Property reference

glide.discovery.discover_azure_host_metadata

The glide.discovery.discover_azure_host_metadata property enables the retrieval of Azure metadata during IP-based discovery of hosts. This setting, which defaults to true, is important for ensuring comprehensive visibility into Azure resources during discovery processes.

Default
true
Type
boolean
Application
Global

Key questions about this property

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

What does it do? It configures the system to run additional probes that gather Azure metadata when discovering hosts via IP.
What area does it affect? IP-based discovery
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when configuring discovery settings for Azure environments.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.discovery.discover_azure_host_metadata
Sys ID 712c7c20dbedf2003398f1351d96197a
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description When doing IP-based discovery against a given host, also run probes that retrieve Azure metadata.
Updated 2017-03-13 06:16:40

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... false • Default value: false glide.discovery.discover_aws_ec2_host_metadataWhen doing IP-based discovery against a given host, also run probes that retrieve AWS EC2 metadata. • Type: true | false • Default value: true glide.discovery.discover_azure_host_metadata When doing IP-based discovery against a given host, also run probes that retrieve Azure metadata. • Type: true | false • Default value: true glide.discovery.discover_software Discover software packages: Enable the ...

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