Contents IT Operations Management Previous Topic Next Topic Windows discovery Subscribe Log in to subscribe to topics and get notified when content changes. ... SAVE AS PDF Selected Topic Topic & Subtopics All Topics in Contents Share Windows discovery Discovery identifies and classifies information about Windows computers. Supported operating systems Windows 2008 Server Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2012 Server Windows 2012 Server R2 Windows Cluster VIP Note: For fiber channel discovery on a Windows 2008 host, the Microsoft Fibre Channel Information Tool (fcinfo.exe) must be installed on that machine. The fcinfo executable should be available on the environment path. The Microsoft Fibre Channel Information Tool tool is available for download at http://www.microsoft.com. The Windows classifier supports the following Windows workstation operating systems: Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Configure Windows credentials. The user configured in the credentials must have local admin access to the Windows machine. The credential that you configure must have the following: Access to the WMI service to the current namespace and sub-namespaces. Access to the Powershell service. Membership in the Distributed COM Users local security group. Discovery can identify and classify Windows Computers. Table 1. Data collected by Discovery on Windows computers Label Table name Field name Source Operating System cmdb_ci_computer os wmi OS version cmdb_ci_computer os_version wmi OS service pack cmdb_ci_computer os_service_pack wmi Name cmdb_ci_win_server name DNS, NBT Hostname cmdb_ci_win_server host_name DNS, NBT DNS domain cmdb_ci_win_server dns_domain DNS OS domain cmdb_ci_computer os_domain NBT Assigned to cmdb_ci_win_server assigned_to wmi Department cmdb_ci_win_server department Internal (User) Short description cmdb_ci_win_server short_description wmi Manufacturer cmdb_ci_win_server manufacturer wmi Serial number cmdb_ci_win_server serial_number wmi CPU name cmdb_ci_computer cpu_name wmi CPU manufacturer cmdb_ci_computer cpu_manufacturer wmi CPU speed (MHz) cmdb_ci_computer cpu_speed wmi CPU count* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_count wmi CPU core count* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_core_count wmi CPU core thread* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_core_thread wmi Model ID cmdb_ci model_id wmi RAM (MB) cmdb_ci_computer ram wmi Disk space (GB) cmdb_ci_computer disk_space wmi Type cmdb_ci_disk type wmi Description cmdb_ci_disk short_description wmi Disk space (GB) cmdb_ci_disk disk_space wmi Name cmdb_ci_disk name wmi Volume serial number cmdb_ci_disk volume_serial_number wmi Free space (GB) cmdb_ci_file_system free_space wmi Name cmdb_running_process name wmi Command cmdb_running_process command wmi Connects to cmdb_running_process connects_to wmi Listening on cmdb_running_process listening_on wmi Type cmdb_running_process type wmi PID cmdb_running_process pid wmi Parameters cmdb_running_process parameters wmi Name cmdb_ci_network_adapter name wmi IP address cmdb_ci_network_adapter ip_address wmi MAC address cmdb_ci_network_adapter mac_address wmi Netmask cmdb_ci_network_adapter netmask wmi DHCP enabled cmdb_ci_network_adapter dhcp_enabled wmi Vendor cmdb_ci_network_adapter vendor wmi Default gateway cmdb_ci_hardware default_gateway wmi * Core counts and threads per core might not be accurate, due to issues with Microsoft reporting. The Windows registry Discovery can find software that has been installed on a Windows machine by looking at the Windows Registry. Discovery can find the following attributes of discovered software: Product Name, which is a combination of name and version, such as Windows Imaging Component 3.0. Name, which is the name of the product only without the version. Version Uninstall String, such as C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe Part of, which is the update that this a part, such as Windows Internet Explorer 8 - Software U. Install Date Installed on, which is the name of the asset it is installed on. Windows server cluster discoveryDiscovery establishes the relationships between a Windows server cluster and its nodes. On this page Send Feedback Previous Topic Next Topic
Windows discovery Discovery identifies and classifies information about Windows computers. Supported operating systems Windows 2008 Server Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2012 Server Windows 2012 Server R2 Windows Cluster VIP Note: For fiber channel discovery on a Windows 2008 host, the Microsoft Fibre Channel Information Tool (fcinfo.exe) must be installed on that machine. The fcinfo executable should be available on the environment path. The Microsoft Fibre Channel Information Tool tool is available for download at http://www.microsoft.com. The Windows classifier supports the following Windows workstation operating systems: Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Configure Windows credentials. The user configured in the credentials must have local admin access to the Windows machine. The credential that you configure must have the following: Access to the WMI service to the current namespace and sub-namespaces. Access to the Powershell service. Membership in the Distributed COM Users local security group. Discovery can identify and classify Windows Computers. Table 1. Data collected by Discovery on Windows computers Label Table name Field name Source Operating System cmdb_ci_computer os wmi OS version cmdb_ci_computer os_version wmi OS service pack cmdb_ci_computer os_service_pack wmi Name cmdb_ci_win_server name DNS, NBT Hostname cmdb_ci_win_server host_name DNS, NBT DNS domain cmdb_ci_win_server dns_domain DNS OS domain cmdb_ci_computer os_domain NBT Assigned to cmdb_ci_win_server assigned_to wmi Department cmdb_ci_win_server department Internal (User) Short description cmdb_ci_win_server short_description wmi Manufacturer cmdb_ci_win_server manufacturer wmi Serial number cmdb_ci_win_server serial_number wmi CPU name cmdb_ci_computer cpu_name wmi CPU manufacturer