CIS-ITSM Timed Practice Test 1 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A company wants to automatically retire hardware CIs that have been in an 'In Maintenance' state for more than 180 days without an active update. Which CMDB feature is designed to automate this lifecycle management workflow?

10 minute time limit — choose an answer to begin.

Accepted Answer

CMDB Data Manager. CMDB Data Manager allows organizations to create automated policies for managing CI lifecycles, including attestation, archiving, and retirement.

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Data Certification schedules

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Lifecycle Management Business Rules

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Scheduled Jobs with baseline scripts

Question 2

An organization defines a multi-attribute identification rule for the Linux Server class using 'serial_number' and 'ip_address'. During a payload execution, the IRE finds an existing CI matching the serial number, but the IP address has changed. How does the IRE process this payload?

Accepted Answer

It updates the existing CI's IP address and any other payload attributes, treating it as the same physical asset based on the matching rule entry.. Multi-attribute identification rules evaluate criteria as an ordered set or rule criteria group. If the primary attributes match or if the rule specifies matching behavior, the existing CI is updated rather than creating a duplicate.

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It flags the payload in the IRE Error Dashboard as an identification conflict requiring manual resolution.

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It creates a new CI record because the IP address attribute does not match the historical value.

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It deletes the existing CI and inserts a new one with the updated attributes.

Question 3

A technician wants to view the graphical relationship hierarchy of a Business Service and its underlying servers. Which feature should they open from a CI record?

Accepted Answer

Dependency View. Dependency Views provide a graphical map of CIs and their relationships, allowing technicians to inspect upstream and downstream impacts.

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Relationship Builder

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CMDB Dashboard

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CI Class Manager

Question 4

An administrator needs to evaluate the overall health of the CMDB, specifically measuring the percentage of CIs that have not been updated or verified within the last 90 days. Which CMDB Health metric addresses this?

Accepted Answer

Staleness (Compliance metric). CMDB Health consists of Completeness, Correctness, and Compliance. Compliance measures metrics such as audits and freshness/staleness based on last update times.

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Orphans (Correctness metric)

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Audit (Completeness metric)

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Duplicate CIs (Correctness metric)

Question 5

Which THREE of the following are benefits of using CI Class Manager? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

Centralized viewing and editing of class-specific identification rules.. CI Class Manager provides a centralized console to manage classes, view class hierarchies, and configure identification/reconciliation rules.

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Automatic execution of incident management triage workflows for failed discoveries.

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Direct editing of system-level Java source code for Discovery patterns.

Question 6

An administrator needs to ensure that network gear discovered by Discovery is classified under a specific custom child table of cmdb_ci_netgear. Where should the administrator define the classification criteria to map network devices to this custom table?

Accepted Answer

CI Class Manager. CI Class Manager is the centralized location used to manage CI classes, including setting up identification rules, reconciliation rules, and classification criteria for discovered items.

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Discovery Definition > Network Classifications

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CMDB Properties

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CI Identifier Rules module

Question 7

An administrator needs to review the overall CMDB health scores for Completeness, Correctness, and Compliance across all classes. Which application and module should they navigate to?

Accepted Answer

Configuration > CMDB Dashboard. The CMDB Health Dashboard provides centralized visibility into the completeness, correctness, and compliance KPIs of the CMDB.

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CI Class Manager > Overview

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System Definition > Health Log

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Discovery > Health Metrics

Question 8

An engineer needs to add a custom attribute called 'Rack Number' to all Linux Server CIs. Where should this modification be performed to ensure it applies correctly to the table hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

CI Class Manager. CI Class Manager allows administrators to add attributes to a specific class and ensures the underlying dictionary entry is created on the correct table.

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Table Builder on cmdb_ci_linux_server

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System Definition > Custom Fields

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Dictionary Editor on cmdb_ci

Question 9

Which THREE of the following statements are true regarding Identification and Reconciliation Engine (IRE) processing? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

IRE processing can be invoked via script using the CMDBEngine API or JSON payloads.. IRE uses identification rules to find CIs, applies reconciliation rules to govern attribute updates, and processes payloads through APIs or Discovery.

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IRE relies solely on the sys_id attribute to match and update existing Configuration Items.

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IRE automatically deletes any CI that has not been updated within 30 days.

Question 10

A custom integration script is inserting records directly into the cmdb_ci_server table without invoking the Identification and Reconciliation Engine (IRE). What is the primary risk of this approach?

Accepted Answer

It bypasses identification rules and reconciliation rules, risking data duplication and unauthorized overwrites.. Bypassing the IRE means duplicate CIs can be created, and reconciliation rules governing attribute updates will not be enforced, compromising data integrity.

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It causes ServiceNow to automatically reject all incoming records due to missing UI policies.

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It prevents the CIs from ever being viewed in the Dependency View.

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It triggers an infinite loop in the Discovery pattern engine.