Rule 3 - Mapping of Lansweeper On-Prem Asset Types to CMDB CI Classes

Rule Synopsis

These are the rule/s that determine the target CMDB CI Tables/Classes used by CI Sync for each Lansweeper Asset Type.

The target CI Table/CI Class is used by CI Sync for two purposes:

To search for an existing CIs during a CI Update Operation.
To write new CIs during a CI Insert Operation.

Rule Details and Default

The default table mappings for Primary/Parent Resource Types are shown below.

Primary/Parent Resource Types	Default Target Class/Classes
Computer Systems
Apple Mac	Default Target: cmdb_ci_computer
Chrome Books^#2	Default Target: cmdb_ci_comm Cross Class Search: cmdb_ci_handheld_computing
Linux Server	Default Target: cmdb_ci_linux_server
Unix Server	Default Target: cmdb_ci_unix_server
Windows Servers	Default Target: cmdb_ci_win_server
Windows Cluster	Default Target: cmdb_ci_win_cluster
Windows PCs	Default Target: cmdb_ci_computer
Virtualization
Hyper-V Server	Default Target: cmdb_ci_hyper_v_server
VMWare vCentre	Default Target: cmdb_ci_vcenter
ESX Server	Default Target: cmdb_ci_esx_server
Data Base Systems
Windows Server SQL Server Instance	Default Target: cmdb_ci_db_mssql_instance
Windows PC SQL Server Instance	Default Target: cmdb_ci_db_mssql_instance
Mobility^#2
Android	Default Target: cmdb_ci_comm Cross Class Search: cmdb_ci_handheld_computing
iPhone	Default Target: cmdb_ci_comm Cross Class Search: cmdb_ci_handheld_computing
iPads	Default Target: cmdb_ci_comm Cross Class Search: cmdb_ci_handheld_computing
Other Mobile	Default Target: cmdb_ci_comm Cross Class Search: cmdb_ci_handheld_computing
Tablet	Default Target: cmdb_ci_comm Cross Class Search: cmdb_ci_handheld_computing
Network Equipment
Firewalls	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ip_firewall
Routers	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ip_router
Switches	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ip_switch
Load Balancer	Default Target: cmdb_ci_lb_network
VOIP Gateway	Default Target: cmdb_ci_voice_gateway
Wireless Access Points	Default Target: cmdb_ci_wap_network
Wireless Controller	Default Target: cmdb_ci_network_controller
Other
Fiber Switch	Default Target: cmdb_ci_storage_switch
Displays (as Asset)^#1	Default Target: cmdb_ci_display_hardware
IP Phone	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ip_phone
KVM Switches	Default Target: cmdb_ci_keyboard_video_mouse_switch
Printers	Default Target: cmdb_ci_printer
Remote Access Controllers	Default Target: cmdb_ci_outofband_device
Network Attached Storage (NAS)	Default Target: cmdb_ci_storage_server
Scanners	Default Target: cmdb_ci_scanner
Storage Area Network (SAN)	Default Target: cmdb_ci_san
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ups
IP Camera	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ip_camera
Operational Technology (OT)
PLC	Default Target: cmdb_ci_ot_plc

Footnote #1

The way CI Sync handles Displays as either a peripheral of a main/parent asset, or as an asset in their own right depends on the connection setting described on this page: https://syncfish.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CADoeeUE

Footnote #2

See Override Options below for option to override the defaults for Mobile Device asset types.

The default table mappings for Secondary/Child Records are shown below.

Secondary/Child Records	Default Target Class
Displays (as Peripherals)^#1	cmdb_ci_display_hardware
Software Installs (for multiple record types)	cmdb_software_instance
Memory Modules (for multiple record types)	cmdb_ci_memory_module
Network Adapters (for multiple record types)	cmdb_ci_network_adapter
Disk (for multiple record types)	cmdb_ci_storage_device
File System (for multiple record types)	cmdb_ci_file_system
IP Address (for multiple record types)	cmdb_ci_ip_address
Windows Patches (for Windows devices)	cmdb_ci_patches
Registry Entries (for Windows devices)	cmdb_ci_config_file_tracked
Mapped Network Drives (for Windows devices)	cmdb_ci_file_system
Windows Services (for Windows devices)	cmdb_ci_win_service
Windows Licence Keys	alm_entitlement_asset
Windows Cluster Nodes (for Windows Servers)	cmdb_ci_win_cluster_node
Hyper-V Instances	cmdb_ci_hyper_v_instance
Hyper-V Networks	cmdb_ci_hyper_v_network
VMWare Datacentre	cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter
VMWare ESX Server Cluster (for vCentres)	cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster
vCentre Datastore	cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore
vCentre Network	cmdb_ci_vcenter_network
VMWare Virtual Machine Instance	cmdb_ci_vmware_instance
User Database (for SQL Server Instances)	cmdb_ci_db_mssql_database
System Database (for SQL Server Instances)	cmdb_ci_db_mssql_database
Ethernet Ports (for Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Fiber Switches, WLCs)	cmdb_switch_port
Fiber Channel Ports (for Fiber Switches)	cmdb_ci_fc_port

Override Options

Context

Customers may want to change the default behaviour as follows:

For mobile asset types (Chromebook, Android, iPhone, iPad, Other Mobile and Tablet), customers may want to change the mappings of to target cmdb_ci_handheld_computing instead of cmdb_ci_comm.
For all other asset types, customers may want to change the mappings to target different CMDB CI Tables/Classes then those shown in the table above. This can often be required when existing CIs are already present in the CMDB (in Classes different to those shown below) and CI Sync is expected to correlate to the existing CIs.

Options

For mobile asset types (Chromebook, Android, iPhone, iPad, Other Mobile and Tablet), customers can use a CI Sync connection setting to change the target tables between cmdb_ci_comm and cmdb_ci_handheld_computing.
For all other asset types, customers must request Syncfish to change the target tables.

Overriding via Connection Settings

For mobile asset types, customers can perform the mobile asset target table override using a “Connection Setting” via the CI Sync User Interface (i.e. customers can perform the overrides themselves). Additional information for this is available via the following documentation:

For a general overview of CI Sync Connection Settings please read Understanding the use of CI Sync Connection Settings.
For the specific CI Sync Connection Setting/s related to the rule described on this page please read Target Mobile Table Class for Lansweeper On-Prem.

For documentation on all CI Sync Connection Settings please visit the page tree Connection Setting Guides.

Additional Information

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