SERVICENOW-CIS-DISCOVERY Practice Test 9 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A customer needs to restrict a MID Server to only perform discovery on specific IP ranges. Which mechanism should be used to accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

Define 'MID Server IP Ranges' related list on the MID Server record.. MID Server IP Ranges are used to define the boundaries of what a specific MID Server is allowed to scan.

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Set the 'Scan Limitation' property on the MID Server configuration file.

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Use the 'Discovery Schedule' Exclude IP list only.

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Apply a Business Rule to the ECC Queue.

Question 2

How do you associate a specific MID Server with a Discovery Schedule?

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By selecting it in the 'MID Server' field on the Discovery Schedule.. The MID Server is selected on the Discovery Schedule record directly.

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Through a Discovery Behavior.

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Via a credential alias.

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By modifying the IP Range.

Question 3

During a Discovery run, a Linux server is identified, but the CMDB record is not updated with the latest memory information. Which log should be inspected to troubleshoot the Identification and Reconciliation engine (IRE) process?

Accepted Answer

System Logs > Identification and Reconciliation Engine Logs. The Identification and Reconciliation Engine (IRE) processes discovery data to identify CIs and reconcile them into the CMDB. When IRE fails to update CI attributes such as memory information, the IRE log is the correct place to inspect for identification errors, reconciliation rule mismatches, or payload issues. This log is accessed via System Logs > Identification and Reconciliation Engine Logs.

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System Logs > Node Logs

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Discovery > Pattern Logs

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System Logs > Discovery Logs

Question 4

Which TWO of the following are valid ways to define the scope of a Discovery scan?

Accepted Answer

IP Address ranges. A Discovery scan scope can be defined by specifying one or more IP address ranges (for example, 10.0.0.1-10.0.0.254) that Discovery will probe for live devices. Option C (IP Network addresses) is also correct because scope can be defined using IP network/subnet addresses in CIDR notation (for example, 192.168.1.0/24), which Discovery uses to determine which hosts to scan. Schedule Behaviors (B) control when and how often a Discovery schedule runs, not which devices are in scope. MID Server Capability (D) determines which MID Server is eligible to execute the Discovery based on its assigned capabilities, but it does not define the target scope. Credential profiles (E) supply the authentication credentials used during Discovery, not the set of IP addresses or networks to be scanned.

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Schedule Behaviors

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MID Server Capability

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Credential profiles

Question 5

Which of the following describes the purpose of the 'CI Class Manager'?

Accepted Answer

To manage class hierarchy and CI rules.. It provides a centralized interface for managing the configuration of all CI classes, including identification and reconciliation rules.

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To manage user roles.

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To perform network vulnerability scans.

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To schedule Discovery jobs.

Question 6

A business service has become 'inaccurate' in Service Mapping. What is the standard troubleshooting step?

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Use the 'Debug' mode in Service Mapping.. The Service Mapping interface provides a 'Debug' or 'Check Service' feature to identify which step or dependency failed.

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Upgrade the MID server.

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Re-import the entire CMDB.

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Clear the CMDB cache.

Question 7

When a pattern step executes an external script (e.g., Python), how can you ensure the pattern waits for the script to finish before proceeding to the next step?

Accepted Answer

The pattern automatically waits for the step process to return. ServiceNow patterns are synchronous by default; the pattern engine waits for each step to return a status (Success/Failure) before moving to the next step.

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Use an asynchronous flag in the script

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Configure the MID Server to process sequentially

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Add a Wait step

Question 8

A MID Server Cluster is configured with two nodes. One node goes down. How does the MID Server Cluster handle the failover?

Accepted Answer

The cluster automatically shifts the workload to the healthy node in the cluster.. MID Server clusters automatically distribute work, and if one node fails, the cluster manager ensures tasks are re-queued or picked up by the remaining node.

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The cluster requires a manual restart of the remaining node to resume work.

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The instance marks the MID Server as 'Down' and stops all processing for the entire cluster.

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All tasks are automatically lost and must be manually re-run.

Question 9

Which THREE of the following are necessary to successfully discover a Windows server?

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Network connectivity to the server. You need a reachable network, a credential with access, and a valid classifier for Windows.

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An active Incident Management module

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A manual CI creation

Question 10

Which TWO of the following are valid parsing strategies available in the Pattern Designer when processing data retrieved from a device?

Accepted Answer

JSON. The Pattern Designer supports various parsers including 'Delimited' (for tables) and 'JSON' (for object data).

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SQL Query

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SOAP Envelope

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Binary Stream