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# GCP Cloud SQL

# GCP Cloud SQL pattern-based discovery {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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## Summary of GCP Cloud SQL pattern-based discovery

The GCP Cloud SQL pattern-based discovery enables ServiceNow customers to automatically find and map Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud SQL instances and their associated databases within their cloud environments.
This discovery process populates the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) with detailed information about Cloud SQL instances, databases, hardware types, and related infrastructure components, helping customers maintain an accurate and updated cloud asset inventory.
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## Key Features

* **Pattern-based discovery:** Utilizes the Google Cloud Platform - Cloud SQL DB pattern to identify hardware configurations and Cloud SQL resources from your GCP account.
* **Hardware type management:** Discovered hardware types can be stored in the **Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdbcicloudhardwaretype\]** table to prevent excessive record creation in the traditional compute template table.
* **Comprehensive data population:** During discovery, data is collected and stored across multiple CMDB tables including Cloud Service Account, Availability Zone, Google Datacenter, Cloud Database, Database, Hardware Type, and Key Value for tags.
* **CI relationships:** The pattern establishes relationships among discovered CIs, such as which datacenter contains an availability zone, which database instances are hosted on which datacenters, and hardware provisioning details.
* **Tag discovery:** GCP tags associated with Cloud SQL instances are captured and stored in the Key Value table, enabling tag-based reporting and management.
* **Requirement:** Customers must verify and meet GCP discovery prerequisites and may need to update to the latest Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store for optimal functionality.

## Key Outcomes

* Automated and accurate discovery of GCP Cloud SQL instances and their databases, improving visibility into cloud database assets.
* Efficient storage and management of hardware types using the dedicated Cloud Hardware Type class extension to avoid CMDB clutter.
* Enhanced CMDB data integrity with detailed attributes such as instance states, versions, availability zones, and datacenter regions.
* Robust relationship mapping that supports impact analysis, reporting, and cloud service management workflows.
* Incorporation of GCP tags into CMDB records, enabling customers to leverage metadata for governance and operational purposes.  
Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds GCP Cloud SQL instances and their databases 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.
Discovery uses the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Cloud SQL DB pattern to discover hardware type configurations for Cloud SQL instances from your GCP account.

When using the Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_compute_template\] table to store the hardware types, you may notice an unusually large number of records. To avoid this issue, you can store the discovered hardware types in the Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type\] table. When enabled, Discovery populates the Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type\] table. For more information, see [Enable the Cloud Hardware Type class extension](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FYZ59iLYyJYVuQbHJF8iXQ "Enable the Cloud Hardware Type [cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type] table to store the predefined virtual machine (VM) hardware type records for Amazon AWS Cloud Microsoft Azure Cloud and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This class extension helps prevent duplication of the VM hardware type records in the Hardware Type [cmdb_ci_compute_template] table, which improves performance for Discovery and related flows.").

## Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements {#gcp-cloud-sql-db-pattern__section_rpj_fj2_bgc}

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-cloud-sql-db-pattern__section_ggp_ql2_bgc}

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Cloud SQL 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 |
|-|-|
| Object ID \[object_id\] | The unique resource identifier URL for the Cloud SQL instance. |
| Name \[name\] | The name of the Cloud SQL instance. |
| Type \[type\] | The database engine type for the Cloud SQL instance. |
| State \[state\] | The state of the Cloud SQL instance. For example: Available or Terminated. |
| Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed. |
| Version \[version\] | The database version. |
| Fully qualified domain name \[fqdn\] | The unique resource identifier URL for the Cloud SQL instance. |
[Table 4. Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Name \[name\] | The name of the database within the Cloud SQL instance. |
| Type \[type\] | The type of database. |
| Install Status \[install_status\] | Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed. |
[Table 5. Database \[cmdb_ci_database\]]

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Object ID \[object_id\] | The machine type for the Cloud SQL instance. |
| Name \[name\] | The machine type for the Cloud SQL instance. |
| vCPUs \[vcpus\] | The number of virtual CPUs (vCPUs) for the Cloud SQL instance. |
| Provider \[provider\] | The cloud provider, which is GCP. This field is only populated in Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type\] table. |
[Table 6. Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_compute_template\] or Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type\]]

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## CI relationships {#gcp-cloud-sql-db-pattern__section_dc4_ghc_dgc}

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Cloud SQL DB pattern creates these relationships to support GCP Cloud SQL DB discovery.  
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| CI | Relationship | CI |
|-|-|-|
| Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] | Contains::Contained by | Availability Zone \[cmdb_ci_availability_zone\] |
| Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Cloud Service Account \[cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Contains::Contained by | Database \[cmdb_ci_database\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Provisioned From::Provisioned | Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_compute_template\] or Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type\] |
| Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] | Replicates to::Replicated by | Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] |
| Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_compute_template\] or Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type\] | Hosted on::Hosts | Google Datacenter \[cmdb_ci_google_datacenter\] |
| Key Value \[cmdb_key_value\] | References | Cloud DataBase \[cmdb_ci_cloud_database\] |
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## GCP Tag discovery {#gcp-cloud-sql-db-pattern__section_lyw_zhc_dgc}

The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Cloud SQL 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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