Key questions about this property
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| What does it do? |
This property enforces unique IP addresses during device discovery by clearing the IP field of devices that share an IP with a newly discovered device. |
| What area does it affect? |
Discovery and Configuration Management |
| 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 configuring device discovery settings or troubleshooting IP address conflicts. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
glide.discovery.enforce_unique_ips |
| Sys ID |
356c409f4a36231d012ffdb2558563a7 |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
<b>Enforce unique IP addresses:</b> if set to yes, then each time a computer, printer, or network gear is discovered, and that device has a valid IP address, then any other devices with the same IP address have their IP address field cleared. |
| Updated |
2011-11-01 12:39:28 |
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... balancer returned by Discovery in the CI record, rather than substituting it for the IP address of one of the load balancer's NICs. • Type: string • Default value: cmdb_ci_lb glide.discovery.enforce_unique_ips Enforce unique IP addresses: Ignores the IP address after Discovery encounters subsequent devices that use the same IP address. Each time a computer, printer, or network gear with a valid ...
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