IBM MQ discovery

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    • The ServiceNow Discovery application uses the WMQ On Unix and WMQ On Windows patterns to find IBM MQ (formerly IBM WebSphere MQ) resources. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

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    Discovery uses the following patterns to perform horizontal discovery:
    • WMQ On Unix
    • WMQ On Windows

    For a list of privileged commands that you need for Discovery and Service Mapping, see Service Mapping commands requiring a privileged user. This list includes commands that require elevated rights to discover and map Unix-based hosts in your organization.

    Note:
    For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.

    Data collected by Discovery for IBM MQ

    Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the WMQ patterns.

    Table 1. IBM MQ Manager (formerly IBM WebSphere MQ) [cmdb_ci_appl_ibm_wmq]
    Label Field Name
    Name name
    Version version
    Installation directory install_directory
    Class sys_class_name