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ServiceNow Discovery Fundamentals

  • Course Code SNDF
  • Days Access 365 days

Elearning (Self-paced) Price

£405.00

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Elearning (Self-paced)

    Self paced electronic learning

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

    Learning that is virtual

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Course Overview

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Lay the groundwork for mature infrastructure operations management.

ServiceNow Discovery lays the groundwork for mature infrastructure operations management. Using probes, sensors, and discovery patterns, this ITOM application captures IP-enabled configuration items (CIs), and maps their relationships and dependencies, in your ServiceNow CMDB.

e-Learning

Interactive self-paced content that provides flexibility in terms of pace, place and time to suit individuals and organisations. These resources also consist of online books, educational podcasts and vodcasts, and video-based learning.

Target Audience

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The ServiceNow Discovery Fundamentals course is for customers, partners, and employees who implement and administer features, functions, and data associated with Discovery. An attendee is a good fit for this course if they perform or advise on any of the following roles or job responsibilities:

  • ServiceNow Implementer
  • ServiceNow System Administrator

Course Objectives

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A combination of course content and lab work will help attendees learn to:

  • Understand the big picture of the ServiceNow Discovery solution
  • Configure MID Servers
  • Work with Credentials

- Configure Discovery to find

- Linux and Windows Servers

- Network Devices

- Applications

  • Extend Discovery with custom

- Horizontal Discovery Patterns

- Application Discovery Patterns

  • Learn common troubleshooting techniques

Course Content

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Module 1: Overview

Lab 1.1: Discovery and CMDB Tour

Module 2: MID Server

Lab 2.1: MID Server Installation Validation

Module 3: Running Discovery

Lab 3.1: Running Discovery

Module 4: Credentials and Behaviors

Lab 4.1: Windows Discovery

Lab 4.2: Linux Discovery

Lab 4.3: Behaviors

Lab 4.4: Router Discovery

Module 5: Phases, Probes, and Classifications

Lab 5.1: Ports Probes and IP Services

Lab 5.2: Classifications and Trigger Probes

Lab 5.3: CI Identification Troubleshooting

Module 6: Application Mapping

Lab 6.1: Process Classification

Lab 6.2: Process Classification and Identification

Lab 6.3: Application to Application Mapping

Module 7: Asset, CI, and File-based Discovery

Lab 7.1: Asset and CI Relationships

Module 8: Horizontal Discovery Patterns

Lab 8.1: Extend Windows OS – Servers Pattern

Lab 8.2: Extend Linux Server Pattern

Lab 8.3: New SNMP Classifier and Discovery Pattern

Lab 8.4: Remaining Firewall Requirements

Module 9: Application Discovery Patterns

Lab 9.1: Application Discovery Pattern

Lab 9.2: More Mongoose Requirements

Lab 9.3: Troubleshooting the Pattern

Module 10: Configuration Management

Lab 10.1: CMDB Health Properties

Lab 10.2: CMDB Health Dashboard

Lab 10.3: Hardware Configuration Management

Lab 10.4: Application Configuration Management

Course Prerequisites

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It is recommended that students taking the course have working knowledge and experience of ServiceNow.

  • Certified System Administrator preferred
  • Completion of ServiceNow CMDB fundamentals is highly recommended
  • Scripting in ServiceNow is highly recommended
Recommended prerequisites:

Test Certification

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At the end of the course, students will receive a voucher that enables them, if desired, to take the exam to become a ServiceNow® Certified Implementation Specialist in Discovery.

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