{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":29708,"path":"it-operations-management/discovery/r-discovery.md","title":"Discovery","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Discovery\n\nServiceNow Discovery is an automated process that continuously scans and identifies all the components within the IT infrastructure. It plays a crucial role in maintaining an accurate and up-to-date CMDB 360 with the information it finds.\n\n\\[Omitted video\\] Description: Discovery overviewDiscovery is available as a separate subscription from the rest of the ServiceNow AI Platform. See [Request Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_ActivateTheDiscoveryPlugin.md) for details.\n\nDiscovery supports database encryption and full-disk encryption. See [Database Encryption](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/db-full-disk-encryption.md) for details.\n\n## Get started\n\n<table id=\"simpletable_disco\" class=\"simpletableBody\"><tbody><tr><td>\n\n**Introduction**\n\n [Exploring Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c_GetStartedWithDiscovery.md)\n\n</td><td>\n\n**Set up**\n\n -   [Request Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_ActivateTheDiscoveryPlugin.md)\n-   [Discovery setup](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-setup.md)\n-   [MID Server installation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/mid-server-installation.md)\n-   [Create and test your credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/t_CreateCredential.md)\n-   [Migrate from CAPI to Patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/migrate-from-capi-to-pattern.md)\n\n</td><td>\n\n**Configure**\n\n -   [Configuring Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c_DiscoveryConfiguration.md)\n-   [Discovery properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/r_DiscoveryProperties.md)\n-   [Create a Discovery behavior](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/create-disco-behavior.md)\n-   [Create a Discovery CI classification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/create-discovery-ci-classification.md)\n-   [Create a Discovery process classification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_CreateAProcessClassification.md)\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\n**Use**\n\n -   [Schedule a horizontal discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_CreateADiscoverySchedule.md)\n-   [Run a Quick Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_CreateADiscoverySchedule.md)\n-   [Discovery status](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c_DiscoveryStatus.md)\n-   [Validate discovery results](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_CreateADiscoverySchedule.md)\n-   [Discovery Admin Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-admin-workspace.md)\n-   [Discovery for cloud environment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/cloud-discovery-wizard.md)\n-   [Certificate Inventory and Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/cert-inventory-mgmt.md)\n\n</td><td>\n\n**Integrate and develop**\n\n -   [Activate SCCM Asset Intelligence scheduled imports](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/activate-ai-scheduled-imports.md)\n-   [Discovery APIs on the ServiceNow® Developer Site](https://developer.servicenow.com)\n\n</td><td>\n\n**Troubleshoot and get help**\n\n -   [Discovery monitoring and issue resolution](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c_DiscoveryTroubleshooting.md)\n-   [Search the Known Error Portal for known error articles](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0597477)\n-   [Ask or answer questions in the ITOM forum](https://community.servicenow.com/community/operations-management)\n-   [Contact Customer Service and Support](https://support.servicenow.com/now?draw=case)\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>"}}