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A Configuration Management Database is a database storing information about equipment and their relationships in IT installations. Typically in larger organisations

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A Configuration Management Database is a database storing information about equipment and their relationships in IT installations. Typically in larger organisations. This is normally mentioned in relation to IT Service Management (ITSM) and used as a base on which to base the information recorded in incidents, changes, problems, etc.

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How to store security credentials in a database

I'm working on a CMDB like application, where I have to store our security credentials (servers usernames & passwords, ...). I'm looking for the best way to store them securely with those constraints : Most users will NOT have access to all…
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Retrieving Change Information with Affected Configuration Items (CIs) using ServiceNow API

I am seeking assistance on how to retrieve information about a change, including the affected Configuration Items (CIs), using the ServiceNow API. I have already attempted the following API…
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How to relate web-server with Docker-service in IToP CMDB?

I'm exploring using IToPs CMDB to help manage some projects I'm working on. I have a server that runs Docker and a web-server running on Docker that hosts a web-application. So the relationships/dependencies as I see them are: Host-server ->…
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Using Atlasians Insight API to bring over AWS resources

I'm very new to this API. I've been able to figure out everything in this link up until step 3 ([api docs][1]). I have a sample payload of what we want to import, but I have no idea what the schema/mapping should be. The example provided [here][2],…
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Calling a function in the second loop returns unexpected value

I'm mapping my switches to a tool called Netbox which is a CMDB tool. I have a list of switches for example: [US-switch01, US-switch02] If those devices don't exist in Netbox, I would like to create that device. Here is the script right now: import…
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Change Control / Configuration Management

I am looking for some software to manage configuration data within an organisation. The end result is to be able to answer the question "what breaks when I remove xyz component?" We could write this ourselves but I am sure someone has done it…
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using Python fetch CI attributes from Json file in Servicenow cmdb

im in dire need of some logic on how to fetch data from a json file located in my servicenow cmdb, and then store it in cortex xsoar context table here is part of a github code that does the same, the only difference is it fetches the attributes…
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ServiceNow CMDB get CI Relationships data - API

API Question for CMDB ServiceNow, Trying to GET data from the CI Relationships tab that is within a Business AP (as presented in the UI) that falls under a business owner. Steps: Getting the business owner ID: GET…
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how to resolve the problem with starting cmdb

my softwares's version: Django (1.11.13) python 3.4.3 maraidb 10.5 when i use python3 manage.py makemigrations it occured an error with File "/home/python34/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py", line 101, in execute …
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Import ansible facts into servicenow cmdb

I'm trying to determine if it's possible to populate our servicenow CMDB with Ansible facts gathered from our Ansible Tower instance. I can find a lot of documentation on pulling inventory FROM CMDB, or for using Ansible to create incidents, but…
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Can I use SNMP to discovery devices if I dont have LA

I am trying to discover some Windows and Linux machines that are provided by a 3rd part vendor so I dont have Local Admin access. Providing I have the community string can discover these devices and find information like OS, HDD utilization, machine…
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Passing JWT in request header not working in groovy script

I am trying to access CI data from CMDB(BMC atrium) via groovy script and it goes in two steps. First to send a POST request to login api and get the authorization token. Second to use this token in subsequent api calls. I have tested both the APIs…
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Create item via REST API with curl command

I have the following CMDB class structure configured in OTRS via configitem module: [ { Key => 'Field1', Name => 'Name1', Searchable => 1, Input => { Type => 'Text', Size => 50, …
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How to start windows service for a windows server using UI Action?

I want to start window service by clicking on UI Action which is on the windows server detail page so as below mentioned what i tried so far, As a SNOW dev i have created one UI action called "Start service" and added in windows server detail screen…
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How to configure CMDB Health - cmdb_health_result for Audit Metric

How to apply configuration for CMDB Compliance Dashboard. From my personal instance, In CMDB Health - > CMDB Compliance Scorecard, its showing calculated score is 57% {audit is showing 397/916 (43%)} How its calculated.
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