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Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Azure Network and Subnet pattern-based discovery The Azure Network and Subnet pattern-based discovery functionality enables ServiceNow customers to discover Azure virtual networks, subnets, and virtual network peerings within their cloud environments. This discovery populates the ServiceNow CMDB with detailed network configuration items (CIs) and their relationships, helping customers maintain an accurate and up-to-date view of their Azure network infrastructure. Show full answer Show less To fully utilize this feature, customers must ensure they meet Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites and configure their Discovery schedules appropriately, including specific setup requirements for Azure GovCloud (US) accounts. ## Key Features * **Discovery of Azure Network Components:** Identifies Azure virtual networks, subnets, and virtual network peerings. * **CMDB Population:** Creates and updates CI records for cloud networks, cloud subnets, and virtual network peerings with essential attributes such as Name, Object ID, State, CIDR, and Install Status. * **CI Relationships:** Automatically establishes relationships such as hosting, containment, and association between Azure datacenters, resource groups, networks, subnets, and peerings to model the network topology accurately. * **Azure Tag Discovery:** Collects Azure tags associated with cloud networks and stores them in the Key Value \[cmdbkeyvalue\] table for enhanced metadata and filtering capabilities. ## Practical Application for ServiceNow Customers By leveraging this pattern-based discovery: * Customers gain comprehensive visibility into their Azure network architecture within the CMDB, facilitating better network management and troubleshooting. * Accurate relationship mapping supports impact analysis and change management processes by reflecting the true dependencies and containment hierarchy. * Tag collection enhances asset categorization and supports governance by capturing custom metadata directly from Azure resources. * Support for Azure GovCloud accounts ensures discovery capabilities extend to specialized cloud environments with specific configuration needs. To get started, customers should verify Azure discovery prerequisites, update to the latest Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application if necessary, and configure Discovery schedules to include their Azure environments. Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds Azure virtual networks, subnets, and virtual network peerings 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 {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__section_rpj_fj2_bgc} Verify the Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites : For more information, see the prerequisites section in [Microsoft Azure Cloud discovery using patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/e2521~KHAw8EO7j1nC9QMA "Discovery uses multiple patterns to discover components of the Microsoft Azure 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 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](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/XKQpJvxWTKNL58XCkRHVxA "Create and configure cloud service accounts at ServiceNow AI Platform for the corresponding Microsoft Azure accounts.").{#azure-network-subnet-pattern__configure-govcloud-azure-dd} {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__configure-govcloud-azure-dd} ## Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__section_ggp_ql2_bgc} Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Azure - Network and Subnet (LP) pattern. {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_network_data__entry__2} | Field | Description | |-|-| | Name \[name\] | The Name or ID if no Name is specified for the cloud network. | | Object ID \[object_id\] | A unique identifier, allocated by Azure for this resource. | | State \[state\] | The current state of the network. | | Cidr \[cidr\] | Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) representation of the network. For example: 10.0.0.0/24. | | Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed. | [Table 1. Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\]] {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_network_data} {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_subnet_data__entry__2} | Field | Description | |-|-| | Name \[name\] | The Name or ID if no Name is specified for the cloud subnet. | | Object ID \[object_id\] | A unique identifier, allocated by Azure for this resource. | | State \[state\] | The current state of the subnet. | | CIDR \[cidr\] | CIDR representation of the subnet. For example, 10.0.0.0/24. | | Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed. | [Table 2. Cloud Subnet \[cmdb_ci_cloud_subnet\]] {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_subnet_data} {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_vnet_peering_data__entry__2} | Field | Description | |-|-| | Name \[name\] | The Name or ID if no Name is specified for the virtual network peering. | | Object ID \[object_id\] | A unique identifier, allocated by Azure for this resource. | | State \[state\] | The current state of the virtual network peering. | | Use Remote Gateways \[use_remotegateways\] | Indicates whether remote gateways are used for this peering. | | Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed. | [Table 3. Virtual Network Peering \[cmdb_ci_vnet_peering\]] {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_vnet_peering_data} ## CI relationships {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__section_dc4_ghc_dgc} The Azure - Network and Subnet (LP) pattern creates the following relationships and references to support Azure Network and Subnet discovery. References link to records in other tables and don't appear in the CI Relationship \[cmdb_rel_ci\] table. {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_ci_relationships__entry__3} | CI | Relationship | CI | |-|-|-| | Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Azure Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_azure_datacenter\] | | Resource Group \[cmdb_ci_resource_group\] | Contains::Contained by | Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\] | | Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\] | Contains::Contained by | Cloud Subnet \[cmdb_ci_cloud_subnet\] | | Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\] | Contains::Contained by | Virtual Network Peering \[cmdb_ci_vnet_peering\] | [Table 4. CI relationships] {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_ci_relationships} {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_ci_references__entry__3} | CI | Field | Referenced CI | |-|-|-| | Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\] | Configuration item \[configuration_item\] | Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\] | [Table 5. CI references] {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_ci_references} ## Azure Tag discovery {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__section_lyw_zhc_dgc} The Azure - Network and Subnet (LP) pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\] table. {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_tags__entry__2} | Field | Description | |-|-| | Key \[key\] | Tag name. | | Value \[value\] | Tag value. | | Configuration item \[configuration_item\] | References the Cloud Network \[cmdb_ci_network\] table. | [Table 6. Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\]] {#azure-network-subnet-pattern__table_tags}