Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
For legacy DNS selection, the configured MID Server is preferred when it is among the eligible servers; otherwise, selection continues with the available servers. |
| What area does it affect? |
MID Server DNS selection |
| What does the default mean? |
No out of the box record exists and the scripts that read it pass no fallback value. |
| When should you review it? |
When changing which eligible MID Server handles legacy DNS lookups or updating MID Server availability. |
Property record
No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property; create it to change the behavior.
| Property name |
mid.server.sm_default |
| Type |
Not stated |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
Not set |
| Description |
Not stated |
Sources
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Used in
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Script include: CommonMIDServerSelector
The configured MID Server is preferred for legacy DNS selection when it is among the eligible servers, affecting which server handles the lookup. No default value is supplied here; if the property is unset or does not match an eligible server, the code continues with the available servers.
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