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, when set to true, allows Discovery to retain the last port associated with a discovered IP address, enhancing the accuracy of network scans. |
| What area does it affect? |
Discovery and Orchestration |
| 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 network discovery settings or troubleshooting port-related issues. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
glide.discovery.ip_service_affinity |
| Sys ID |
48e81c68ff50310000d3ffffffffff67 |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
true |
| Description |
<b>IP service affinity:</b> If "yes", IP service affinity will be enabled. IP service affinity allows Discovery to remember the last port of the IP address that was discovered. |
| Updated |
2021-03-04 12:38:27 |
Sources
Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.
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Snippet 1
... cycle. This is set to true for probe-to-pattern migrated instances, Discovery doesn’t attempt extra IP Address detection. • Type: true | false • Default value: true (For probe-to-pattern migrated instances.) glide.discovery.ip_service_affinity IP service affinity: If set to true, IP service affinity is enabled. IP service affinity allows Discovery to remember the last port of the IP address that was discovered. Note: ...
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Snippet 2
... Several mappings are provided by default for commonly used port-protocol combinations, such as port 80 for HTTP, port 22 for SSH, and port 161 for SNMP. A system property called glide.discovery.ip_service_affinity allows Discovery to remember the last port of the IP address that was discovered. Important: You should not modify IP services unless your organization uses custom ports. © 2026 ServiceNow, ...
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