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 Discovery Info node is created or destroyed. DDD nodes are never updated.
Creation
Whenever BMC Discovery scans an IP address, a Discovery Access node is created. If there is any response to the scan a Discovery 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. |
Discovery Duration | Time in seconds spent in discovery. |
Request Time | When this request was made. |
Failure Reason | Reason for failure, if any. |
Inferred root node kind | Root node kind created to represent device |
Hostname | Name of host. |
Fully Qualified Domain Names | Fully qualified domain name of the host. |
Discovered OS | Operating system. |
Discovered OS Class | Operating system class. |
Discovered OS Type | Operating system type. |
Discovered OS Version | Operating system version. |
Service Pack | Service pack details. |
Discovered OS Architecture | Operating system architecture. |
Discovered OS System Directory | Operating system directory. |
Discovered OS Edition | Operating system edition. |
Discovered OS Update Level | Operating system update level. |
Discovered OS Build | Operating system build information. |
Discovered OS Vendor | Operating system vendor. |
Vendor | Vendor of device. |
Platform | Platform scripts used in discovery. |
Model | Model of device. |
DNS Domain | DNS domain. |
NIS/Windows Domain | Windows domain. |
Device Type | Device type. |
Last Access Method | The last method used to access this device. |
Login Authentication Method | How the login session was authenticated - may be 'key' or 'password'. |
Last Credential ID | The ID of the last credential used to access this device. |
Last Windows Proxy Pool | The name of the last Windows Proxy Pool used to access this device. |
Last Windows Proxy | The name of the last Windows Proxy used to access this device. |
Other Credentials | List of other credential IDs used to access this device. |
SNMP sysname | SNMP sysname. |
Name | Name of device. |
Capability Ids | Capability Ids. |
Capability Types | Capability Types. |
SNMP sysObjectId | SNMP sysObjectId. |
SNMP sysDescr | SNMP sysDescr. |
Serial number | Serial number. |
SNMP syscontact | SNMP syscontact. |
SNMP syslocation | SNMP syslocation. |
SNMP cdpGlobalDeviceId | SNMP cdpGlobalDeviceId. |
Nexus VDC ID | Cisco Nexus VDC ID. |
SNMP v3 Engine Identifier | SNMP v3 Engine Identifier. |
Operating system derived from discovery heuristics | Operating system derived from discovery heuristics. |
Operating system type derived from discovery heuristics | Operating system type derived from discovery heuristics. |
Operating system version derived from discovery heuristics | Operating system version derived from discovery heuristics. |
CVE-2011-1785 Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1785 vulnerability flag (vSphere based ESX/ESXi hosts only). |
Firmware Version | Firmware version. |
Testing Status | Testing status for non Host devices. |
Processing Messages | Optional list of processing messages. |
Not displayed in UI | Flag that this node has command failures linked to it. |
Not displayed in UI | Flag that this node has script failures linked to it. |
Not displayed in UI | The name of the script that succeeded in getting this data. |
Access Method | 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 |
| Related Discovery Access. |
Requesting Pattern |
| Pattern from which the request to retrieve this information originate. |
Host |
| Inferred Host. |
Mainframe |
| Inferred Mainframe. |
Network Device |
| Inferred Network Device. |
Storage Device |
| Inferred Storage Device. |
Printer |
| Inferred Printer. |
SNMP Managed Device |
| Inferred SNMP Managed Device. |
Management Controller |
| Inferred Management Controller. |
Script Command Errors |
| Script command errors. |
Script Execution Errors |
| Script execution errors. |
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