Cisco CSS load balancer

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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  • Discovery of Cisco CSS load balancers is performed by SNMP.

    Note:
    For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.

    Classifiers

    Discovery uses the Cisco CSS Load Balancer classifier, which contains the OID Classification: 1.3.6.141.9.9.368.4.5.

    Probes

    The following probes are triggered:
    Probe Description Type
    SNMP - Load Balancer - Identity A multiprobe that identifies load balancers. Java-SNMP
    Cisco CSS - Get Services A Java probe that includes the Cisco CSS sensor to identify services defined on the load balancer in the Load Balancer Services [cmdb_ci_lb_service] table. For every service, Discovery populates Name, ip_address, and port. Java-SNMP

    Tables

    Discovery creates a record for each CSS device in the Cisco CSS [cmdb_ci_lb_cisco_css] table, which includes the device's Name, Model, Serial Number, Manufacture, and NIC (ip_address). It also creates a record for each service in the Load Balancer Services [cmdb_ci_lb_service] table.

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