Service Mapping

Tushar Ghuge
Tera Contributor

In Service Mapping, which one of the following is true if a target
host is already discovered and in the CMDB?


A. The host will be deleted in the CMDB and a new host record
will created during Service Mapping discovery


B. The host will be immediately rediscovered, but only the changes
will be updated in the CMDB during Service Mapping discovery


C. The host will be immediately rediscovered and updated in the
CMDB during Service Mapping discovery


D. The host will not be rediscovered during Service Mapping
discovery

 

@AJ-TechTrek  @Ankur Bawiskar  @Harish Bainsla 

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AJ-TechTrek
Giga Sage
Giga Sage

Hi @Tushar Ghuge ,

 

D. The host will not be rediscovered during Service Mapping discovery

 

Explanation:
In Service Mapping, the discovery process focuses on mapping services and their dependencies rather than re-discovering infrastructure that’s already in the CMDB.


* If the target host is already discovered and in the CMDB, Service Mapping uses the existing CI data.
* It doesn’t trigger a full infrastructure rediscovery for that host — that’s handled by normal Discovery patterns in ITOM Discovery, not Service Mapping.

 

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AJ-TechTrek
Giga Sage
Giga Sage

Hi @Tushar Ghuge ,

 

D. The host will not be rediscovered during Service Mapping discovery

 

Explanation:
In Service Mapping, the discovery process focuses on mapping services and their dependencies rather than re-discovering infrastructure that’s already in the CMDB.


* If the target host is already discovered and in the CMDB, Service Mapping uses the existing CI data.
* It doesn’t trigger a full infrastructure rediscovery for that host — that’s handled by normal Discovery patterns in ITOM Discovery, not Service Mapping.

 

Please appreciate the efforts of community contributors by marking appropriate response as Mark my Answer Helpful or Accept Solution this may help other community users to follow correct solution in future.
 

Thank You
AJ - TechTrek with AJ - ITOM Trainer
LinkedIn:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-kumar-66a91385/
YouTube:- https://www.youtube.com/@learnitomwithaj
Topmate:- https://topmate.io/aj_techtrekwithaj (Connect for 1-1 Session)
ServiceNow Community MVP 2025

Thanks Ajay for your valuable explanation

Harish Bainsla
Tera Sage
Tera Sage

Hi I have checked and found this hope this will help you 

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Thank you so much Harish for your guidance