Tomcat server discovery

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
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    • Discovery identifies and classifies information about Tomcat server Web applications running on UNIX machines.

    Discovery can identify and classify Web applications present in either the CATALINA_BASE directory or the CATALINA_HOME directory.

    The classifier that finds Tomcat server processes uses the condition: [Parameters] [contains] [org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap].
    Note:
    For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.

    Credentials

    Configure these credentials:

    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.

    Classifier, pattern, and probes

    Classifier Trigger probes Pattern
    Tomcat
    • Horizontal pattern: launches patterns
    • SSHCommand-Tomcat - Find web.xml List*
    • SSHCommand-Tomcat - Get server.xml*
    • SSHCommand-Tomcat - Get Version*
    		 Tomcat
    *Probes inactive on new instances.

    To use patterns, verify that the correct pattern is specified in the horizontal pattern probe on the classifier. See Add the Horizontal Pattern probe to a classifier for instructions.

    Data collected

    Discovery collects the following data on the Tomcat [cmdb_ci_app_server_tomcat] table for both Unix and Windows:
    Label Field name Source
    Name name server.info
    Install Directory install_directory server.xml
    Version version server.info
    Server Port server_port server.xml
    Attributes attributes server.xml
    The following data is collected on the Tomcat Connector [cmdb_ci_tomcat_connector] table for both Unix and Windows:
    Label Field name Source
    Tomcat tomcat server.xml
    Port port server.xml
    The following data is collected on the Web Application [cmdb_ci_web_application] table for both Unix and Windows:
    Label Field name Source
    Description description web.xml
    Document base document_base web.xml
    App server app_server web.xml

    Relationships

    Parent class Relationship Child class
    cmdb_ci_app_server_tomcat Contains::Contained by cmdb_ci_web_application