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# GCP Bigtable

# GCP Bigtable pattern-based discovery {#ariaid-title1}

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Updated March 12, 2026  
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## Summary of GCP Bigtable pattern-based discovery

The GCP Bigtable pattern-based discovery enables ServiceNow customers to automatically identify and map Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Bigtable instances within their cloud environments.
This discovery process updates the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) with detailed information about Bigtable resources, supporting efficient cloud asset management and service mapping.
Customers must ensure they have the latest Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application and meet GCP discovery prerequisites for successful operation.
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## Key Features

* **Resource Identification:** Discovers Bigtable instances, clusters, databases, availability zones, datacenters, and cloud service accounts associated with GCP Bigtable deployments.
* **CMDB Population:** Automatically populates CI records with relevant fields such as names, IDs, locations, operational states, statuses, node counts, and fully qualified domain names.
* **Relationship Mapping:** Establishes relationships between discovered CIs, including hosting, containment, replication, and clustering, enabling comprehensive service and infrastructure visualization.
* **Tag Collection:** Gathers GCP tags from Bigtable instances and stores them as key-value pairs linked to the corresponding database CIs for enhanced categorization and filtering.

## Data Collected and CMDB Impact

The discovery collects and updates multiple CMDB tables:

* **Cloud Service Account:** Information about the GCP project used in discovery.
* **Availability Zone:** Names, descriptions, and states of zones where resources reside.
* **Google Datacenter:** Details on datacenters and regions hosting Bigtable resources.
* **Cloud Database:** Bigtable instance metadata including status, location, type, and FQDN.
* **Cloud Database Cluster:** Cluster-specific details such as node count, location, and operational status.
* **Database:** Bigtable table identifiers and status information.
* **Key Value:** Tags associated with Bigtable instances for categorization.

## Practical Benefits

By using this pattern-based discovery, ServiceNow customers can:

* Gain an accurate and up-to-date inventory of GCP Bigtable resources in their cloud environment.
* Visualize and manage dependencies and relationships between cloud resources effectively.
* Improve operational awareness with real-time status and configuration data.
* Leverage tags for better organization and governance of cloud assets.

Overall, this discovery pattern enhances cloud service management capabilities by ensuring comprehensive visibility and control over GCP Bigtable deployments within the ServiceNow CMDB.  
Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds GCP Bigtable instances 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 {#gcp-bigtable-db-pattern__section_prerequisites}

Verify the GCP discovery prerequisites section in [Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud discovery using Patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hH4wPjzyLr0pmFmj6Ib5TA "Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns uses patterns to discover components of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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.").

## Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery {#gcp-bigtable-db-pattern__section_data_collected}

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Bigtable DB pattern.  
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Account Id \[account_id\] | Name of the project used for the discovery. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Name of the project used for the discovery. |
| Datacenter Type \[datacenter_type\] | Datacenter type: Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\]. |
[Table 1. Cloud Service Account \[cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the availability zone. |
| Description \[short_description\] | Description of the availability zone. |
| State \[state\] | State of the Availability Zone. Possible values are Available or Terminated. |
[Table 2. Availability Zone \[cmdb_ci_availability_zone\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Datacenter or region name. |
| Region \[region\] | Datacenter or region name. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Unique identifier allocated by GCP for this resource. |
| Description \[short_description\] | Datacenter or region description. |
[Table 3. Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Display name of the Bigtable instance. |
| Object ID \[object_id\] | Unique identifier for the Bigtable instance resource. |
| Location \[location\] | Geographic regions where the Bigtable instance clusters are deployed. |
| Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the Bigtable instance. Default value is Installed. |
| State \[state\] | Current operational state of the Bigtable instance. For example, Available or Terminated. |
| Operational status \[operational_status\] | Operational status of the Bigtable instance. Default value is Operational. |
| Type \[type\] | Resource type identifier. Value is set to bigtable-instance. |
| Fully qualified domain name \[fqdn\] | Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the Bigtable instance. |
[Table 4. Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Name of the Bigtable cluster extracted from the cluster identifier. |
| Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the cluster. Default value is Installed. |
| Operational status \[operational_status\] | Operational status of the cluster. Default value is Operational. |
| Node Count \[node_count\] | Number of nodes allocated to serve the cluster. |
| Cluster Type \[cluster_type\] | Type of database cluster. Value is set to GCP Bigtable. |
| Location \[location\] | Geographic region where the cluster is deployed. |
[Table 5. Cloud DataBase Cluster \[cmdb_ci_cloud_db_cluster\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | Full resource identifier of the Bigtable table. |
| Type \[type\] | Database type identifier. Value is set to bigtable. |
| Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the table. Default value is Installed. |
[Table 6. Database \[cmdb_ci_database\]]

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## CI relationships {#gcp-bigtable-db-pattern__section_ci_relationships}

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Bigtable DB pattern creates these relationships to support GCP Bigtable discovery.  
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| CI | Relationship | CI |
|-|-|-|
| Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Cloud Service Account \[cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account\] |
| Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] | Contains::Contained by | Availability Zone \[cmdb_ci_availability_zone\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Contains::Contained by | Database \[cmdb_ci_database\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Cloud Service Account \[cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Replicates to::Replicated by | Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] |
| Cloud DataBase Cluster \[cmdb_ci_cloud_db_cluster\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] |
| Cloud DataBase Cluster \[cmdb_ci_cloud_db_cluster\] | Cluster of::Cluster | Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] |
| Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\] | References | Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] |
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## GCP Tag discovery {#gcp-bigtable-db-pattern__section_tag_discovery}

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Bigtable DB 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 DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] table. |
[Table 7. Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\]]

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