AIX server discovery

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    • Discovery identifies and classifies information about AIX servers.

    Credentials

    Configure SSH credentials.

    For a list of privileged commands that you need for Discovery and Service Mapping, see Service Mapping commands requiring a privileged user. This list includes commands that require elevated rights to discover and map Unix-based hosts in your organization.

    Use OpenSSH version 7.5.102 and above for AIX machines since lower versions of OpenSSH can impact the discovered devices that are encountered with Discovery.

    Note:
    For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.

    Classifier, probes, and pattern

    Classifier Probes Pattern
    AIX (UNIX Classification)
    • Horizontal discovery probe: launches patterns
    • AIX - Installed Software^
    • AIX - ADM^
    • AIX - Identity*
    • AIX - CPU*
    • AIX - Hardware Model*
    • AIX - Memory*
    • AIX - OS Patches*
    • AIX - OS Release*
    • AIX - OS Revision*
    • UNIX - Find FQDN
    • UNIX - OS Filesystems
    • UNIX - OS Uptime
    		 AIX server

    *These probes aren't active on the classifier, as Discovery uses patterns by default for these discoveries.

    ^These probes remain active by default, even when Discovery uses pattern discovery.

    To use patterns, verify that the correct pattern is specified in the horizontal pattern probe on the classifier. See Add the Horizontal Pattern probe to a classifier for instructions.

    Data collected

    Note:
    See the knowledge article KB0687582 for information on model_id and manufacturer.
    Label Table Name Field Name Source
    Operating System cmdb_ci_computer os uname
    OS version cmdb_ci_computer os_version oslevel
    OS service pack cmdb_ci_computer os_service_pack oslevel
    Short description cmdb_ci_aix_server short_description uname
    Name cmdb_ci_aix_server name DNS, NBT
    Hostname cmdb_ci_aix_server host_name DNS, NBT
    DNS domain cmdb_ci_aix_server dns_domain DNS
    Start date cmdb_ci_aix_server start_date uptime
    CPU type cmdb_ci_computer cpu_type lsdev, lsattr
    CPU speed (MHz) cmdb_ci_computer cpu_speed lsdev, lsattr
    CPU count cmdb_ci_computer cpu_count lsdev, lsattr
    Manufacturer cmdb_ci_aix_server manufacturer lsattr
    Model ID cmdb_ci_aix_server model_id lsattr
    RAM (MB) cmdb_ci_computer ram lsdev, lsattr
    Name cmdb_ci_file_system name df
    Capacity (MB) cmdb_ci_file_system capacity df
    Available Space (MB) cmdb_ci_file_system available_space df
    Mount point cmdb_ci_file_system mount_point df
    Name cmdb_ci_patches name instfix
    Name cmdb_running_process name ps
    Command cmdb_running_process command ps
    Connects to cmdb_running_process connects_to lsof
    Listening on cmdb_running_process listening_on lsof
    Type cmdb_running_process type ps
    PID cmdb_running_process pid ps
    Parameters cmdb_running_process parameters ps
    Name cmdb_ci_network_adapter name ifconfig, netstat
    IP address cmdb_ci_network_adapter ip_address ifconfig, netstat
    MAC address cmdb_ci_network_adapter mac_address ifconfig, netstat
    Netmask cmdb_ci_network_adapter netmask ifconfig, netstat