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Azure Dev Center pattern-based discovery

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 - Dev Center - 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.

FieldDescription
Object Id [object_id]The unique resource identifier in Azure Resource Manager format.
Kind [kind]The specific type or classification of the resource.
DC Location [location]The Azure datacenter region where the resource is located.
Resource Group [resource_group]The name of the Azure Resource Group containing the resource.
Subscription Id [subscription_id]The unique identifier of the Azure subscription.
Tenant Id [tenant_id]The unique identifier of the Azure Active Directory tenant.
Provisioning State [provisioning_state]The current state of resource provisioning. For example: Succeeded or Failed.
Configuration Item [configuration_item]References the Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver] table.
Dev Center URI [dev_center_uri]The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) endpoint for connecting to the Dev Center resource.

Data stored in CMDB tables

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

FieldDescription
Object ID [object_id]The unique resource identifier in Azure Resource Manager format.
Name [name]The name of the resource.
Type [type]Type of resource. The value is set to microsoft.devcenter/devcenters.
Location [location]The Azure datacenter region where the resource is located.
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.

CI relationships

The Azure - Dev Center - Extended Inventory(LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Azure Dev Center discovery.

CIRelationshipCI
Resource Group [cmdb_ci_resource_group]Contains::Contained byCloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]
Cloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]Hosted on::HostsAzure Datacenter [cmdb_ci_azure_datacenter]
Azure Dev Center [cmdb_azure_dev_centers_dev_center]ReferencesCloud App Server [cmdb_ci_cloud_appserver]

Azure tag discovery

The pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value [cmdb_key_value] table.

FieldDescription
Key [key]Tag name.
Value [value]Tag value.

Parent Topic:Microsoft Azure Cloud discovery using patterns