Viewing a host
All hosts are set up automatically by BMC Discovery.
To view a host
- From the main menu, select Explore > Data.
The Infrastructure page opens. - In the Hosts & Host Containers section, click Hosts.
- Select a host from the list.
The BMC Discovery Host page groups the field names in a logical format.
The information fields for a host object are arranged in the following groups:
- General Details—General information about the host such as its name, type, and hosted applications. For more information, see General Details.
- Identity—Information about FQDN and domain. For more information, see Identity.
- Ownership & Location—Information about the ownership and location of the host. For more information, see Ownership & Location.
- Operating System—The OS and service pack of this host. For more information, see Operating System.
- Hardware, Network and Storage—Information about the physical hardware installed on the host, network, and storage information. For more information, see Hardware and Network.
- Inference—The inference details. For more information, see Inference.
- Other—For more information, see Other.
Note
You can also display provenance information by clicking the Show Provenance button. Provenance information is meta information describing how the other information came to exist. For more information, see Provenance Information.
General Details
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the General Details group for a host object.
General information fields for a host object
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Name | Name of this host system. A link is also provided that generates a PDF of the Host Profile. Click the link to generate the Host Profile, and then download it by clicking the Reports tab. For more information, see Creating a host profile. |
Type | The type of the host, such as UNIX Server, Windows Desktop, and so on. |
Hardware Vendor | The vendor of this host. |
Partition | Whether the host is running on a partition. |
Communicating With | A link to the host or list of hosts that this host is communicating with. |
Virtual | Whether this host is a virtual machine. Displayed only when true. |
| Virtualization Class | Class of virtual machine. |
Hosted Applications | The hosted applications on this host. |
Software Instances | The Software Instances related to this host. Click the link to view the related Software Instances. If storage systems are managed by the host, they are also displayed. Click the link to view the Storage System List page. |
Aggregate Software Instances | Click the link to view the Aggregate Software Instances related to this host. |
Runtime Environments | Click the link to view the Runtime Environments related to this host. |
Virtual Machines | The names of the virtual machines that run on this host; created by the VMware pattern. |
Containing Host | The containing host for the virtual machines on this host; that is, the chassis in which it runs. |
Containing VM | The containing virtual machines for this host; that is, the virtualization software and server that this host is on. |
Zonename | Zonename of this host system; for Solaris zones only. |
Zone UUID | The zone UUID of this host system; for Solaris zones only. |
Host Container | The container for this host; that is, the machine on which it runs. |
Cluster | The name of the cluster; applicable only if this host is a member of a cluster of host machines. |
E10K SSP Hostname | The name of the host on which the E10K System Service Processor runs. |
SunFire Domain | The SunFire domain name. |
LDOM | The LDOM in which this host is running. |
Power LPAR Number | The number of the LPAR on which the host is running. |
Files | Configuration files for this host. |
Identity
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the Identity group for a host object.
Identity fields for a host object
Field Name | Details |
|---|---|
Hostname Aliases | Other names by which this host is known. List of string values. |
Local FQDN | The fully qualified domain name which is local to the host. |
DNS Domain | The DNS domain that this host is part of. |
NIS/Windows Domain | The name of the NIS or Windows domain that this host is in. |
Windows Workgroup | The Windows workgroup that this host belongs to. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As | If the endpoint used to discover this host was previously identified as a different host, a link to that host and a link to a comparison with that host are provided. |
Endpoint Now Identified As | If the endpoint used to discover this host is now identified as a different host, a link to that host and a link to a comparison with that host are provided. |
Ownership & Location
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the Ownership & Location group for a host object.
Ownership and location fields for a host object
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Organizational Unit | The organizational unit that this element belongs to. |
Business Owner | The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective. |
IT Owner | The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective. |
Support Manager | The person or owner responsible for the support of this element. |
Location | Location of this element. |
Status | The lifecycle status of this element. |
Operating System
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the Operating System group for a host object.
