Data collected for GCP Cloud Discovery

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Discovery collects information about cloud resources in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

    Request apps on the Store

    Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Prerequisites

    Verify that the applications are up to date.
    • Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns.
    • CMDB CI Class Models.
    • Visibility Content.
    Configure a discovery schedule
    Create a discovery schedule in Cloud Discovery Workspace

    Verify the REST API Permissions

    Download the Cloud Discovery patterns spreadsheet so you can grant user permissions required for running the Discovery patterns. In addition to permissions, the spreadsheet also includes useful information such as pattern names, types, CI Classes, and links to vendor documentation. New patterns are available quarterly, so check periodically to be sure you have the latest version of the spreadsheet.

    GCP data collected

    Table ServiceNow Field GCP Field
    Region [cmdb_ci_google_datacenter] object_id items.id
    name name
    short_description description
    status status
    region items.name
    Virtual Server [cmdb_ci_vm_instance] object_id id
    name name
    state status
    cpus Not mapped
    memory Not mapped
    disks disks (array size)
    disks_size Not mapped
    nics networkInterfaces (array size)
    termination_protection deletionProtection
    Not mapped canIpForward
    Not mapped selfLink
    sys_created_on creationTimestamp
    Storage Volume (cmdb_ci_storage_volume) object_id items.id
    name name
    short_description description
    state status
    status status
    size sizeGb
    storage_type storage_type
    Cloud Public IP Address [cmdb_ci_cloud_public_ipaddress] object_id items.id
    name name
    public_ip_address address
    state status
    Availablility Zone [cmdb_ci_availability_zone] object_id items.id
    name name
    short_description description
    state status
    status status
    Hardware Template [cmdb_ci_compute_template] object_id items.id
    name name
    short_description description
    vcpus guestCpus
    memory_mb memoryMb
    local_storage_gb imageSpaceGb
    Instance Template [cmdb_ci_instance_template] object_id items.id
    name name
    short_description description
    Storage Volume Snapshot [cmdb_ci_storage_vol_snapshot] object_id items.id
    name name
    state status
    volume_name sourceDisk
    capacity storageBytes
    No mapping storageBytesStatus
    No mapping selfLink
    No mapping labelFingerprint
    No mapping diskSizeGb
    Disk Type [cmdb_ci_disk_type] object_id zone:name
    name name@zone
    short_description description
    valid_disk_size validDiskSize
    default_disk_size_gb defaultDiskSizeGb
    Subnet [cmdb_ci_cloud_subnet] object_id id
    name name
    cidr ipCidrRange
    gateway gatewayAddress
    Image [cmdb_ci_os_template] object_id items.id
    name name
    image_type sourceType
    No mapping status
    No mapping archiveSizeBytes
    No mapping diskSizeGb
    image_source
    • sourceDisk
    • sourceDiskId
    Load Balancer (cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer) object_id id
    name name
    No mapping defaultService
    Load Balancer Service (cmdb_ci_lb_service) object_id id
    name name
    pool backends
    port port
    listener_protocol protocol
    No mapping portName
    No mapping loadBalancingScheme
    No mapping sessionAffinity
    No mapping enableCDN
    service_type Backend/Frontend
    Load Balancer Health Service [cmdb_ci_lb_health_service] object_id id
    name name
    monitor_type type (tcp/http/https)
    request_path requestPath
    port port
    unhealthy_threshold unhealthyThreshold
    healthy_threshold healthyThreshold
    timeout_sec timeoutSec
    check_interval_sec checkIntervalSec
    Load Balancer Pool Member [cmdb_ci_lb_pool_member] object_id Instance ID from GCP
    name instance.substring after the last'/'
    Operational status status
    Load Balancer Pool [cmdb_ci_lb_pool] object_id id
    name name
    Network [cmdb_ci_network] state No mapping
    cidr IPv4Range
    is_external No mapping
    name name
    object_id items_id
    description description
    Network ACL [cmdb_ci_network_acl] object_id id
    name name
    short_description description
    Network ACL Rule [cmdb_ci_network_acl_rule] is_outbound (True/False) ac
    dest_from_port No mapping
    dest_to_port No mapping
    src_from_port No mapping
    src_to_port No mapping
    source_ranges sourceRanges
    destination_ranges destinationRanges
    target_tags targetTags
    allowed_traffic allowed
    Kubernetes Clusters [cmdb_ci_kubernetes_cluster] IP address ip_address
    Name name
    Port port
    Kubernetes UID k8s_uid
    Vendor vendor