Azure File Share pattern-based discovery

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated December 31, 2025
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    • Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds Azure File Share resources within Storage Accounts 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 Azure discovery prerequisites section in Microsoft Azure Cloud components discovery using patterns.

    Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery

    Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Azure - File Share (LP) pattern.

    Table 1. Cloud File Share [cmdb_ci_cloud_file_share]
    Field Description
    Object ID [object_id] The unique Azure resource identifier for the File Share.
    Name [name] The name of the File Share resource.
    Install Status [install_status] Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed.

    CI relationships

    The Azure - File Share (LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Azure File Share discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Cloud File Service [cmdb_ci_cloud_file_service] Contains::Contained by Cloud File Share [cmdb_ci_cloud_file_share]