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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Configure Discovery for UNIX or Linux hosts with attached storage

Discovery can find information about a UNIX or Linux host and attached storage.

Before you begin

Role required: discovery_admin

Procedure

  1. On the host, assign elevated privileges to the account that Discovery will use.

  2. On the ServiceNow instance, add credentials to the Discovery Credentials table.

  3. Create a Discovery Schedule for each host IP address.

  4. Create a behavior that uses a functionality definition with a wbem port probe to make the initial port-scanning phase (Shazzam) more efficient.

  5. Run network discovery.

    Note: If the host also connects to a NAS or SAN storage array, set up the SMI-S Provider and CIM credentials.

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