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 allows the system to automatically identify and catalog software packages installed in the environment. |
| What area does it affect? |
Software 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 software asset management or troubleshooting discovery issues. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
glide.discovery.discover_software |
| Sys ID |
f1543eb90a0a0b2e00a958855021f974 |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
true |
| Description |
<b>Discover software packages:</b> Enable the discovery of software packages. |
| Updated |
2011-11-01 12:39:58 |
Sources
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... 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 discovery of software packages. • Type: true | false • Default value: true • Learn More: General software package discovery glide.discovery.domain.name.nbt Set OS domain name ...
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