Discovery classification parameters

These parameters are available for Discovery classifiers.

Note: Condition filters in process classifiers are case-sensitive.

Unix parameters

The UNIX parameters define the characteristics of several types of computers, such as Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX, communicating with SSH protocol, version 2.


Parameter	Description
output	The raw output of the classifier probe (uname -a).
type	Returns the classification UNIX.
IP address	Returns the IP address of the device being discovered.
name	Name of the operating system for this UNIX CI. For example, Linux or HP-UX.

Windows parameters

Windows parameters identify Windows computers communicating with the WMI protocol.


Parameter	Description
isNode	Indicates if this instance is a node.
type	Returns the classification windows.
isVIP	Indicates if this CI is a virtual machine, with a virtual IP address.
ip_address	Returns the IP address of the device being discovered.
name	Name of the Windows version.

SNMP parameters

The SNMP parameters can define the characteristics of several types of devices, such as routers, switches, and printers.


Parameter	Description
powering	A value of true indicates that this device is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
hosting	A value of true indicates that this device can host programs. Hosts are general purpose computers such as servers.
netware	A value of true indicates that this device is running the Netware operating system.
routing	A value of true indicates that this device has network routing capabilities.
ip_address	Returns the IP address through which the device is being discovered. A device can have multiple IP addresses.
sysdescr	Required descriptive field on any SNMP device that can contain useful classification data, such as the operating system and its version.
vlans	A value of true indicates that this device can host a virtual local area network.
hint_router	A value of true indicates that Discovery has determined that this device is a router. This field only applies to devices that can be used as both a router and a switch.
block_router_exploration	If this parameter is true,Discovery will not launch exploration probes for routers it detects. This parameter is used for network Discovery only.
switching	A value of true indicates that this device has network switching capabilities.
mfr_apc	A value of true indicates that this device is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) manufactured by American Power Conversion (APC).
printing	A value of true indicates that this device has printing capabilities.
block_switch_exploration	If this parameter is true, Discovery will not launch exploration probes for switches it detects. This parameter is used for network Discovery only.

Process parameters

Process parameters identify processes such as those used by LDAP, Apache Server, and JBoss Server.


Parameter	Description
parameter	The parameters used to run the process.
command	The command used to run the process.
output	The complete output of the current line of the process probe.
type	Indicates the process type (e.g. unix or windows).
PID	The process ID generated by the operating system of a device to identify a running process. Generally, this parameter is not a practical classification criteria, because the value does not remain static, except in the case of processes running on an appliance that is never restarted.
name	Name of the process being discovered. In some cases, this parameter is not reliable, since several process might be given the same name. In Windows, for example several processes return scvhost.exe for this parameter.

Discovery classification parameters

These parameters are available for Discovery classifiers.

Note: Condition filters in process classifiers are case-sensitive.

Unix parameters

The UNIX parameters define the characteristics of several types of computers, such as Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX, communicating with SSH protocol, version 2.


Parameter	Description
output	The raw output of the classifier probe (uname -a).
type	Returns the classification UNIX.
IP address	Returns the IP address of the device being discovered.
name	Name of the operating system for this UNIX CI. For example, Linux or HP-UX.

Windows parameters

Windows parameters identify Windows computers communicating with the WMI protocol.


Parameter	Description
isNode	Indicates if this instance is a node.
type	Returns the classification windows.
isVIP	Indicates if this CI is a virtual machine, with a virtual IP address.
ip_address	Returns the IP address of the device being discovered.
name	Name of the Windows version.

SNMP parameters

The SNMP parameters can define the characteristics of several types of devices, such as routers, switches, and printers.


Parameter	Description
powering	A value of true indicates that this device is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
hosting	A value of true indicates that this device can host programs. Hosts are general purpose computers such as servers.
netware	A value of true indicates that this device is running the Netware operating system.
routing	A value of true indicates that this device has network routing capabilities.
ip_address	Returns the IP address through which the device is being discovered. A device can have multiple IP addresses.
sysdescr	Required descriptive field on any SNMP device that can contain useful classification data, such as the operating system and its version.
vlans	A value of true indicates that this device can host a virtual local area network.
hint_router	A value of true indicates that Discovery has determined that this device is a router. This field only applies to devices that can be used as both a router and a switch.
block_router_exploration	If this parameter is true,Discovery will not launch exploration probes for routers it detects. This parameter is used for network Discovery only.
switching	A value of true indicates that this device has network switching capabilities.
mfr_apc	A value of true indicates that this device is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) manufactured by American Power Conversion (APC).
printing	A value of true indicates that this device has printing capabilities.
block_switch_exploration	If this parameter is true, Discovery will not launch exploration probes for switches it detects. This parameter is used for network Discovery only.

Process parameters

Process parameters identify processes such as those used by LDAP, Apache Server, and JBoss Server.


Parameter	Description
parameter	The parameters used to run the process.
command	The command used to run the process.
output	The complete output of the current line of the process probe.
type	Indicates the process type (e.g. unix or windows).
PID	The process ID generated by the operating system of a device to identify a running process. Generally, this parameter is not a practical classification criteria, because the value does not remain static, except in the case of processes running on an appliance that is never restarted.
name	Name of the process being discovered. In some cases, this parameter is not reliable, since several process might be given the same name. In Windows, for example several processes return scvhost.exe for this parameter.

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