Property reference

glide.discovery.mark_esx_servers_as_absent

The glide.discovery.mark_esx_servers_as_absent property determines whether ESX servers are marked as absent when they are not included in the payload. Setting this property to true can help in managing server statuses more accurately during discovery processes.

Default: false 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 changes the status of ESX servers from retired to absent if they are not found in the discovery payload.
What area does it affect? Discovery and Server 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 discovery settings or troubleshooting server status issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.discovery.mark_esx_servers_as_absent
Sys ID ccbfe15d07e20110d4aa782a9cd3007c
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value false
Description Mark ESX servers as absent instead of retired when they are not found in the payload
Updated 2024-05-25 03:39:09

Sources

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... displayed in Discovery Log table. A value of 0 or any negative number disables this limit. • Type: integer • Default value: 200 • Learn More: Logs for horizontal discovery glide.discovery.mark_esx_servers_as_absent If this property is set to true, the ESX Servers are marked as absent instead of retired if the ESX server isn’t found in the payload. • Type: true | ...