This documentation supports the 21.3 (12.3) version of BMC Discovery.

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

Whenever 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.


Device Info node relationships

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


 

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