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Important This documentation space contains information about the SaaS version of BMC Helix Discovery. If you are using the on-premises version of BMC Helix Discovery, see BMC Helix Discovery 25.2 (On-Premises).

Mainframe node

A Mainframe node represents a mainframe computer Central Electronic Complex (CEC) or Central Processing Complex (CPC).

Mainframe node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Mainframe node is created, updated, or removed.

Creation/update

Mainframe nodes are created and updated in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Removal

Mainframe nodes are removed in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Attributes of the Mainframe node

The attributes of the Mainframe node are described in the following table:

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type		Description 
Name
name : string 		Name of mainframe
Description
description : string 		Description of mainframe
Model
model : string 		Model of mainframe
Vendor
vendor : string 		Vendor of mainframe
Serial
serial : string 		Serial id
Number of Processors
num_processors : int 		Number of processors
Available CPs
available_cps : int 		Available central processors
Key
key : string 		Globally unique key
Name
name : string 		Primary name
Short Name
short_name : string 		Short name
Description
description : string 		Description of the element
URL
url : string 		URL for information about the element
Business Continuity Critical
business_continuity_critical : boolean 		If true, element is critical to operation of the business
Supported by 3rd Party
third_party_support : boolean 		True if the element is supported by a third party
Synonyms
synonyms : list:string 		Other names for the element
External Identifiers
external_ids : list:string 		Identifiers for this element in other systems
Cloud Identifier
cloud_id : string 		Unique cloud identifier

Relationships of the Mainframe node

The relationships of the Mainframe node are described in the following table:

