Property reference

`glide.discovery.enable_mac_address_verification`

Enabling MAC address verification ensures that the MAC address associated with an IP address remains constant during the Discovery process. This is crucial for environments where IP addresses change frequently, as it prevents incorrect identification of configuration items.

Default: false 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?	This property activates a verification step that checks if the MAC address remains the same for an IP address during the Discovery phases, enhancing accuracy.
What area does it affect?	Discovery process
What does the default mean?	The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review this property when IP addresses in your environment change frequently to ensure accurate CI identification.

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Property name	`glide.discovery.enable_mac_address_verification`
Sys ID	`9a95c16253330200f0205f43911c088f`
Type	boolean
Application	Global
Default value	`false`
Description	MAC address verification should be enabled if IP addresses of discovered CI's change frequently. This provides an additional verification step on the MID server to check that MAC address does not change for an IP address between Identification and Exploration phase of Discovery.
Updated	2015-11-20 18:54:33

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... to specify paths of configuration files for applications that are discovered by patterns. You can track and compare tracked configuration files. • Type: true | false • Default value: true glide.discovery.enable_mac_address_verification Enables MAC address verification to determine if a device has changed its IP address during a discovery. If set to true, Discovery passes the MAC address of a device being ...