CMDB — Servers connected to a database

  • Rversion finale: Australia
  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
  • 1 minute de lecture

    • Use this example to build a CMDB query to find all servers with a connection to a database.

    Avant de commencer

    Role required: none

    Procédure

    1. Navigate to All > Configuration > CMDB Query Builder.
    2. Select Create new and then enter a name, for example All servers with a connection to a DB.
    3. Choose CMDB Query and then select Create.
    4. In the CMDB Classes list, locate the Server class and drag it to the canvas.
      Conseil :
      Use the search box to find items quickly.
    5. Locate the Database class, and place it to the right of the Server class node on the canvas.
    6. Select at the center of the right side of Server, and then at the center of the left side of Database to create a connection line between the two class nodes.
    7. Select once or twice on the connection line until the Connection Properties panel appears in the sidebar.
    8. In the Relationship Types and Related Items section, select Add Relationship Types and add all the relationships from the list.

      Connecting the Server and the Database nodes and adding relationship types.

      Settings in the Relationship Direction section reflect the parent-child direction in the relationship. If the Database class is the parent in the relationship, then the Parent and Child settings are switched.

    9. Select Save, and then select Saved Queries on the left to see the widget for the saved query.
    10. Select the query widget to return to the canvas in edit mode.
    11. Select Run to execute the query.
      Review the query results. Each row displays the name of a server CI, the name of a database CI, and the relationship type between them.
    12. Add columns to the query results.
      1. Select the Server 1 node on the canvas once or twice so that the Server 1 Report Columns section appears in the right-side pane.
      2. Select Add Columns.
      3. Select Manufacturer and then select outside the columns list to close it.
      4. Select Run.
        The query results now include the Manufacturer column.
      5. Select Save again to save your customization for this query.