Property reference

`glide.discovery.patterns.server_update_hardware_status`

Enables updates to a server's hardware-status fields during pattern processing. With the default false setting, those fields are left unchanged; setting it to true allows the update to proceed.

Default: false
Type: boolean
Application: Not stated
Category: CMDB & Discovery

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do?	When set to true, allows pattern processing to update a server's hardware-status fields; otherwise, the update is skipped.
What area does it affect?	Discovery pattern processing
What does the default mean?	The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it?	Review when changing whether pattern processing updates server hardware-status fields.

Property record

No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property and use the default value shown until you create it.

Property name	`glide.discovery.patterns.server_update_hardware_status`
Type	boolean
Application	Not stated
Default value	`false`
Description	Not stated

Sources

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Pattern Pre/Post Script: Update Server Status Fields The script reads this property to decide whether to continue updating a server’s hardware-status fields; only the exact value true enables the update, while any other value skips it. If no value is set, it defaults to false, so the update is skipped. /sa_pattern_prepost_script.do?sys_id=b4199d7377122110ae762d062f5a99d2

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