Rule 10 - “Is Virtual” Determination Rules for Nutanix

Rule Synopsis

These are the rule/s that control how CI Sync determines if an incoming record (e.g. a physical device or a virtual resource) is virtual or physical and as a result sets the related attribute on the CMDB CI record.

Rule Details and Default

  • CI Sync tests incoming assets/resources using the attributes in the following table.

Test

Asset/Resource

Result

1

Virtual Machine

Is Virtual

Please read the Additional Information section further below for important information about ServiceNow business rule/s that may impact the value of the Is_Virtual attribute beyond solely what CI Sync is doing.

Override Options

Context

Customers may consider overriding the default rule based on their specific requirements

Options

  1. This Data Sync Rule is implemented via a RegEx expression.  It can be amended to change the determination of Physical vs Virtual.

Overriding via Connection Settings

Coming Soon - Contact Syncfish for more information

Additional Information

Syncfish strongly recommend customers read the following FAQ (published by Syncfish) in relation to the Is_Virtual attribute and other closely related topics.

FAQ - Brief Overview of Is_Virtual (and virtual vs physical CIs) in ServiceNow

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