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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).

Load Balancer Service node

The Load Balancer Service node represents a virtual server on a load balancer.

Creation/update

A Load Balancer Service node is created or updated when BMC Discovery scans a network device with load balancing options enabled.

Removal

A Load Balancer Service node is removed when its parent Load Balancer Instance node is removed. This is Containment Removal, see Containment Removal.

Attributes of the LoadBalancerService node

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

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type		Description 
Key
key : string 		Globally unique key
Name
name : string 		Name of the service
Not shown in UI
#short_name : string 		Short name of the service
IP Address
ip_addr : string 		IP address of the service
Port
port : int 		Port of the service
Ports
ports : list:int 		Ports of the service
Type
type : string 		Type of service
State
state : string 		State of service
Protocol
protocol : string 		Protocol of service
DNS Names
dns_names : list:string 		DNS names for the service IP address
Associated IP Addresses
ip_addrs : list:string 		IP addresses of the service hosted in a cloud when the service is identifiable only by DNS name
Primary DNS name
primary_dns_name : string 		Primary DNS name used for identifying the service hosted in a cloud
Cloud Hosted
cloud : boolean 		Flag indicating if the service exists directly within a cloud
Cloud Identifier
cloud_id : string 		Unique cloud identifier
Service Visibility Scheme
scheme : string 		Visiblity of the service hosted in a cloud 
Virtual Private Cloud ID
vpc_id : string 		ID of Virtual Private Cloud in which the service exists
tags
tag_set : dictionary 		Tag set
Scope
scope : string 		Distinguish overlapping address spaces

Relationships of the LoadBalancerService node

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

UI Name Relationship Description 
Activity Records ActedUpon:
Activity:
ActivityRecord:
ActivityRecord 		Record of model activity associated with this Load Balancer Service
Certificates ElementWithCertificate:
Certificate:
Certificate:
Certificate 		Certificates belonging to this Load Balancer Service
Deployments Member:
Collection:
Collection:
Deployment 		Deployments this Load Balancer Service is a member of
Namespace Member:
Collection:
Collection:
Namespace 		Namespace this Load Balancer Service is in
Administrative Collections Member:
Collection:
Collection:
AdminCollection 		Administrative Collections this Load Balancer Service is a member of
Collections Member:
Collection:
Collection:
Collection 		Collections this Load Balancer Service is a member of
Subnets Member:
Collection:
Collection:
Subnet 		Subnets this Load Balancer Service is a member of
Client Contained Software Instances Server:
Communication:
Client:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Client Contained Software Instances
Client External Elements Server:
Communication:
Client:
ExternalElement 		Client External Elements
Client Software Clusters Server:
Communication:
Client:
SoftwareCluster 		Client Software Clusters
Client Software Components Server:
Communication:
Client:
SoftwareComponent 		Client Software Components
Client Software Containers Server:
Communication:
Client:
SoftwareContainer 		Client Software Containers
Client Software Instances Server:
Communication:
Client:
SoftwareInstance 		Client Software Instances
Load Balancer Pools Container:
Containment:
ContainedPool:
LoadBalancerPool 		Load Balancer Pools contained in this Load Balancer Service
Cloud Service ContainedService:
Containment:
Container:
CloudService 		Containing Cloud Service
Cluster ContainedService:
Containment:
Container:
Cluster 		Containing Cluster
Load Balancer Instance ContainedService:
Containment:
Container:
LoadBalancerInstance 		Containing Load Balancer Instance
Excluded from Model Definitions ExcludedItem:
DefinitionContainment:
Definition:
ModelDefinition 		Model Definitions this Load Balancer Service has been excluded from
Included in Model Definitions IncludedItem:
DefinitionContainment:
Definition:
ModelDefinition 		Model Definitions this Load Balancer Service is included in
Details ElementWithDetail:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail 		Details belonging to this Load Balancer Service
Hardware Details ElementWithDetail:
Detail:
Detail:
HardwareDetail 		Hardware Details belonging to this Load Balancer Service
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
Weakly Identified External Element StrongIdentity:
Identification:
WeakIdentity:
ExternalElement 		Weakly identified External Element
Maintaining Pattern Element:
Maintainer:
Pattern:
Pattern 		Pattern maintaining this Load Balancer Service
Incoming Connections from Candidate SIs Listening:
ObservedCommunication:
Connecting:
CandidateSoftwareInstance 		Candidate Software Instances observed connecting to this Load Balancer Service
Incoming Connections from Contained SIs Listening:
ObservedCommunication:
Connecting:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained Software Instances observed connecting to this Load Balancer Service
Incoming Connections Listening:
ObservedCommunication:
Connecting:
SoftwareInstance 		Software Instances observed connecting to this Load Balancer Service
Incoming Connections from Unassigned Connections Listening:
ObservedCommunication:
Connecting:
UnassignedConnections 		Unassigned Connections observed connecting to this Load Balancer Service
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
Organizational Unit OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
OrganisationalUnit 		Organizational Unit that this Load Balancer Service belongs to
Containing Business Application ContainedSoftware:
SoftwareContainment:
SoftwareContainer:
BusinessApplicationInstance 		Containing Business Application
Containing Business Service ContainedSoftware:
SoftwareContainment:
SoftwareContainer:
BusinessService 		Containing Business Service
Containing Technical Service ContainedSoftware:
SoftwareContainment:
SoftwareContainer:
TechnicalService 		Containing Technical Service
Upstream Load Balancer Member ServiceProvider:
SoftwareService:
Service:
LoadBalancerMember 		Load Balancer Member that this Load Balancer Service is implementing a service for

 

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