Configure MID Server capabilities

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title: Configure MID Server capabilities
description: MID Server capabilities define the specific functions of a MID Server within an IP address range, allowing an application to select the most appropriate MID Server. Configure capabilities on MID Servers for applications like Orchestration, , and .
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product: Orchestration
classification: orchestration
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [MID Server capabilities, MID Servers for Orchestration, Classic Orchestration, Workflow Data Fabric]
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# Configure MID Server capabilities

MID Server capabilities define the specific functions of a MID Server within an IP address range, allowing an application to select the most appropriate MID Server. Configure capabilities on MID Servers for applications like Orchestration, , and .

## Before you begin

Role required: admin or sm\_admin

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</table>## About this task

Several applications use capabilities, IP ranges, and  to narrow the pool of MID Servers the applications need.

**Note:** At least one capability is required for each MID Server used by Orchestration. See  for more information.

The following capabilities are available by default with Discovery:

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All

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IBM

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Resolve DNS

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Ansible

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JDBC

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REST

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AWS

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NetApp

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SNMP

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Azure

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Nmap

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SOAP

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Chef

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OpenStack

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SSH

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Cloud Management

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PowerShell

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VMware

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Google

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RCA

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WMI

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</table>## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **MID Server** &gt; **Capabilities**.

2.  Select an existing capability or select **ALL** to include all capabilities.

    **Note:** Ensure that each IP address range has MID Servers with the necessary capabilities to complete the Orchestration activities on that network segment.

3.  Create a new capability:

    1.  Select **New**.

    2.  Configure the value for a custom capability.

        An example is a capability for **DOMAIN**, with a value of **service-now**.

    3.  Select **Submit**.

4.  Select **Edit** in the MID Servers related list to add MID Servers to the capability.

5.  Select one or more MID Servers for this capability from the **Available** list.

6.  Select **Save**.

    The capability defined here also appears in the primary record for this MID Server.