Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance pattern-based discovery

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    Summary of Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance pattern-based discovery

    The Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance pattern-based discovery in ServiceNow enables automated detection and mapping of AWS Timestream for InfluxDB database instances within your cloud environment. This functionality helps maintain an accurate and up-to-date Configuration Management Database (CMDB) by discovering these resources and their relationships, supporting effective cloud resource management and operational visibility.

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    Key Features

    • Pattern Activation: The discovery pattern is disabled by default and must be enabled manually. From Visibility Content version 6.28.0 onward, enabling or disabling patterns is not considered a customization, ensuring updates are preserved after upgrades.
    • AWS Discovery Prerequisites: Proper AWS discovery setup is required, including removing relevant resources from the Resource Inclusion List to avoid duplicate discovery and configuring discovery schedules correctly, especially for AWS GovCloud environments.
    • Data Population: Discovered data is populated in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables. The primary CMDB tables include:
      • cmdbawstimestreamforinfluxdbdatabaseinstance: Stores detailed attributes of the InfluxDB instances such as name, status, instance type, storage type, and unique ARN.
      • cmdbciclouddatabase: Represents the cloud database CI with fields like name, install status, operational status, and type (set as AWS::Timestream::InfluxDBInstance).
    • CI Relationships: The pattern establishes relationships between the InfluxDB database instance and AWS datacenter CIs, facilitating comprehensive service mapping.
    • AWS Tag Discovery: Tags associated with discovered instances are collected and stored in the Key Value [cmdbkeyvalue] table, enhancing metadata management.

    Practical Guidance for ServiceNow Customers

    • Ensure AWS discovery prerequisites are met, including proper configuration of AWS service accounts and removal of duplicates from the Resource Inclusion List.
    • Activate the Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB pattern before running discovery to capture relevant data.
    • Configure discovery schedules appropriately, particularly when working with AWS GovCloud, to ensure successful data collection.
    • Use the populated CMDB and non-CMDB tables to gain visibility into your AWS Timestream for InfluxDB instances, their configurations, statuses, and relationships.
    • Leverage tag data for enhanced filtering, reporting, and governance of AWS resources within ServiceNow.

    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 AWS 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 AWS Resource Inventory discovery with Patterns.
    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 - Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance - 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 Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance [cmdb_aws_timestream_for_influxdb_database_instance]
    Field Description
    Name [name] The name assigned to the InfluxDB database instance.
    Status [status] The current state or health of the InfluxDB database instance.
    Configuration Item [configuration_item] References the Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] table.
    DB Instance Type [db_instance_type] The compute and memory configuration type for the InfluxDB instance.
    DB Storage Type [db_storage_type] The storage class or type used for the InfluxDB instance.
    Object Id [object_id] The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) uniquely identifying the InfluxDB instance.

    Data stored in CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Amazon AWS - Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

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

    CI relationships

    The Amazon AWS - Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] Hosted on::Hosts AWS Datacenter [cmdb_ci_aws_datacenter]
    AWS Timestream for InfluxDB Database Instance [cmdb_aws_timestream_for_influxdb_database_instance] 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.