Azure Recovery Services Vault pattern-based discovery

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  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Azure Recovery Services Vault pattern-based discovery

    The Azure Recovery Services Vault pattern-based discovery enables ServiceNow customers to identify and map Azure Recovery Services Vault resources within their cloud environments. This capability utilizes Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns to accurately detect Azure services and populate both CMDB and non-CMDB tables with detailed resource information, supporting effective cloud infrastructure management.

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    Key Features

    • Pattern Activation: The Azure Recovery Services Vault pattern is disabled by default. Activation is required to enable discovery, with updates managed automatically starting from Visibility Content version 6.28.0.
    • Azure Discovery Prerequisites: Customers must verify Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites and configure Azure service accounts properly, including using datacenter URLs for Azure GovCloud (US) discovery.
    • Data Population: The discovery pattern populates resource data into both CMDB tables (such as cmdbcicmpresource) and non-CMDB tables (such as cmdbazurerecoveryservicesvault), ensuring comprehensive resource visibility.
    • CI Relationships: The pattern establishes key configuration item (CI) relationships, including containment within resource groups and hosting on Azure datacenters, supporting dependency mapping and impact analysis.
    • Tag Collection: Azure resource tags are collected and stored in the cmdbkeyvalue table, enabling enhanced filtering and organization of cloud resources.

    Key Outcomes

    • Accurate discovery and continuous update of Azure Recovery Services Vault resources within the ServiceNow CMDB and associated tables.
    • Clear visibility into resource properties such as object IDs, provisioning states, locations, subscription details, and tenant IDs.
    • Improved cloud resource management through established CI relationships that reflect real-world dependencies and hosting environments.
    • Enhanced resource classification and searchability by leveraging Azure tagging information.
    • Support for Azure GovCloud accounts by configuring discovery schedules with appropriate datacenter URLs.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds Azure 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 Microsoft Azure discovery prerequisites
    For more information, see the prerequisites section in Microsoft Azure Cloud discovery using 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 Azure GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an Azure service account. For more information, see Set up Azure 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 Azure - Recovery Services Vault - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern.

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

    Table 1. Azure Recovery Services - Vault [cmdb_azure_recovery_services_vault]
    Field Description
    Object Id [object_id] The unique resource identifier for the Azure resource.
    Kind [kind] The resource kind, indicating its specific variant or implementation.
    DC Location [location] The Azure region where the resource is deployed.
    Resource Group [resource_group] The name of the resource group containing the resource.
    Subscription Id [subscription_id] The Azure subscription ID under which the resource exists.
    Tenant Id [tenant_id] The Azure Active Directory tenant ID associated with the resource.
    Provisioning State [provisioning_state] The current provisioning state of the resource. For example: Succeeded, Failed, or Updating.
    Configuration Item [configuration_item] References the Cloud Resource [cmdb_ci_cmp_resource] table.

    Data stored in CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Azure - Recovery Services Vault - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern.

    Table 2. Cloud Resource [cmdb_ci_cmp_resource]
    Field Description
    Object ID [object_id] The unique resource identifier for the Azure resource.
    Name [name] The name assigned to the resource.
    Location [location] The Azure region where the resource is deployed.
    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.
    Resource type [resource_type] Type of resource. The value is set to microsoft.recoveryservices/vaults.

    CI relationships

    The Azure - Recovery Services Vault - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Azure Recovery Services Vault discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Resource Group [cmdb_ci_resource_group] Contains::Contained by Cloud Resource [cmdb_ci_cmp_resource]
    Cloud Resource [cmdb_ci_cmp_resource] Hosted on::Hosts Azure Datacenter [cmdb_ci_azure_datacenter]
    Azure Recovery Services - Vault [cmdb_azure_recovery_services_vault] References Cloud Resource [cmdb_ci_cmp_resource]

    Azure 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.