Validate the Network IDS (NIDS) sensors once they're imported to prepare for the device import. Sensors only pass the validation if they aren't in learning mode as such sensors are not eligible for device import.
Before you begin
It's recommended that you have the CSDM plugin installed. The Service Graph Connector aligns with the life cycle data models as per the CMDB standards. For more information, see Implementing the CSDM framework in stages.
Role required: cmdb_nids_admin
Note: An NIDS appliance in ServiceNow represents a Microsoft Defender for IoT (Azure)
sensor.
About this task
The Life Cycle Stage and Life Cycle Stage Status fields are used to capture the learning mode of a sensor. If the Life Cycle Stage field is set to
Operational and Life Cycle Stage Status is set to Learning Mode, then validation is unsuccessful. If the Life Cycle Stage Status field is set to In Use,
the validation is successful.
Procedure
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Navigate to .
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Select the sensor record that you want to validate.
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In the NIDS Assigned Meta Data section, add values for the sensor that you want
to be assigned to the detected devices.
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From the NIDS Admin Configuration section, make sure that the Life
Cycle Stage Status field value isn't Learning
Mode.
Otherwise, the validation fails.
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Make sure that the NIDS network type field is set based
on the NIDS network location.
For example, you can select an NIDS network type of
IT
for a data center deployment of the NIDS, or an NIDS network type of
OT for an industrial deployment on an Industrial/OT
network.
If you select OT, the OT device details are created for all
devices.
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When the attributes are correctly filled out, select
Validate.
Note: NOTE: The attributes passed from the sensor to the devices are defined in
the sn_cmdb_ci_class.nids_map_fields system property. The following list
is the default list of attributes.
- assigned_to
- location
- company
- owned_by
- managed_by
- supported_by
- change_control
- support_group
- managed_by_group
- assignment_group
- zone
- isa_entity_site (only available if you have the Industrial Process Manager application
installed)