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Discovery Configuration practice questions

This domain covers configuring ServiceNow Discovery to find and identify IT infrastructure. It tests your ability to set up MID Servers, Discovery schedules, IP ranges, ports, and behaviors. You must know which records to update, how probes and sensors work, and how to verify that the MID Server is communicating with the instance.

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What the exam tests

What to know about Discovery Configuration

You must be able to configure MID Servers, Discovery schedules, IP ranges, ports, and behaviors. The single most important thing is knowing that Discovery populates the CMDB with CIs, and you verify MID Server communication via the ECC Queue.

Verifying MID Server communication via ECC Queue and MID Server status

Adding new ports by updating the Discovery Port Probe record

Defining Probes within a Discovery Behavior to control scanning steps

Understanding that Discovery populates the CMDB with Configuration Items

Watch out for

Common Discovery Configuration exam traps

▸Thinking Discovery populates the ServiceNow CMDB with only network devices, ignoring servers, applications, and other CIs.
▸Confusing Discovery Behaviors with Discovery Schedules; behaviors define what probes run, not when discovery runs.
▸Assuming a MID Server is communicating correctly just because the service is running, without checking the ECC Queue or MID Server status.

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Discovery Configuration questions

20 questions · select your answer, then reveal the explanation

Question 1easymultiple choice

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Which phase of Discovery is responsible for matching the fingerprint of a device to a specific Classification record?

Trap 1: Identification

Identification updates the CMDB.

Trap 2: Shazzam

Shazzam is the port scanning phase.

Trap 3: Exploration

Exploration gathers deep data.

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A
Identification
Why it fails: Identification updates the CMDB.
B
Classification
This phase matches fingerprints to records.
C
Shazzam
Why it fails: Shazzam is the port scanning phase.
D
Exploration
Why it fails: Exploration gathers deep data.

Discovery Configuration practice questions

What to know about Discovery Configuration

Common Discovery Configuration exam traps

Discovery Configuration questions

Which phase of Discovery is responsible for matching the fingerprint of a device to a specific Classification record?

During the Classification phase, Discovery identifies a device as a Linux server but fails to populate the serial number. Which troubleshooting step is most effective?

A customer requires that a specific Discovery Schedule only executes during maintenance windows on weekends. Which configuration setting should be modified?

Which of the following is NOT a phase of the Discovery process?

Which record type is used to associate a credential with a specific Discovery Schedule, allowing for secure and automated credential selection?

A Discovery Schedule is configured but not running. Where is the first place you should look for errors?

What happens if a device is discovered that matches two different Classification records?

Which of the following is a valid method to trigger a Discovery scan manually?

Which field on the Discovery Schedule allows you to restrict the discovery to specific device types?

Which phase comes immediately after the Identification phase?

When configuring a custom probe, what is the best practice for ensuring that the probe executes only on relevant devices?

When a MID server is part of a cluster, what happens if one node fails during a discovery scan?

Which TWO of the following are primary functions of a Discovery Behavior?

Which THREE of the following are valid states for a MID Server?

Which THREE of the following are potential outcomes for an IP in a Discovery scan?

Which THREE of the following are standard Discovery phases that can be seen in the 'Discovery Status' record?

Which THREE of the following are true about Discovery Behaviors?

Which THREE of the following are true regarding Discovery IP Ranges?

Which THREE of the following are true about Shazzam?

You need to ensure that Discovery only scans specific ports for a particular set of Linux servers. Where should you configure this customized port list to override the default Shazzam probe settings?

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