Operating system information fields for a host object
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Discovered OS | The discovered OS for this host; for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga). |
Discovered OS Class | The discovered OS class for this host; for example, UNIX. |
Discovered OS Type | The discovered OS type for this host; for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux. |
Discovered OS Version | The discovered OS version for this host; for example, 5. |
Discovered OS Edition | The discovered OS edition for this host; for example, Server. |
Discovered OS Update Level | The discovered OS update level for this host; for example, 6100-02. |
Discovered OS Architecture | The discovered OS architecture for this host; for example, x86_64. |
Discovered OS Build | The discovered OS build for this host, for example Tikanga. |
Discovered OS Vendor | The discovered OS vendor for this host; for example, Red Hat. |
Service Pack | The service pack installed on this host. |
Discovered Kernel | The discovered kernel for this host. |
Patch Count | The number of software patches discovered on this host. |
Patches | The software patches related to this host. |
Package Count | The number of software packages discovered on this host. |
Unique Packages | The software packages related to this host. |
OS Support Details | Operating System Support details. Provides the dates for the OS End of Life, End of Support, and End of Extended Support. Clicking any of the links displays the Hardware Reference Data page for that host type. For more information, see OS Support Page. |
Hardware and Network
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the Hardware and Network group for a host object.
Hardware and network information fields for a host object
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Model | Model number of this host. |
| Product Model | The model name publicized by the vendor. Only set when different from Model. |
Serial Number | Serial number of this host. |
Unique Host Id | ID of this host, found by BMC Discovery. |
UUID | The UUID of this host. |
Logical RAM | Amount of RAM available to the OS on a host, measured in MB. |
Physical RAM | Amount of RAM installed to the OS on a host, measured in MB. |
RAM in virtual hosts BMC Discovery reports the Logical and Physical RAM values that are returned, however in virtual hosts this can be misleading due to the more dynamic memory allocation features available on some platforms. | |
| Processor Information | Provides basic details on the processor and links to the Processor Info page for the processor. In the case of systems with more than one processor, where they are not all the same types, the page displays an entry for each processor type. Type—The processor type. For example, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz. Number of Logical Processors—The number of logical processors. Number of Cores—The number of processor cores. Number of Sockets—The number of sockets. |
Power Supply Status | BMC Discovery can identify which hosts have a single PSU, those that have one or more failed PSUs, and those for which PSU information is unavailable. BMC Discoverydetects the power supply or power supplies for each host and displays the status of each PSU as OK or FAILED on the Host page. If the presence of a PSU is detected, but not its state, that PSU is shown as UNKNOWN. |
Hardware Reference Data | A table of information about the physical details of this host; for example, the hardware's size in rack units, its power capacity, and its thermal characteristics. Clicking any of the links displays the Hardware Reference Data page for that host type. For more information, see Hardware Reference Data page. |
Networking Interfaces | A detailed view of the network interface or interfaces discovered on this host. For more information, see Networking Interfaces field. |
HBA Interfaces | The HBA interface or interfaces discovered on this host. For more information, see HBA modeling. |
File System | A detailed view of the file system for this host. For more information, see File Systems field. |
Primary Domain Controller | The name of the primary domain controller. |
Processor information
The processor information fields are populated with discovered data, with the exception of the Cores per Processor and Threads per Processor Core attributes. These are taken from the CPU manufacturers specifications, as discovering this information directly can be unreliable. To cater for new CPU releases, the data to populate these attributes is updated when necessary and released with TKU updates. For more information about TKU updates to processor information, see Processor information in Configipedia.
Inference
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the Inference group for a host object.
Inference information fields for a host object
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Discovery Access | Lists Discovery Accesses for this host, grouped by scan date. When an endpoint is scanned, a Discovery Access node is created. The Discovery Access node records information such as the start time, end time, the Discovery Run of which this is a part, and the previous Discovery Access to simplify troubleshooting. Clicking a Discovery Access displays the DiscoveryAccess page for that Discovery Access. Where a Discovery Access is about to be deleted as part of DDD aging, a trash can icon is displayed next to the Discovery Access. |
Discovery Conditions | Discovery conditions that apply to this host. |
CMDB Synchronization
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the CMDB Synchronization group for a host object.
CMDB Synchronization information fields for a host object
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Last successful CMDB sync | The time and date at which this host was last successfully synchronized into the CMDB. |
Last failed CMDB sync | The time and date at which this host was last unsuccessfully synchronized into the CMDB. |
CMDB sync duration | The time (in seconds) spent performing the last CMDB synchronization for this host. |
CMDB CI count | The number of CIs corresponding to this host at the last CMDB synchronization. |
CMDB Relationship count | The number of relationships to CIs corresponding to this host at the last CMDB synchronization. |
Other
The following table lists information fields that can be displayed in the Other group for a host object.
