glide.discovery.hostname.always_update The glide.discovery.hostname.always_update property ensures that the host name is always updated with the latest discovered value if the source is trusted. Admins should be aware that enabling this feature may overwrite manually entered host names.
trueThe answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? | This property allows the system to continuously update the host name during discovery processes, potentially replacing user-defined values with newly discovered ones. |
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| What area does it affect? | Discovery processes |
| 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 or managing host name accuracy. |
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name | glide.discovery.hostname.always_update |
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| Sys ID | 746a01d50a0a0b6100208409d155cfba |
| Type | boolean |
| Application | Global |
| Default value | true |
| Description | <b>Always update host name:</b> If "yes", discovery will always update the host name with the most recently discovered value contingent upon the source being trusted. Note that this may result in hand-entered values being overwritten. |
| Updated | 2011-11-01 12:39:43 |
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