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Next-Generation Fortinet Network Firewall SNMP-based discovery

The Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application uses the Next Generation Fortinet Network Firewall pattern to find Fortinet firewalls through a series of SNMP calls. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

The Next Generation Fortinet Network Firewall pattern uses a set of SNMP calls to find the Fortinet firewalls. Discovery uses the pattern to run horizontal discovery.

Note: Only the REST-based Fortinet firewall discovery method finds FortiGate VDOMs. The SNMP-based Fortinet firewall discovery method doesn't discover them. For information on REST-based Fortinet firewall and FortiGate Virtual Domains (VDOMs) discovery, see Fortinet firewall and FortiGate VDOM REST-based discovery.

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Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

To learn about Fortinet firewalls and their versions that you can discover, refer to Detailed information on products discovered by ITOM Visibility.

Fortinet Firewall data model

The Next Generation Fortinet Network Firewall pattern introduces the following CI classes that extend an existing CMDB class.

CI classExtends from
Fortinet Firewall Cluster [cmdb_ci_firewall_cluster_fortinet]Firewall Cluster [cmdb_ci_firewall_cluster]
Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device]

Prerequisites

  • Verify the applications are up to date
    • Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns
    • CMDB CI Class Models
  • Ensure SNMP access

    Ensure that your Fortinet firewall device has SNMP access.

  • Configure SNMP credentials

    On the ServiceNow instance, configure SNMP credentials. For more information, see SNMP credentials.

  • Add SNMP system OID record to ServiceNow instance

    Add the SNMP system OID record for the Fortinet device to the ServiceNow instance. Update the following:

    • Classifier: Fortinet Firewall
    • Class: Fortinet Firewall Device
    • Run a horizontal discovery

    For more information, see Running discoveries in your network.

Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Next Generation Fortinet Network Firewall Pattern.

FieldDescription
Name [name]Hostname.
Fully qualified domain name [fqdn]Fully qualified domain name.
IP address [ip_address]IP address.
Manufacturer [manufacturer]Device manufacturer.
Description [short_description]Short description of the Fortinet firewall cluster.
Model Number [model_number]Device model number.
Hardware Operating System [hardware_os]OS running on the hardware.
Hardware OS Version [hardware_os_version]OS version running on the hardware.
FieldDescription
Name [name]Hostname.
Serial Number [serial_number]Serial number of the device.
Fully qualified domain name [fqdn]Fully qualified domain name.
Operational Status [operational_status]Indicates if the device is in active state.
IP address [ip_address]IP address.
Manufacturer [manufacturer]Device manufacturer.
Description [short_description]Short description of the device.
Model Number [model_number]Device model number.
Firmware [firmware_version]Firmware version.
Hardware Operating System [hardware_os]OS running on the hardware.
Hardware OS Version [hardware_os_version]OS version running on the hardware.
FieldDescription
IP Address [ip_address]IP address of the Fortinet firewall.
Netmask [netmask]Netmask of the Fortinet firewall.
Nic [nic]References the Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter] table.
FieldDescription
IP Address [ip_address]IP address of the network adapter.
Netmask [netmask]Netmask of the network adapter.
Alias [alias]User-assigned name for the network adapter.
MAC Address [mac_address]MAC address of the network adapter.
Name [name]Name of the network adapter.
Configuration Item [cmdb_ci]References the Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet] table.
FieldDescription
Name [name]Name of the Domain Name System (DNS).
IP Address [ip_address]IP address of the DNS.

This Dependency Views map on the Fortinet Firewall Device CI shows the Fortinet Firewall Cluster to which it belongs.

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CIs and connections on a Dependency Views map

CI relationships

The Next Generation Fortinet Network Firewall pattern creates the following relationships and references to support Fortinet firewall discovery. References link to records in other tables and don't appear in the CI Relationship [cmdb_rel_ci] table.

CIRelationshipCI
Fortinet Firewall Cluster [cmdb_ci_firewall_cluster_fortinet]Hosted on::HostsFortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]
Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]Owns::Owned byIP Address [cmdb_ci_ip_address]
Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]Owns::Owned byNetwork Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter]
Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]Uses::Used byRouter Interface [dscy_router_interface]
Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter]Owns::Owned byIP Address [cmdb_ci_ip_address]
CIFieldReferenced CI
Serial Number [cmdb_serial_number]Configuration item [configuration_item]Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]
Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter]Configuration Item [cmdb_ci]Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]
Router Interface [dscy_router_interface]Configuration Item [cmdb_ci]Fortinet Firewall Device [cmdb_ci_firewall_device_fortinet]
IP Address [cmdb_ci_ip_address]Nic [nic]Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter]

Parent Topic:Available on-premise discovery patterns