Add related items to the patterns to perform horizontal discovery of configuration
items with all their related items: CIs or non-CIs, like ports or serial numbers.
- (Optional) Check if the CI is dependent: The system uses the identification
rules to identify the CI independently of other CIs. Refer to Create or edit a CI
identification rule.
- (Optional) To understand the model better, check dependent relationship rules
which define the dependency structure of the CI types and the relationship types
in these service definitions. For example, you can discover a Tomcat server with
Tomcat WARs belonging to it. For more information, refer to Dependent relationship
rules. Figure 1. Example of the Containment rule for Load Balancer Pool Member
- To add a non-CI to the pattern, add it as a related item for the CI type to
which the main CI belongs. For more information on adding related items for the
CI type, see Configure references to other CIs or non-CIs as related items for the CI
type.
Role required: pd_admin
Related
items, both CIs and non-CIs, serve as a reference and provide additional
information about the CI. For example, you can define a serial number, a port
and an network APR table as related items for a hardware server. The system does
not use these items for identification. After you configure related items for
the CI type, you can use horizontal discovery for CIs of this type together with
their related items.Note: Non-CIs
are items that do not extend the Configuration Item [cmdb_ci] table. Examples of
non-CIs are ports, serial numbers, or Network ARP
tables.
Pattern Designer displays attributes of related CI types, which you added to the
pattern in the CI attributes pane. You can view and use these attributes while
creating or modifying the main CI pattern.
Note: Service Mapping user
interface refers to CI classes as CI types.
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Navigate to .
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Select the relevant pattern.
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On the pattern form, select the relevant identification section.
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Make sure that you are not in Debug mode.
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On the CI Attributes pane, click the Manage
related CIs icon.
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Select the relevant related CI type.
You can use the search box to locate a specific CI type.
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Click the Plus icon.
The new related CI type is added to the list.
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Add other related CI types.
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Click OK.
New tabs for related CI types you added appear under the tab for the
main CI:
Continue editing the pattern by adding a new step and defining its
operation. To view or use attributes of a related CI type, click the relevant
tab in the CI Attributes pane.