cmdb_ci_computer cpu_manufacturer wmi CPU speed (MHz) cmdb_ci_computer cpu_speed wmi CPU count* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_count wmi CPU core count* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_core_count wmi CPU core thread* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_core_thread wmi Model ID cmdb_ci model_id wmi RAM (MB) cmdb_ci_computer ram wmi Disk space (GB) cmdb_ci_computer disk_space wmi Type cmdb_ci_disk type wmi Description cmdb_ci_disk short_description wmi Disk space (GB) cmdb_ci_disk disk_space wmi Name cmdb_ci_disk name wmi Volume serial number cmdb_ci_disk volume_serial_number wmi Free space (GB) cmdb_ci_file_system free_space wmi Name cmdb_running_process name wmi Command cmdb_running_process command wmi Connects to cmdb_running_process connects_to wmi Listening on cmdb_running_process listening_on wmi Type cmdb_running_process type wmi PID cmdb_running_process pid wmi Parameters cmdb_running_process parameters wmi Name cmdb_ci_network_adapter name wmi IP address cmdb_ci_network_adapter ip_address wmi MAC address cmdb_ci_network_adapter mac_address wmi Netmask cmdb_ci_network_adapter netmask wmi DHCP enabled cmdb_ci_network_adapter dhcp_enabled wmi Vendor cmdb_ci_network_adapter vendor wmi Default gateway cmdb_ci_hardware default_gateway wmi * Core counts and threads per core might not be accurate, due to issues with Microsoft reporting. The Windows registry Discovery can find software that has been installed on a Windows machine by looking at the Windows Registry. Discovery can find the following attributes of discovered software: Product Name, which is a combination of name and version, such as Windows Imaging Component 3.0. Name, which is the name of the product only without the version. Version Uninstall String, such as C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe Part of, which is the update that this a part, such as Windows Internet Explorer 8 - Software U. Install Date Installed on, which is the name of the asset it is installed on. Windows server cluster discoveryDiscovery establishes the relationships between a Windows server cluster and its nodes.
Windows discovery Discovery identifies and classifies information about Windows computers. Supported operating systems Windows 2008 Server Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2012 Server Windows 2012 Server R2 Windows Cluster VIP Note: For fiber channel discovery on a Windows 2008 host, the Microsoft Fibre Channel Information Tool (fcinfo.exe) must be installed on that machine. The fcinfo executable should be available on the environment path. The Microsoft Fibre Channel Information Tool tool is available for download at http://www.microsoft.com. The Windows classifier supports the following Windows workstation operating systems: Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Configure Windows credentials. The user configured in the credentials must have local admin access to the Windows machine. The credential that you configure must have the following: Access to the WMI service to the current namespace and sub-namespaces. Access to the Powershell service. Membership in the Distributed COM Users local security group. Discovery can identify and classify Windows Computers. Table 1. Data collected by Discovery on Windows computers Label Table name Field name Source Operating System cmdb_ci_computer os wmi OS version cmdb_ci_computer os_version wmi OS service pack cmdb_ci_computer os_service_pack wmi Name cmdb_ci_win_server name DNS, NBT Hostname cmdb_ci_win_server host_name DNS, NBT DNS domain cmdb_ci_win_server dns_domain DNS OS domain cmdb_ci_computer os_domain NBT Assigned to cmdb_ci_win_server assigned_to wmi Department cmdb_ci_win_server department Internal (User) Short description cmdb_ci_win_server short_description wmi Manufacturer cmdb_ci_win_server manufacturer wmi Serial number cmdb_ci_win_server serial_number wmi CPU name cmdb_ci_computer cpu_name wmi CPU manufacturer cmdb_ci_computer cpu_manufacturer wmi CPU speed (MHz) cmdb_ci_computer cpu_speed wmi CPU count* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_count wmi CPU core count* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_core_count wmi CPU core thread* cmdb_ci_computer cpu_core_thread wmi Model ID cmdb_ci model_id wmi RAM (MB) cmdb_ci_computer ram wmi Disk space (GB) cmdb_ci_computer disk_space wmi Type cmdb_ci_disk type wmi Description cmdb_ci_disk short_description wmi Disk space (GB) cmdb_ci_disk disk_space wmi Name cmdb_ci_disk name wmi Volume serial number cmdb_ci_disk volume_serial_number wmi Free space (GB) cmdb_ci_file_system free_space wmi Name cmdb_running_process name wmi Command cmdb_running_process command wmi Connects to cmdb_running_process connects_to wmi Listening on cmdb_running_process listening_on wmi Type cmdb_running_process type wmi PID cmdb_running_process pid wmi Parameters cmdb_running_process parameters wmi Name cmdb_ci_network_adapter name wmi IP address cmdb_ci_network_adapter ip_address wmi MAC address cmdb_ci_network_adapter mac_address wmi Netmask cmdb_ci_network_adapter netmask wmi DHCP enabled cmdb_ci_network_adapter dhcp_enabled wmi Vendor cmdb_ci_network_adapter vendor wmi Default gateway cmdb_ci_hardware default_gateway wmi * Core counts and threads per core might not be accurate, due to issues with Microsoft reporting. The Windows registry Discovery can find software that has been installed on a Windows machine by looking at the Windows Registry. Discovery can find the following attributes of discovered software: Product Name, which is a combination of name and version, such as Windows Imaging Component 3.0. Name, which is the name of the product only without the version. Version Uninstall String, such as C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe Part of, which is the update that this a part, such as Windows Internet Explorer 8 - Software U. Install Date Installed on, which is the name of the asset it is installed on. Windows server cluster discoveryDiscovery establishes the relationships between a Windows server cluster and its nodes.
