Property reference

`glide.discovery.device.duplicate.ip.optimization`

Enables an additional duplicate-device check based on IP addresses associated with configuration items. With the default enabled, Discovery can mark a device as duplicate when its IP belongs to a configuration item with multiple IP addresses.

Default: true
Type: boolean
Application: Not stated
Category: CMDB & Discovery

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	When enabled, Discovery can treat a device as a duplicate if its IP belongs to a configuration item with multiple IP addresses.
What area does it affect?	Discovery duplicate detection
What does the default mean?	The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review when changing how Discovery identifies duplicate devices based on configuration item IP addresses.

Property record

No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property and use the default value shown until you create it.

Property name	`glide.discovery.device.duplicate.ip.optimization`
Type	boolean
Application	Not stated
Default value	`true`
Description	Not stated

Sources

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Used in

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Script include: DiscoveryStatusEccUtil Discovery reads this setting when checking whether a device is a duplicate; when enabled, it can treat a device as a duplicate if its IP belongs to a configuration item with multiple IP addresses, while disabling it prevents this check from marking duplicates. The default is true. /sys_script_include.do?sys_id=a6c0783f835e1650510e71647daad348

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