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# AWS Classic LB

# AWS Classic Load Balancer pattern-based discovery {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated June 15, 2026  
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## Summary of AWS Classic Load Balancer pattern-based discovery

The AWS Classic Load Balancer pattern-based discovery in ServiceNow enables automated identification and modeling of AWS Classic Load Balancers within your cloud environment.
This capability helps populate the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) with detailed load balancer data and their relationships, supporting accurate cloud resource management and service mapping.
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To use this pattern effectively, ensure you meet AWS discovery prerequisites and configure the discovery schedule appropriately, especially when working with AWS GovCloud environments.

## Key Features

* **Discovery of Load Balancer Components:** The pattern discovers AWS Classic Load Balancers and related components including IP addresses, DNS names, load balancer pools, pool members (targets), and load balancer services.
* **CMDB Population:** Discovered resources are stored in specific CMDB tables such as `cmdbcicloudloadbalancer`, `cmdbcicloudlbipaddress`, `cmdbcidnsname`, `cmdbcilbpool`, `cmdbcilbpoolmember`, and `cmdbcilbservice`. Each table captures relevant details like names, IDs (allocated by AWS), DNS information, ports, and protocols.
* **CI Relationships and References:** The pattern automatically creates important relationships between the load balancer and associated CIs such as cloud subnets, availability zones, load balancer pools, pool members, DNS names, IP addresses, AWS datacenters, and security groups. This builds a comprehensive and connected service model.
* **AWS Tag Discovery:** Tags assigned to AWS Classic Load Balancers are discovered and stored as key-value pairs in the CMDB, enabling enhanced categorization and filtering of load balancer CIs.

## What to Expect

Once the pattern is applied, you will have comprehensive visibility into your AWS Classic Load Balancers within the CMDB, including their configurations and network relationships. This supports better cloud infrastructure management, impact analysis, and service mapping accuracy.

The discovery results enable you to track unique AWS resource identifiers, DNS configurations, load balancer pools and members, the protocols and ports used, and associated tags. The detailed relationships constructed between these components support enhanced operational insights and governance.  
Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds AWS Classic Load Balancers on your cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

## Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements {#aws-classic-lb-pattern__section_rpj_fj2_bgc}

Verify the AWS discovery prerequisites
:   For more information, see the prerequisites section in [AWS discovery using patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/NFaTlkGaSxMWb2bQPsCnCA "Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns uses patterns to discover components of the Amazon AWS Cloud deployment during horizontal discovery. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.").

Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud
:   Discovering AWS GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an AWS service account. For more information, see [Create AWS service accounts](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vpueuFRHMWLNi6dzsJv94A "Create AWS service accounts on the ServiceNow AI Platform to access your AWS account during AWS discovery.").

## Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery {#aws-classic-lb-pattern__section_ggp_ql2_bgc}

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Amazon AWS - Classic LB (LP) pattern.  
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the load balancer. |
| Fully Qualified Domain Name \[fqdn\] | The DNS name of the load balancer. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Unique identifier, allocated by Amazon for this resource. |
| DNS Name \[dns_name\] | The DNS name of the load balancer. |
| Canonical Hosted Zone Name \[canonical_hosted_zone_name\] | The DNS name of the load balancer. |
| Canonical Hosted Zone ID \[canonical_hosted_zone_id\] | The ID of the Amazon Route 53 hosted zone for the load balancer. |
[Table 1. Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | IP address of the load balancer. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | IP address of the load balancer. |
| IP Address \[ip_address\] | IP address of the load balancer. |
| Comments \[comments\] | Identifier for internal usage (deletion strategy). |
[Table 2. Cloud LB IPAddress \[cmdb_ci_cloud_lb_ipaddress\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the Domain Name System (DNS). |
| IP Address \[ip_address\] | IP address of the DNS. |
| Comments \[comments\] | Identifier for internal usage (deletion strategy). |
[Table 3. DNS Name \[cmdb_ci_dns_name\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the load balancer pool. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Unique identifier, allocated by Amazon for this resource. |
| Comments \[comments\] | Identifier for internal usage (deletion strategy). |
[Table 4. Load Balancer Pool \[cmdb_ci_lb_pool\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the load balancer pool member (known in AWS as a target). |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Unique identifier, allocated by Amazon for this resource. |
[Table 5. Load Balancer Pool Member \[cmdb_ci_lb_pool_member\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the load balancer service. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Unique identifier, allocated by Amazon for this resource. |
| Port \[port\] | The port on which the load balancer is listening. |
| Service port \[service_port\] | The port on which the load balancer is listening. |
| Server protocol \[service_protocol\] | The protocol to use for routing traffic to instances: HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, or SSL. |
| Comments \[comments\] | Identifier for internal usage (deletion strategy). |
[Table 6. Load Balancer Service \[cmdb_ci_lb_service\]]

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## CI relationships and references {#aws-classic-lb-pattern__section_dc4_ghc_dgc}

The Amazon AWS - Classic LB (LP) pattern creates the following relationships and references to support AWS Classic Load Balancer discovery. References link to records in other tables and don't appear in the CI Relationship \[cmdb_rel_ci\] table.  
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| CI | Relationship | CI |
|-|-|-|
| Load Balancer Service \[cmdb_ci_lb_service\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] |
| Cloud Subnet \[cmdb_ci_cloud_subnet\] | Contains::Contained by | Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] |
| Availability Zone \[cmdb_ci_availability_zone\] | Contains::Contained by | Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] |
| Load Balancer Pool \[cmdb_ci_lb_pool\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] |
| Load Balancer Pool \[cmdb_ci_lb_pool\] | Owns::Owned by | Load Balancer Pool Member \[cmdb_ci_lb_pool_member\] |
| Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] | Contains::Contained by | DNS Name \[cmdb_ci_dns_name\] |
| Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] | Owns::Owned by | Cloud LB IPAddress \[cmdb_ci_cloud_lb_ipaddress\] |
| Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] | Hosted on::Hosts | AWS Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_aws_datacenter\] |
| Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] | Contains::Contained by | Compute Security Group \[cmdb_ci_compute_security_group\] |
[Table 7. CI relationships]

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| CI | Field | Referenced CI |
|-|-|-|
| Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\] | Configuration item \[configuration_item\] | Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] |
[Table 8. CI references]

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## AWS Tag discovery {#aws-classic-lb-pattern__section_lyw_zhc_dgc}

The Amazon AWS - Classic LB (LP) pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\] table.  
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Key \[key\] | Tag name. |
| Value \[value\] | Tag value. |
| Configuration item \[configuration_item\] | References the Cloud Load Balancer \[cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer\] table. |
[Table 9. Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\]]

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