Other information fields for a host object
Field Name | Details |
|---|---|
Details | Additional details of this host. |
Collections | A collection that this Host is a member of. |
Data Completeness Issues | List of any missing fields. |
| License Key | The license key of the host operating system, obtained from the registry key (This is shown on Windows only, and only if TKU January 2020 or later is installed.) |
| NTP Server | A boolean that specifies whether the host is a Network Time Protocol server. Obtained from registry key (This is shown on Windows only, and only if TKU February 2020 or later is installed.) |
| NTP Source | Details of the Network Time Protocol server. Obtained from (This is shown on Windows only, and only if TKU February 2020 or later is installed.) |
| Supports Daylight Saving | A boolean that states whether the host operating system supports daylight savings time. Obtained from the command (This is shown on Windows only, and only if TKU February 2020 or later is installed.) |
| Time Zone | The time zone of the host operating system, for example, Pacific Standard Time. Time zone information was improved in the September 2021 TKU. Obtaining this information depends on the platform. On Windows we use one of the following (tried in this order):
On UNIX, and on ESX hosts we discover via SSH, we use one of the following commands:
On ESX hosts we use the vSphere config.dateTimeInfo.timeZone.name API call. |
Note
The data in BMC Discovery is read-only. We strongly recommend that you do not edit any nodes because your version will not be retained.
To run host reports
A number of context-sensitive reports are available for hosts. For more information and examples of these host-related reports, see Host Reports.
Network Interfaces field
The Network Interfaces field contains information about the host's network interfaces and their settings. The display of network information shows IPv4 and IPv6 data and complex configurations such as bonded interfaces. For each interface, the following information is shown:
Name | Details |
|---|---|
Name | The name of the network interface, which is also a link to the page for that IP address. |
IP Address | The IP address, which is also a link to the page for that IP address. |
MAC Address | The MAC address of the network interface, which is also a link to the page for that network interface. |
Interface | The interface name (eth0, eth1), which is also a link to the page for that network interface. A red x icon is displayed where an interface has some mismatch (speed, duplex, or negotiation) with the network device that it is connected to. |
Connected To | The network device that the network interface is connected to. A red x icon is displayed where the network device port has some mismatch (speed, duplex, or negotiation) with the interface connected to it. |
Click Show Details to reveal more information about the network interfaces. Where a mismatch has been flagged in the Interface or Connected To fields, the reason is highlighted as shown in the following screens.|
The layout of the blocks indicates the configuration of the interfaces. For example, the following screen shows multiple IP addresses spanned by a single MAC address.
Mismatches between hosts and network devices are highlighted.
The following screen shows the same interface after clicking Show Details to show additional information and reveal the reason for the highlighted mismatch.
Network interface notes
- Hyper-V Windows virtual machines (VMs) always report NIC speed as 10 GBps regardless of the actual speed. Consequently, for Hyper-V Windows VMs, the host and switch mismatch field shows incorrect results.
- In a non-administrator user discovery of a Windows 2003 host using WMI, the
Manufacturerattribute of the network interfaces is not populated.
- The
negotiation,speed,duplex,driver_date, anddriver_versionattributes are not set for Windows NT4 systems. The information is not stored in the registry as in later versions of Windows.
File Systems field
The File Systems field contains information about the local, exported, and remote file systems mounted on the host.
The links in each row link to the File System node page for that file system. The first displays a LOCAL file system node. The second displays a node EXPORTED from one host linked to a REMOTE node from another (the nfs file system from the client and server point of view).
The following table lists the information fields for a File System node.
Field name | Details |
|---|---|
Name | File system name. |
Kind | The kind of file system; can be LOCAL, EXPORTED, or REMOTE. |
Type | The type of file system; for example, ext3, tmpfs, NTFS, cifs. |
Mount | The file system mount point. |
Size | The size of the file system. |
Used | The amount of the file system that is used. |
Used Percentage | The percentage of the file system that is used field and the following fields are highlighted yellow when 81% or more of the capacity is used, and red when 91% or more of the capacity is used. |
Free | The amount of free space remaining. |
Free Percentage | The percentage of the file system that is free. |
Host | The name of the host on which the file system is mounted. |
Disk Drive | Details about the disk drive holding the file system; may be Physical, Virtual, or SAN. |
Note
BMC Discovery reports the size and free percentage of the file system. In some file systems, part of the space is reserved for root (or similar) access and is not usable by general users. Thus, the reported size and free space might exceed that available to general users.
Storage volumes
The following screenshot shows a physical host linked to the volume on which it is consuming storage.
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