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Microsoft IIS server discovery

Discovery identifies and classifies information about Microsoft IIS servers.

Prerequisites

Install IIS Management Scripts and Tools on a Microsoft IIS Server.

Credentials

Configure these credentials:

Classifier, pattern, and probe

Note: For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.

Discovery uses these classifiers, probes, and patterns for IIS discovery:

ClassifierTrigger probesPattern
Microsoft IIS Server- Horizontal discovery probe: launches patterns - Windows - Get IIS Information\*IIS

*Probes inactive on new instances.

To use patterns, verify that the correct pattern is specified in the horizontal pattern probe on the classifier. See Add the Horizontal Pattern probe to a classifier for instructions.

Data collected by Discovery for IIS Web Server

The following data is collected in the IIS Web Server [cmdb_ci_microsoft_iis_web_server] table:

LabelField name
Namename
Versionversion
Type*type
Running process commandrunning_process_command
Running process key parametersrunning_process_key_parameters

*The Type is always IIS.

The following data is collected in the Web site [cmdb_ci_web_site] table:

LabelField nameSource
Namenamewmi
TCP Porttcp_portwmi

Parent Topic:Software discovery