Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern-based discovery

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  • Updated June 16, 2026
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    Summary of Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern-based discovery

    The Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern-based discovery enables ServiceNow customers to automatically detect and map Amazon Redshift Serverless namespaces within their AWS cloud environments. This capability is part of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application, which identifies AWS services and populates data into both CMDB and non-CMDB tables. Proper configuration and pattern activation are essential to ensure accurate discovery and avoid duplicate data.

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    Key Features

    • Pattern Activation: The Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern is disabled by default. Starting from Visibility Content version 6.28.0, enabling or disabling patterns is not treated as customization, ensuring seamless updates and resetting to the latest predefined versions after upgrades.
    • Discovery Prerequisites: Customers must verify AWS discovery prerequisites and remove any relevant resources from the Resource Inclusion List to prevent duplicate discoveries.
    • GovCloud Support: Discovering AWS GovCloud (US) accounts requires configuring the discovery schedule with a datacenter URL when creating AWS service accounts.
    • Data Storage:
      • Non-CMDB tables store extended inventory data via the pattern named Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP).
      • CMDB tables capture core namespace information, enabling integration with other configuration items and relationships.
    • CI Relationships: The pattern establishes relationships such as "Hosted on" between Cloud DataBase CIs and AWS Datacenters, and references between the Redshift Serverless Namespace and Cloud DataBase CIs to maintain accurate service mapping.
    • Tag Discovery: AWS tags associated with namespaces are discovered and stored in the Key Value table, facilitating enhanced classification and management of resources.

    Key Outcomes

    • Comprehensive discovery of Amazon Redshift Serverless namespaces with unique identifiers like ARN and namespace IDs.
    • Accurate population of namespace details such as name, database association, install and operational status into the CMDB for effective IT asset management.
    • Elimination of duplicate discovery through resource inclusion list management.
    • Support for AWS GovCloud accounts to extend discovery capabilities to government cloud environments.
    • Improved service mapping accuracy via established CI relationships and tag integration.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds AWS services on your cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

    Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

    Verify the AWS discovery prerequisites
    For more information, see the prerequisites section in Amazon AWS Cloud components discovery using patterns.
    Remove resources from the Resource Inclusion List table
    Verify that the relevant resource isn't listed in the Resource Inclusion List [sa_cloud_inventory_resource_whitelist] table to avoid duplicate discovery. For more information on removing resources from the Resource Inclusion List, see Amazon Web Services (AWS) Resource Inventory.
    Enable the relevant pattern
    The pattern for this service is disabled by default. Starting with Visibility Content version 6.28.0, activating or deactivating a pattern won't be considered a customization, and it will continue to receive updates. Patterns that were previously activated or deactivated will reset to the latest predefined version after upgrading while retaining the last active field value. For more information on enabling patterns, see Activate a disabled pattern.
    Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud
    Discovering AWS GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an AWS service account. For more information, see Create AWS service accounts.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables.

    Data stored in non-CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the non-CMDB table when running the Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

    You can review the non-CMDB AWS tables by navigating to All > Configuration > AWS. You can also search the navigation filter for the specific pattern name.

    Table 1. AWS Redshift Serverless - Namespace [cmdb_aws_redshift_serverless_namespace]
    Field Description
    Object Id [object_id] The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) uniquely identifying the namespace.
    Name [name] The name assigned to the Redshift Serverless namespace.
    Configuration Item [configuration_item] References the Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] table.
    DB Name [db_name] The name of the database associated with the namespace.
    Namespace ID [namespace_id] The unique identifier assigned to the Redshift Serverless namespace.

    Data stored in CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

    Table 2. Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database]
    Field Description
    Object ID [object_id] The ARN uniquely identifying the namespace.
    Name [name] The name assigned to the Redshift Serverless namespace.
    Install Status [install_status] Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed.
    Operational status [operational_status] Operational status of the resource. Default value is Operational.
    Type [type] Type of resource. The value is set to AWS::Redshift Serverless::Namespace.

    CI relationships

    The Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] Hosted on::Hosts AWS Datacenter [cmdb_ci_aws_datacenter]
    AWS Redshift Serverless - Namespace [cmdb_aws_redshift_serverless_namespace] References Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database]

    AWS tag discovery

    The pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value [cmdb_key_value] table.
    Table 3. Key Value [cmdb_key_value]
    Field Description
    Key [key] Tag name.
    Value [value] Tag value.