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 enabled, MID Server hostname searches use the IP address associated with the instance rather than the usual DNS lookup. |
| What area does it affect? |
MID Server discovery |
| 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 MID Server hostname searches need to use the instance’s associated IP address instead of DNS. |
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.runbook.hostname.look_up_by_instance |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
Not stated |
Sources
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Used in
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Script include: MIDServerFinder
When enabled, this setting makes hostname searches use the IP address associated with that instance instead of the usual DNS lookup, changing which MID Servers may be found; it is mainly intended for internal operations. It defaults to false.
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