Printer node
A Printer node represents a discovered printer.
Printer node lifecycle
The following section describes the scenarios in which a Printer node is created, updated, or removed.
Creation/update
Printer nodes are created and updated in exactly the same way as Network Device nodes.
Removal
Printer nodes are removed in exactly the same way as Network Device nodes.
Printer node attributes
The attributes on a Printer node are as described in the following tables:
UI Name | Description |
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Name | Name of printer. |
Type | Type of printer. This attribute was called |
Model | Model of printer. |
Vendor | Vendor of printer. |
System Name | System name. |
System Object ID | System object id. |
Serial ID | Serial id. |
OS Type | Operating system type. |
OS Class | Operating system class. |
OS Version | Operating system version. |
OS Vendor | Operating system vendor. |
Firmware Version | Firmware version. |
Testing Status | Device testing status. |
Capability IDs | Capability type ids of device. |
Capability | Capability types of device. |
Not displayed in UI | Internal attribute to aid searching Devices by IP address. |
Not displayed in UI | Internal attribute to aid searching Devices by name. |
Not displayed in UI | The number of consecutive successful (positive) or failed (negative) accesses, from any endpoint. |
Not displayed in UI | The time at which a scan was last successfully associated with this Printer. |
Not displayed in UI | The time at which a scan associated with this Printer failed. |
Last successful CMDB sync | The time at which this Printer was last successfully synchronized into the CMDB. |
Last failed CMDB sync | The time at which an attempt to synchronize this Printer into the CMDB failed. |
CMDB sync duration | The time in seconds spent performing the last CMDB synchronization of this Printer. |
CMDB CI count | The number of CIs corresponding to this Printer at the last CMDB synchronization. |
CMDB Relationship count | The number of relationships between CIs corresponding to this Printer at the last CMDB synchronization. |
Key | Globally unique key. |
Name | Primary name. |
Short Name | Short name. |
Description | Description of the Printer. Legacy attribute not currently used. |
URL | URL for information about the Printer. Legacy attribute not currently used. |
Business Continuity Critical | If true, the Printer is critical to operation of the business. Legacy attribute not currently used. |
Supported by 3rd Party | If true, the Printer is supported by a third party. Legacy attribute not currently used. |
Synonyms | Other names by which this Printer is known. Legacy attribute not currently used. |
Not displayed in UI | Response from last attempt to access Printer. |
Not displayed in UI | Number of no responses since last success. |
Not displayed in UI | Number of access failures since last success. |
Not displayed in UI | Number of access where endpoint reports different device. |
Printer node relationships
The relationships on a Printer node are as described in the following tables:
Destination | Relationship | Description |
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Discovery Access |
| DiscoveryAccess for this Printer. |
Discovery Access Failure |
| The failed access for an endpoint. |
Discovery Access Optimization |
| The optimized access for an endpoint. |
Not displayed in UI |
| DeviceInfo of this Printer. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
| Previous Network Device Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next Network Device Identity. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
| Previous Host Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next Host Identity. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
| Previous Mainframe Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next Mainframe Identity. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
| Previous Printer Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next Printer Identity. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
| Previous SNMP Managed Device Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next SNMP Managed Device Identity. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
| Previous Storage Device Identity. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As | Printer: | Previous Management Controller Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next Management Controller Identity. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
| Next Storage Device Identity. |
Chosen Endpoint |
| Endpoint used to discover this Printer. |
Network Interfaces |
| Network interfaces on this Printer. |
IPv4 Addresses |
| IPv4 addresses of this Printer. |
IPv6 Addresses |
| IPv6 addresses of this Printer. |
Not displayed in UI |
| A file attached to this element. |
Status |
| The lifecycle status of this element. |
Recovery Time |
| The recovery time specified for this element. |
Family |
| Family of this element. |
Organizational Unit |
| The Organizational Unit that this element belongs to. |
Location |
| Location of this element. |
Support Manager |
| The person responsible for the support of this element. |
Business Owner |
| The person responsible for this element from a business perspective. |
IT Owner |
| The person responsible for this element from an IT perspective. |
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