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

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.

Attributes and relationships of the Printer node

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

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type

Description

Name
name : string

Name of printer

Type
type : string

Type of printer

Model
model : string

Model of printer

Vendor
vendor : string

Vendor of printer

System Name
sysname : string

System name

System Object ID
sysobjectid : string

System object id

Serial ID
serial : string

Serial id

DNS Domain
dns_domain : string

DNS domain the printer belongs to

Product ID
product_id : string

Product 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

Boot Time
boot_time : date

The date and time that the device was booted

Testing Status
testing_status : string

Device testing status

Capability IDs
__capability_ids : list:int

Capability type ids of device

Capability
capability_types : list:string

Capability types of device

Not shown in UI
__all_ip_addrs : list:string

Internal attribute to aid searching Devices by IP address

Not shown in UI
__all_dns_names : list:string

Internal attribute to aid searching Devices by name

Not shown in UI
age_count : int

The number of consecutive successful

Not shown in UI
last_update_success : date

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

Not shown in UI
last_update_failure : date

The time at which a scan associated with this Printer failed

Not shown in UI
last_access_response : string

Response from last attempt to access Printer

Not shown in UI
no_response_count : int

Number of no responses since last success

Not shown in UI
access_failure_count : int

Number of access failures since last success

Not shown 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 Printer 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 Printer into the CMDB failed

CMDB sync duration
last_cmdb_sync_duration : float

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

CMDB CI count
last_cmdb_sync_ci_count : int

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

CMDB Relationship count
last_cmdb_sync_rel_count : int

The number of relationships between CIs corresponding to this Printer 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

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

UI Name

Relationship

Description

Discovery Access Failure

InferredElement:
 AccessFailure:
 DiscoveryAccess:
 DiscoveryAccess

Failed access for a Printer

Discovery Access Failure

InferredElement:
 AccessOptimization:
 DiscoveryAccess:
 DiscoveryAccess

Optimized access for a Printer

Chosen Endpoint

Device:
 ChosenEndpoint:
 Endpoint:
 Endpoint

Chosen endpoint

Hardware Components

Container:
 Containment:
 Contained:
 HardwareComponent

Hardware Components contained in this Printer

Details

ElementWithDetail:
 Detail:
 Detail:
 Detail

Details belonging to this Printer

Hardware Details

ElementWithDetail:
 Detail:
 Detail:
 HardwareDetail

Hardware Details belonging to this Printer

IPv4 Addresses

DeviceWithAddress:
 DeviceAddress:
 IPv4Address:
 IPAddress

IPv4 addresses of this Printer

IPv6 Addresses

DeviceWithAddress:
 DeviceAddress:
 IPv6Address:
 IPAddress

IPv6 addresses of this Printer

Network Interfaces

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 NetworkInterface

Network Interfaces in this Printer

Category

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 Category

Category

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 Host

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 Mainframe

Endpoint now 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 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 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 now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 Printer

Endpoint now 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:
 SNMPManagedDevice

Endpoint now identified as

Endpoint now identified as

Previous:
 EndpointIdentity:
 Next:
 StorageDevice

Endpoint now identified as

Weakly Identified External Element

StrongIdentity:
 Identification:
 WeakIdentity:
 ExternalElement

Weakly identified External Element

Associated Business Applications

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Applications associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered API Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredAPIResult

Discovered API Results associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Command Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredCommandResult

Discovered Command Results associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered DNS Details

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredDNSDetail

Discovered DNS Details associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Directory Entries

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entries associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Files

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered Files associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Listening Ports

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Ports associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Network Connections

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredNetworkConnection

Network Connections associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Packages

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredPackages

Discovered Packages associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Processes

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Processes associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Registry Entries

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entries associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Registry Values

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredRegistryValue

Discovered Registry Values associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered SNMP Values

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredSNMP

Discovered SNMP Values associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered SNMP Table Rows

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredSNMPRow

Discovered SNMP Table Rows associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Services

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Services associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered Virtual Machines

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machines associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered WBEM Associators Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWBEMAssociatorsResult

Discovered WBEM Associators Results associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered WBEM Instances

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWBEMInstance

Discovered WBEM Instances associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered WBEM Query Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWBEMQueryResult

Discovered WBEM Query Results associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Discovered WMI Query Results

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveredWMI

Discovered WMI Query Results associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Hardware Details

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 HardwareDetail

Hardware Details associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Hosts

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 Host

Hosts associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Packages

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 Package

Packages associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Software Components

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Components associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Software Containers

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Containers associated in some way with this Printer

Associated Software Instances

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instances associated in some way with this Printer

Discovery Access

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Associate:
 DiscoveryAccess

Discovery Access for this Printer

Primary Business Application

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Application from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Business Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessService

Business Service from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Technical Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 TechnicalService

Technical Service from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Device Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DeviceInfo

Device Info from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Application Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredApplicationComponent

Discovered Application Component from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Cloud API Result List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCloudAPIResultList

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

Primary Discovered Coupling Facility

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCouplingFacility

Discovered Coupling Facility from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Database

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabase

Discovered Database from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Database Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabaseDetail

Discovered Database Detail from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Directory Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entry from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Disk Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDiskDrive

Discovered Disk Drive from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered File

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered File from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered File System

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFileSystem

Discovered File System from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered HBA

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredHBA

Discovered HBA from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered IP Address

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredIPAddress

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

Primary Listening Port

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Port from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered MFPart

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMFPart

Discovered MFPart from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered MQ Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMQDetail

Discovered MQ Detail from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframe

Discovered Mainframe from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe View Result

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframeViewResult

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

Primary Discovered Network Interface

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredNetworkInterface

Discovered Network Interface from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Process

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Process from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Program

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProgram

Discovered Program from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Registry Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entry from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Service from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Storage Subsystem

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredStorageSubsystem

Discovered Storage Subsystem from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Sysplex

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSysplex

Discovered Sysplex from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Tape Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTapeDrive

Discovered Tape Drive from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Transaction

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTransaction

Discovered Transaction from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Discovered Virtual Machine

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machine from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Host Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 HostInfo

Host Info from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary MF Part

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 MFPart

MF Part from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Network Connection List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 NetworkConnectionList

Network Connection List from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Software Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Component from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Software Container

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Container from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Primary Software Instance

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instance from which the existence of this Printer was inferred

Location

ElementInLocation:
 Location:
 Location:
 Location

Location of this Printer

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 Printer belongs to

Hardware Support Details

ElementWithDetail:
 SupportDetail:
 HardwareDetail:
 SupportDetail

Hardware Support Details for this Printer

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

Network Devices

DeviceWithInterface:
 DeviceInterface:
 InterfaceOfDevice:
 NetworkInterface
EdgeClient:
 NetworkLink:
 EdgeDevice:
 NetworkInterface
InterfaceOfDevice:
 DeviceInterface:
 DeviceWithInterface:
 NetworkDevice

Network devices this printer is connected to

Subnets

DeviceWithAddress:
 DeviceAddress:
 :
 IPAddress
DeviceOnSubnet:
 DeviceSubnet:
 Subnet:
 Subnet

Subnets the IP Addresses of this printer belong

 

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