UI Name Relationship Description 
Hardware Components Container:
Containment:
Contained:
HardwareComponent 		Hardware Components contained in this Mainframe
Category ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Category 		Category
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
Host 		Endpoint now identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
Host 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
Mainframe 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
Mainframe 		Endpoint now identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
ManagementController 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
NetworkDevice 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
Printer 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
SNMPManagedDevice 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint used to be identified as Next:
EndpointIdentity:
Previous:
StorageDevice 		Endpoint used to be identified as
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
ManagementController 		Endpoint now identified as
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
NetworkDevice 		Endpoint now identified as
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
Printer 		Endpoint now identified as
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
SNMPManagedDevice 		Endpoint now identified as
Endpoint now identified as Previous:
EndpointIdentity:
Next:
StorageDevice 		Endpoint now identified as
MF Part Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
MFPart 		MF Parts that are within this Mainframe
Associated Business Applications InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
BusinessApplicationInstance 		Business Applications associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Contained Software Instances InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained Software Instances associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered API Results InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredAPIResult 		Discovered API Results associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Command Results InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredCommandResult 		Discovered Command Results associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered DNS Details InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredDNSDetail 		Discovered DNS Details associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Directory Entries InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredDirectoryEntry 		Discovered Directory Entries associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Files InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredFile 		Discovered Files associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Listening Ports InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredListeningPort 		Listening Ports associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Network Connections InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredNetworkConnection 		Network Connections associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Package Lists InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredPackages 		Discovered Package Lists associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Processes InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredProcess 		Discovered Processes associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Registry Entries InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredRegistryEntry 		Discovered Registry Entries associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Registry Values InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredRegistryValue 		Discovered Registry Values associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered SNMP Values InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredSNMP 		Discovered SNMP Values associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered SNMP Table Rows InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredSNMPRow 		Discovered SNMP Table Rows associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Services InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredService 		Discovered Services associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Software InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredSoftware 		Discovered Software associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered Virtual Machines InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredVirtualMachine 		Discovered Virtual Machines associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered WBEM Associators Results InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredWBEMAssociatorsResult 		Discovered WBEM Associators Results associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered WBEM Instances InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredWBEMInstance 		Discovered WBEM Instances associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered WBEM Query Results InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredWBEMQueryResult 		Discovered WBEM Query Results associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Discovered WMI Query Results InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveredWMI 		Discovered WMI Query Results associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Hardware Details InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
HardwareDetail 		Hardware Details associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Hosts InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
Host 		Hosts associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Packages InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
Package 		Packages associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Software Components InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
SoftwareComponent 		Software Components associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Software Containers InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
SoftwareContainer 		Software Containers associated in some way with this Mainframe
Associated Software Instances InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
SoftwareInstance 		Software Instances associated in some way with this Mainframe
Discovery Access InferredElement:
Inference:
Associate:
DiscoveryAccess 		Discovery Access for this Mainframe
Primary Business Application InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
BusinessApplicationInstance 		Business Application from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Business Service InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
BusinessService 		Business Service from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Technical Service InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
TechnicalService 		Technical Service from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Container InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
ContainerInfo 		Container from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Contained Software Instance InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained Software Instance from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Device Info InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DeviceInfo 		Device Info from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Application Component InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredApplicationComponent 		Discovered Application Component from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Cloud API Result List InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredCloudAPIResultList 		Discovered Cloud API Result List from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Coupling Facility InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredCouplingFacility 		Discovered Coupling Facility from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Database InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredDatabase 		Discovered Database from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Database Detail InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredDatabaseDetail 		Discovered Database Detail from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Directory Entry InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredDirectoryEntry 		Discovered Directory Entry from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Disk Drive InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredDiskDrive 		Discovered Disk Drive from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered File InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredFile 		Discovered File from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered File System InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredFileSystem 		Discovered File System from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered HBA InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredHBA 		Discovered HBA from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered IP Address InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredIPAddress 		Discovered IP Address from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Listening Port InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredListeningPort 		Listening Port from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered MFPart InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredMFPart 		Discovered MFPart from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered MQ Detail InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredMQDetail 		Discovered MQ Detail from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Mainframe InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredMainframe 		Discovered Mainframe from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Mainframe View Result InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredMainframeViewResult 		Discovered Mainframe View Result from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Network Interface InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredNetworkInterface 		Discovered Network Interface from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Process InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredProcess 		Discovered Process from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Program InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredProgram 		Discovered Program from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Registry Entry InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredRegistryEntry 		Discovered Registry Entry from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Service InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredService 		Discovered Service from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Software InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredSoftware 		Discovered Software from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Storage Subsystem InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredStorageSubsystem 		Discovered Storage Subsystem from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Sysplex InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredSysplex 		Discovered Sysplex from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Tape Drive InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredTapeDrive 		Discovered Tape Drive from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Transaction InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredTransaction 		Discovered Transaction from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Discovered Virtual Machine InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
DiscoveredVirtualMachine 		Discovered Virtual Machine from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Host Info InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
HostInfo 		Host Info from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary MF Part InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
MFPart 		MF Part from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Network Connection List InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
NetworkConnectionList 		Network Connection List from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Software Component InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
SoftwareComponent 		Software Component from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Software Container InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
SoftwareContainer 		Software Container from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Primary Software Instance InferredElement:
Inference:
Primary:
SoftwareInstance 		Software Instance from which the existence of this Mainframe was inferred
Location ElementInLocation:
Location:
Location:
Location 		Location of this Mainframe
Business Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
BusinessOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective
IT Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
ITOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective
Support Manager OwnedItem:
Ownership:
SupportOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for the support of this element
Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
Person 		The owner of this element
Organizational Unit OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
OrganisationalUnit 		Organizational Unit that this Mainframe belongs to
Attachments AttachmentContainer:
Attachment:
Attachment:
Attachment 		A file attached to this element
Category ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Category 		Category
Family ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Family 		Family
Lifecycle Status ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
LifecycleStatus 		Lifecycle Status
Recovery Time ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
RecoveryTime 		Recovery Time
Location ElementInLocation:
Location:
Location:
Location 		Location of this Managed Element
Business Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
BusinessOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective
IT Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
ITOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective
Support Manager OwnedItem:
Ownership:
SupportOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for the support of this element
Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
Person 		The owner of this element
Organizational Unit OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
OrganisationalUnit 		Organizational Unit that this Managed Element belongs to

 

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