Requirements for Discovery Console for OT installation

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  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
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    • For remote deployment at a facility or on a network, ensure that the following requirements are met before installing the Discovery Console for OT.

    Infrastructure requirements

    You must have a Linux operating system installed that can operate in a virtualization environment or on a Bare-metal server. Install Discovery Console for OT on a virtual machine.

    Remarque :
    After installing the Console and the Operating System (OS) on a virtual machine (VM), the VM must have a minimum of 10-GB of unused space available.

    System requirements

    Tableau 1. System Requirements
    Component System Requirements
    Discovery Console for OT
    • 16 GB RAM
    • 100 GB Hard drive
    • 2 CPUs

    Network requirements

    The Discovery Console for OT requires the following ports to be open inbound (from the connection source to the Console) to operate.
    Tableau 2. Network requirements
    Ports Description
    TCP 5671 Used by Sensors to communicate with the Console. This port is used to report data and receive configuration updates from the Discovery Console for OT.
    TCP 8443 Used to connect to the Discovery Console for OT Web interface. This port is used by the API.
    TCP 5002 Enables Sensors to communicate with the Discovery Console for OT to receive updates.
    TCP 443 Used for network communication from the Console to a ServiceNow instance or MID Server by the Service Graph Connector for OT Discovery
    UDP 123 (Required)

    Enables Sensor devices to synchronize time (real-time clock) with the Console to verify that the time associated with reported data and events is both precise and accurate.

    Note: Without port UDP 123 open on the firewall, the clocks of Sensors drift apart from the clock of the Discovery Console. When clock drift is present, various features that rely on precise clock synchronization do not work as expected.

    Remarque :
    If there are problems accessing the Discovery Console for OT, check the firewall rules and unblock the specific IP addresses and ports used for the installation. If you have any errors or difficulties while using the Discovery Console for OT, contact Customer Service and Support

    Discovery Console for OT configuration wizard

    The Discovery Console for OT now provides a configuration wizard to guide you through your initial setup and configuration of the Console. If you choose to use the interactive configuration wizard after logging into the Console, it alerts you automatically to upload a Console license. See Use the Console interactive configuration wizard

    Discovery Console for OT license

    Remarque :
    Before you can use the Console, you must have a license. Request a Console license from your ServiceNow account representative.
    When you first sign into the Console, a warning banner alerts you that there is no license. To upload a license for the Discovery Console for OT, do the following:
    1. From the Home page, navigate to the Settings page.
    2. On the Settings page in the License section, select the Upload License button.
    3. Upload your license as a .zip file.
    4. Ensure the ZIP file contains the license.pem and pubkey.pem files.

    Once you have uploaded your license, you can use the Console.


    Settings > Upload license

    License-disabled Console features

    It is important to understand that certain features could be disabled if the Discovery Console for OT license is expired. After the license expires, the locking mechanism is triggered and disables these features. No data is lost in the background. When a valid license is uploaded, the customers can start or continue working. When the license is about to expire, the Console displays a warning banner as an alert.

    The license:

    • Enables the ability to run Auto Query and Asset Scans (disabled on expiration).
    • Enables the consumption of network connection data (disabled on expiration).
    • Enables the creation and viewing of API tokens (disabled on expiration).
    • Enables the export of collections (for example, Assets) to files (disabled on expiration).
    Remarque :
    If you Console license is invalid (absent or expired), the exporting of raw XML results is blocked.

    What to do next

    To continue installation, Install a Linux operating system.