Cisco GSS load balancer discovery
Discovery of Cisco GSS load balancers is performed by both SNMP and SSH.
Note: For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.
Classifiers
Discovery uses the Cisco GSS Load Balancer classifier, which contains the condition: sysdescr contains Global Site Selector to classify the device.
Probes
Discovery uses several probes, including an SNMP probe to discover the specific GSS device and a Serial Number probe to identify the serial number of the device. See the table below for the list of related probes.
Warning: You must have SNMP and SSH credentials configured correctly for the GSS load balancers on your network.
The following probes are triggered after classification:
| Probe | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco GSS - Identity | A multiprobe that identifies the GSS device and serial number. | MultiProbe |
| Cisco GSS - Network | This is included in the Cisco GSS - Identify probe. | Java- SNMP |
| Cisco GSS - Serial Number | This is included in the Cisco GSS - Identify probe. | JavaScript |
| Cisco GSS - Get Domains | A probe that discovers global domain names corresponding to the device. | JavaScript |
Tables
Discovery creates a record for each GSS device in the Cisco GSS [cmdb_ci_lb_cisco_gss] table. Domains are populated in the DNS Names [cmdb_ci_dns_name] table. Host names and IP addresses are stored in the IP Address to DNS Name [cmdb_ip_address_dns_name] table. Service Mapping uses this information. You can see the DNS name information on the DNS Names for CIs related list of the Load Balancer form.
Note: The Cisco GSS pattern is available by default to use with the Pattern Designer.
Parent Topic:Load balancer discovery