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

Management Controller node


A Management Controller node is used to model a device integrated into a larger device which provides remote control and information about the larger device, for example, iDRAC, iLOM, and CIMC.

Management Controller Lifecycle

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

Creation

Management Controller nodes are created in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Update

Management Controller nodes are updated in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Removal

Management Controller nodes are removed in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Management Controller node attributes

The attributes of a Management Controller node are as described in the following table:

UI name
Attribute Name and Type

Description

Name
name : string

Name of device.

Type
type : string

Type of device.

Model
model : string

Model of device.

Product ID
product_id : string

Product id.

Virtual
virtual : boolean

Flag if the device is virtual.

Vendor
vendor : string

Vendor of device.

Management URL
management_url : string

Management URL.

System Name
sysname : string

System name.

System Object ID
sysobjectid : string

System object id.

Serial ID
serial : string

Serial id.

OS Type
os_type : string

Operating system type.

OS Class
os_class : string

Operating system class.

OS Version
os_version : string

Operating system version.

OS Vendor
os_vendor : string

Operating system vendor.

Firmware Version
firmware_version : string

Firmware version.

Testing Status
testing_status : string

Device testing status.

Managed System FQDN
system_fqdn : string

FQDN of the system this controller manages.

Managed System OS
system_os : string

OS of the system this controller manages.

Managed System Serial ID
system_serial : string

Serial id of the system this controller manages.

Managed System UUID
system_uuid : string

UUID of the system this controller manages.

Capability IDs
__capability_ids : list:int

Capability type ids of device.

Capability
capability_types : list:string

Capability types of device.

Not displayed in UI
__all_ip_addrs : list:string

Internal attribute to aid searching Devices by IP address.

Not displayed in UI
__all_dns_names : list:string

Internal attribute to aid searching Devices by name.

Not displayed in UI
age_count : int

The number of consecutive successful (positive) or failed (negative) accesses, from any endpoint.

Not displayed in UI
last_update_success : date

The time at which a scan was last successfully associated with this device.

Not displayed in UI
last_update_failure : date

The time at which a scan associated with this device failed.

Not displayed in UI
last_access_response : string

Response from last attempt to access ManagementController.

Not displayed in UI
no_response_count : int

Number of no responses since last success.

Not displayed in UI
access_failure_count : int

Number of access failures since last success.

Not displayed in UI
new_endpoint_identity_count : int

Number of access where endpoint reports different device.

Last successful CMDB sync
last_cmdb_sync_success : date

The time at which this device was last successfully synchronized into the CMDB.

Last failed CMDB sync
last_cmdb_sync_failure : date

The time at which an attempt to synchronize this device into the CMDB failed.

CMDB sync duration
last_cmdb_sync_duration : float

The time in seconds spent performing the last CMDB synchronization of this device.

CMDB CI count
last_cmdb_sync_ci_count : int

The number of CIs corresponding to this device at the last CMDB synchronization.

CMDB Relationship count
last_cmdb_sync_rel_count : int

The number of relationships between CIs corresponding to this device at the last CMDB synchronization.

Scope
scope : string

Distinguish overlapping address spaces.

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.

Management Controller node relationships

The relationships on a Management Controller node are as described in the following table:

Management Controller node display relationships

The display relationships on a Management Controller node are as described in the following table:

 

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