siva]

Hi @Suggy 
Apologies for the delayed response. Since other community members have already shared their inputs, I’ll just add that if you're planning to use your MID Server for Discovery and Service Mapping, I recommend selecting 'ALL'. This ensures everything runs smoothly without any issues.
Based on the type of CI you're trying to discover, you can select the appropriate capabilities.

[AJ-TechTrek]

Hi @Suggy ,

As per best practice, You should not use All application if you want to use that Mid Server for Discovery and Service Maping purpose only and Capabilities you can use the All for that as Discovery and Service Mapping uses alot capabilities which can impact your discovery and Service mapping if you missed to select any capabilities.

Selecting All Capabilities will not going to impact anything.

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