Rule 2 - Meraki CI-to-CI Relationships

Rule Synopsis

These are the rule/s that automatically determine and create the CI-to-CI relationships (dependencies) for each Meraki Asset/CI Type.

Rule Details and Default

The default rule/s are described by the table below which show the default CI-to-CI Relationships per Asset/CI Type.

Assets/CI Types	Relationships
Network	Network Contains Appliance Network Contains Camera Network Contains Cellular Gateway Network Contains Sensor Network Contains Secure Connect Network Contains Switch Network Contains Wireless Access Point Network Contains Wireless Access Controller
Wireless Access Controller	Network Managed by Controller Appliance Managed by Controller Camera Managed by Controller Cellular Gateway Managed by Controller Sensor Managed by Controller Secure Connect Managed by Controller Switch Managed by Controller Wireless Access Point Managed by Controller Wireless Access Controller Managed by Controller
Switch Relationships	Device Connected to Switch^#1

#1 - This relationship will create relationships between existing CIs in ServiceNow via the MAC Address that is detected by Meraki on switch ports using either LLDP or CDP. This can include both other Meraki devices or pre-existing CI in ServiceNow via either of the following:

Have been synchronized via another CI Sync source connectors
Or, pre-existing in ServiceNow from any other data source (including manual entry or one-time imports).

Override Options

Context

Customers may be seeking more CI-to-CI relationships (dependencies) than those shown above.

Options

Additional Relationships can be added (if the source system offers additional ones).

Overriding via Connection Settings

Not Available - Requires a Custom Data Sync Rule (and therefore a Syncfish Support Plan to modify the default behaviour)

Additional Information

N/A