Property reference

glide.discovery.hostname.dns_nbt_trusted

The glide.discovery.hostname.dns_nbt_trusted property determines whether to trust device names discovered via DNS or NetBIOS. When enabled, it ensures that the configuration item’s host name is sourced from these trusted methods, which can affect data accuracy in the system.

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? This property allows the system to use device names from DNS or NetBIOS as trusted sources for host names in configuration items.
What area does it affect? Discovery and Configuration Management
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 troubleshooting host name accuracy.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.discovery.hostname.dns_nbt_trusted
Sys ID 55bf828e0a0a0b3a00f87380865adbe1
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description <b>DNS or NetBIOS is trusted host name source:</b> If "yes", trust the device name discovered via DNS or NetBIOS. If checked, CI's host name found via DNS or NBT will be used.
Updated 2011-11-01 12:39:32

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... DNS systems may also return some or all of the name in upper case. • Type: choice list • Default value: Lower case • Additional options: Upper case, No change glide.discovery.hostname.dns_nbt_trusted DNS or NetBIOS is trusted host name source: If set to true, trust the device name discovered via DNS or NetBIOS. If checked, CI's host name found via DNS or ...

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