Azure Dev Center pattern-based discovery

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds Azure services on your cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

Verify the Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites

For more information, see the prerequisites section in Microsoft Azure Cloud discovery using patterns.

Enable the relevant pattern

The pattern for this service is disabled by default. Starting with Visibility Content version 6.28.0, activating or deactivating a pattern won't be considered a customization, and it will continue to receive updates. Patterns that were previously activated or deactivated will reset to the latest predefined version after upgrading while retaining the last active field value. For more information on enabling patterns, see Activate a disabled pattern.

Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud

Discovering Azure GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an Azure service account. For more information, see Set up Azure service accounts.

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables.

Data stored in non-CMDB tables

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the non-CMDB table when running the Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern.

You can review the non-CMDB Azure tables by navigating to All > Configuration > Azure. You can also search the navigation filter for the specific pattern name.

Tableau 1. Azure Dev Center [cmdb_azure_dev_centers_dev_center]

Field	Description
Object Id [object_id]	The unique resource identifier in Azure Resource Manager format.
Kind [kind]	The specific type or classification of the resource.
DC Location [location]	The Azure datacenter region where the resource is located.
Resource Group [resource_group]	The name of the Azure Resource Group containing the resource.
Subscription Id [subscription_id]	The unique identifier of the Azure subscription.
Tenant Id [tenant_id]	The unique identifier of the Azure Active Directory tenant.
Provisioning State [provisioning_state]	The current state of resource provisioning. For example: Succeeded or Failed.
Configuration Item [configuration_item]	References the Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver] table.
Dev Center URI [dev_center_uri]	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) endpoint for connecting to the Dev Center resource.

Data stored in CMDB tables

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern.

Tableau 2. Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]

Field	Description
Object ID [object_id]	The unique resource identifier in Azure Resource Manager format.
Name [name]	The name of the resource.
Type [type]	Type of resource. The value is set to microsoft.devcenter/devcenters.
Location [location]	The Azure datacenter region where the resource is located.
Install Status [install_status]	Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed.
Operational status [operational_status]	Operational status of the resource. Default value is Operational.

CI relationships

The Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Azure Dev Center discovery.

CI	Relationship	CI
Resource Group [cmdb_ci_resource_group]	Contains::Contained by	Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]
Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]	Hosted on::Hosts	Azure Datacenter [cmdb_ci_azure_datacenter]
Azure Dev Center [cmdb_azure_dev_centers_dev_center]	References	Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]

Azure tag discovery

The pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value [cmdb_key_value] table.

Tableau 3. Key Value [cmdb_key_value]

Field	Description
Key [key]	Tag name.
Value [value]	Tag value.