Device Info node

A Device Info node stores information about a scanned IP device on the network. For example, an IP device might be one of the following:

A host computer (desktop, laptop, server, mainframe, mid-range and so forth). In these cases, there will be a corresponding Host node also.
A router, switch, load balancer, firewall, IP phone, and so forth.
A printer.

Device Info node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Device Info node is created or destroyed. DDD nodes are never updated.

Creation

When BMC Discovery scans an IP address, a Discovery Access node is created. If there is any response to the scan a Device Info node is also created. The level of information in the Device Info node will vary depending on the discovered device.

Removal

A Device Info node is removed when the Discovery Access node which it is associated with has been destroyed through the Aging process.

Device Info node attributes

The attributes of a Device Info node are described in the table below.

Discovery Method `discovery_method string`	Discovery method.
Discovery Duration `discovery_duration int`	Time in seconds spent in discovery.
Request Time `request_time date`	When this request was made.
Failure Reason `failure_reason string`	Reason for failure, if any.
Inferred root node kind `kind string`	Root node kind created to represent device
Hostname `hostname string`	Name of host.
Fully Qualified Domain Names `fqdn string`	Fully qualified domain name of the host.
Discovered OS `os string`	Operating system.
Discovered OS Class `os_class string`	Operating system class.
Discovered OS Type `os_type string`	Operating system type.
Discovered OS Version `os_version string`	Operating system version.
Service Pack `service_pack int`	Service pack details.
Discovered OS Architecture `os_arch string`	Operating system architecture.
Discovered OS System Directory `os_directory string`	Operating system directory.
Discovered OS Edition `os_edition string`	Operating system edition.
Discovered OS Update Level `os_level string`	Operating system update level.
Discovered OS Build `os_build string`	Operating system build information.
Discovered OS Vendor `os_vendor string`	Operating system vendor.
Vendor `vendor string`	Vendor of device.
Platform `platform string`	Platform scripts used in discovery.
Model `model string`	Model of device.
DNS Domain `dns_domain string`	DNS domain.
NIS/Windows Domain `domain string`	Windows domain.
Device Type `device_type string`	Device type.
Last Access Method `last_access_method string`	The last method used to access this device.
Login Authentication Method `authentication_method string`	How the login session was authenticated - may be 'key' or 'password'.
Last Credential ID `last_credential string`	The ID of the last credential used to access this device.
Last Windows Proxy Pool `last_slave_pool string`	The name of the last Windows Proxy Pool used to access this device.
Last Windows Proxy `last_slave string`	The name of the last Windows Proxy used to access this device.
Other Credentials `other_credentials list:string`	List of other credential IDs used to access this device.
SNMP sysname `sysname string`	SNMP sysname.
Name `name string`	Name of device.
Capability Ids `capability_ids list:int`	Capability Ids.
Capability Types `capability_types list:string`	Capability Types.
SNMP sysObjectId `sysobjectid string`	SNMP sysObjectId.
SNMP sysDescr `sysdescr string`	SNMP sysDescr.
Serial number `serial string`	Serial number.
SNMP syscontact `syscontact string`	SNMP syscontact.
SNMP syslocation `syslocation string`	SNMP syslocation.
SNMP cdpGlobalDeviceId `cdpdeviceid string`	SNMP cdpGlobalDeviceId.
Nexus VDC ID `nexus_vdc_id string`	Cisco Nexus VDC ID.
SNMP v3 Engine Identifier `snmpv3_engine_id string`	SNMP v3 Engine Identifier.
Operating system derived from discovery heuristics `probed_os string`	Operating system derived from discovery heuristics.
Operating system type derived from discovery heuristics `probed_os_type string`	Operating system type derived from discovery heuristics.
Operating system version derived from discovery heuristics `probed_os_version string`	Operating system version derived from discovery heuristics.
CVE-2011-1785 Vulnerability `_cve_2011_1785 _boolean`	CVE-2011-1785 vulnerability flag (vSphere based ESX/ESXi hosts only).
Firmware Version `firmware_version string`	Firmware version.
Testing Status `testing_status string`	Testing status for non Host devices.
Processing Messages `processing_messages list:string`	Optional list of processing messages.
Not displayed in UI `command_status_failure boolean`	Flag that this node has command failures linked to it.
Not displayed in UI `method_failure boolean`	Flag that this node has script failures linked to it.
Not displayed in UI `method_success string`	The name of the script that succeeded in getting this data.
Access Method `access_method string`	The access method used by the script that succeeded in getting this data.

Device Info node relationships

The relationships of a Device Info node are described in the table below.

UI name	Relationship	Description
Discovery Access	`DeviceInfo: DiscoveryResult: DiscoveryAccessResult: DiscoveryAccess: DiscoveryAccess`	Related Discovery Access.
Requesting Pattern	`DeviceInfo: DiscoveryResult: Request: Pattern: Pattern`	Pattern from which the request to retrieve this information originate.
Host	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: Host`	Inferred Host.
Mainframe	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: Mainframe`	Inferred Mainframe.
Network Device	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: NetworkDevice`	Inferred Network Device.
Storage Device	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: StorageDevice`	Inferred Storage Device.
Printer	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: Printer`	Inferred Printer.
SNMP Managed Device	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: SNMPManagedDevice`	Inferred SNMP Managed Device.
Management Controller	`DeviceInfo: Primary: Inference: InferredElement: ManagementController`	Inferred Management Controller.
Script Command Errors	`DeviceInfo: DiscoveryResult: Metadata: Detail: CommandFailure`	Script command errors.
Script Execution Errors	`DeviceInfo: DiscoveryResult: Metadata: Detail: ScriptFailure`	Script execution errors.