SERVICENOW-CIS-DISCOVERY CMDB Integration And Maintenance Practice Question
If Discovery cannot find a pattern for an OS version, what does the system typically do?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The discovery process for that device fails or remains incomplete.
If no pattern is found, Discovery may fall back to a classification probe or simply stop discovery for that specific device depending on the configuration.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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It automatically creates a generic Linux CI.
Why it's wrong here
Discovery does not guess CI types without a matching classification.
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The discovery process for that device fails or remains incomplete.
Why this is correct
If a matching pattern or probe is not found for the OS, data collection cannot proceed.
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It creates a dummy CI record.
Why it's wrong here
Dummy records are not created automatically.
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It uses the last used pattern.
Why it's wrong here
Patterns are specific to the device profile.
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