IP Address node

An IP Address node represents an IPv4 or IPv6 address of a host or a device.

IP Address node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which an IP Address node is created, updated or destroyed.

Creation

An IP Address node is created in the datastore when a host, network device, printer, or SNMP managed device is scanned successfully. The new IP Address node will only be created if one with the same key does not already exist as a child of that node.

Update

An IP Address node is updated every time the parent host or a device is scanned successfully with sufficient credentials to run the discovery command.

Removal

To remove an IP Address node manually, find the necessary IP Address node, select it in the list and pick Destroy from the Actions list.
An IP Address node is automatically destroyed if it is not seen on a subsequent scan of its parent host or device. This is an Authoritative Removal type, see Authoritative Removal. The IP Address node is also destroyed when its parent host or device is destroyed. This is a Containment Removal type because an IP Address cannot exist without its parent host or device, see Containment Removal. For information on the destruction of Host nodes, see Host node lifecycle.

Attributes and relationships of the IPAddress node

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

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type

Description

Key
key : string

Unique key

Name
name : string

Name of the IPAddress

Type
type : string

IP address type

IP Address
ip_addr : string

IP Address in canonical form

Scope
scope : string

Distinguish overlapping address spaces

Broadcast Address
broadcast : string

IPv4 broadcast address

Netmask
netmask : string

IPv4 subnet mask

Prefix
prefix : string

IPv6 prefix in canonical

Prefix Length
prefix_length : int

IPv6 prefix length in bits

Link Local
link_local : boolean

Whether it is an IPv6 link local address

Site Local
site_local : boolean

Whether it is an IPv6 site local address

FQDNs
fqdns : list:string

Fully Qualified Domain Names

Interface Aliases
interface_aliases : list:string

The interface aliases on platforms that report addresses in this way

Temporary
temporary : boolean

Indicates a temporary IPv6 address where this can be detected/reported

Zone
zone : string

The name of the zone this address is in

Virtual Server
server : string

Name of the virtual server that uses this address

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

UI Name

Relationship

Description

Cluster Service

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 ClusterService

Cluster Service with this IPv4 address

Host

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 Host

Host with this IPv4 address

Management Controller

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 ManagementController

Management Controller with this IPv4 address

Network Device

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 NetworkDevice

Network Device with this IPv4 address

Printer

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 Printer

Printer with this IPv4 address

SNMP Managed Device

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 SNMPManagedDevice

SNMP Managed Device with this IPv4 address

Storage Device

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 StorageDevice

Storage Device with this IPv4 address

Storage System

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 StorageSystem

Storage System with this IPv4 address

Storage System Group

IPv4Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 StorageSystemGroup

Storage System Group with this IPv4 address

Cluster Service

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 ClusterService

Cluster Service with this IPv6 address

Host

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 Host

Host with this IPv6 address

Management Controller

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 ManagementController

Management Controller with this IPv6 address

Network Device

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 NetworkDevice

Network Device with this IPv6 address

Printer

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 Printer

Printer with this IPv6 address

SNMP Managed Device

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 SNMPManagedDevice

SNMP Managed Device with this IPv6 address

Storage Device

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 StorageDevice

Storage Device with this IPv6 address

Storage System

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 StorageSystem

Storage System with this IPv6 address

Storage System Group

IPv6Address:
 DeviceAddress:
 DeviceWithAddress:
 StorageSystemGroup

Storage System Group with this IPv6 address

Subnet

DeviceOnSubnet:
 DeviceSubnet:
 Subnet:
 Subnet

The Subnet that this IP Address belongs to

Contributor Business Applications

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Applications contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Business Services

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 BusinessService

Business Services contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Technical Services

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 TechnicalService

Technical Services contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered API Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredAPIResult

Discovered API Results contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Command Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredCommandResult

Discovered Command Results contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered DNS Details

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredDNSDetail

Discovered DNS Details contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Directory Entries

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entries contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered FQDNs

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredFQDN

Discovered FQDNs contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Files

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered Files contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Listening Ports

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Ports contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Network Connections

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredNetworkConnection

Network Connections contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Packages

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredPackages

Discovered Packages contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Patches

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredPatches

Discovered Patches contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Processes

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Processes contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Registry Entries

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entries contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Registry Values

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredRegistryValue

Discovered Registry Values contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered SNMP Values

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredSNMP

Discovered SNMP Values contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered SNMP Table Rows

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredSNMPRow

Discovered SNMP Table Rows contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Services

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Services contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered Virtual Machines

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machines contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered WBEM Associators Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredWBEMAssociatorsResult

Discovered WBEM Associators Results contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered WBEM Instances

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredWBEMInstance

Discovered WBEM Instances contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered WBEM Query Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredWBEMQueryResult

Discovered WBEM Query Results contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Discovered WMI Query Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 DiscoveredWMI

Discovered WMI Query Results contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Hosts

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 Host

Hosts contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor MF Parts

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 MFPart

MF Parts contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Packages

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 Package

Packages contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Patterns

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 Pattern

Patterns contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Software Components

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Components contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Software Containers

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Containers contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Contributor Software Instances

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Contributor:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instances contributing to this IP Address's attributes

Primary Business Application

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Application from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Business Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessService

Business Service from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Technical Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 TechnicalService

Technical Service from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Device Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DeviceInfo

Device Info from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Application Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredApplicationComponent

Discovered Application Component from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Cloud API Result List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCloudAPIResultList

Discovered Cloud API Result List from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Coupling Facility

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCouplingFacility

Discovered Coupling Facility from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Database

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabase

Discovered Database from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Database Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabaseDetail

Discovered Database Detail from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Directory Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entry from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Disk Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDiskDrive

Discovered Disk Drive from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered File

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered File from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered File System

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFileSystem

Discovered File System from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered HBA

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredHBA

Discovered HBA from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered IP Address

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredIPAddress

Discovered IP Address from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Listening Port

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Port from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered MFPart

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMFPart

Discovered MFPart from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered MQ Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMQDetail

Discovered MQ Detail from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframe

Discovered Mainframe from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe View Result

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframeViewResult

Discovered Mainframe View Result from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Network Interface

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredNetworkInterface

Discovered Network Interface from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Process

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Process from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Program

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProgram

Discovered Program from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Registry Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entry from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Service from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Storage Subsystem

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredStorageSubsystem

Discovered Storage Subsystem from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Sysplex

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSysplex

Discovered Sysplex from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Tape Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTapeDrive

Discovered Tape Drive from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Transaction

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTransaction

Discovered Transaction from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Discovered Virtual Machine

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machine from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Host Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 HostInfo

Host Info from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary MF Part

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 MFPart

MF Part from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Network Connection List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 NetworkConnectionList

Network Connection List from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Software Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Component from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Software Container

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Container from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Primary Software Instance

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instance from which the existence of this IP Address was inferred

Network Interface

IPv4Address:
 InterfaceAddress:
 InterfaceWithAddress:
 NetworkInterface

Network Interface with this IPv4 address

Network Interface

IPv6Address:
 InterfaceAddress:
 InterfaceWithAddress:
 NetworkInterface

Network Interface with this IPv6 address

 

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