Property reference

glide.discovery.hostname.snmp_trusted

The glide.discovery.hostname.snmp_trusted property determines whether the device name discovered via SNMP is trusted. When enabled, it overrides the name obtained from a reverse DNS lookup, which is crucial for accurate device identification during discovery processes.

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 trust SNMP-discovered device names over those obtained through reverse DNS lookups, impacting how devices are identified in the system.
What area does it affect? Discovery and Device Identification
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 SNMP settings or troubleshooting device name discrepancies.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.discovery.hostname.snmp_trusted
Sys ID 50b77a670a0a0b0200279bfb10ab6443
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value true
Description <b>SNMP is trusted host name source:</b> If "yes", trust the device name discovered via SNMP. If checked, any device name found via SNMP will be used <i>instead of</i> the name found by a reverse DNS lookup.
Updated 2021-03-04 12:39:21

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... "bosco.service- now.com" instead of "bosco". Note: For AIX and Solaris patterns, do not use the DNS name as the host name. • Type: true | false • Default value: false glide.discovery.hostname.snmp_trusted SNMP is trusted host name source: If set to true, trust the device name discovered via SNMP. If checked, any device name found via SNMP is used instead of the ...
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... stale Cloud Discovery schedules due to sensor transaction timeout Discovery PRB1895680 Discovery being executed against retired NICs Discovery PRB1898371 Cisco Next Generation Firewall pattern is using SNMP for hostname despite glide.discovery.hostname.snmp_trusted being 'false' Discovery PRB1902724 Disable the debug message in Discover Logs for credential-less IP address in payload because it is null and creating PRBs Discovery PRB1907740 Inefficient deletion strategy during ...

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