Alibaba Cloud discovery using patterns
Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns uses patterns to discover components of the Alibaba Cloud deployment during horizontal discovery. 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 website 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
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- Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns
- CMDB CI Class Models
- Visibility Content
- Create Alibaba Cloud credentials
- For more information, see Create Alibaba Cloud API Credentials.
- Create an Alibaba Cloud service account
- For more information, see Set up Alibaba Cloud service accounts.
- Schedule an Alibaba Cloud discovery
- For more information, see Create an Alibaba Cloud Discovery schedule in Discovery Admin Workspace.
- (Optional) Populate Service Account and Logical Datacenter fields in cloud CIs
- Starting with Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns version 1.30.2, you can improve query performance by populating Service Account and Logical Datacenter fields directly in cloud CIs. For more information, see Improved query performance with direct field population in CI tables.
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.