OCI cloud hardware type pattern-based discovery

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Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds OCI cloud hardware types (called shapes in OCI) in your Cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

Verify the REST API permissions

Download the Cloud Discovery patterns spreadsheet so you can grant user permissions required for running the Discovery patterns. In addition to permissions, the spreadsheet also includes useful information such as pattern names, types, CI Classes, and links to vendor documentation. New patterns are available quarterly, so check periodically to be sure you have the latest version of the spreadsheet.
Verify the OCI discovery prerequisites

For more information, see the prerequisites section in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) discovery.
Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud

Discovering OCI GovCloud accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an OCI service account. For more information, see Create OCI service accounts.

Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Oracle OCI - Cloud Hardware Type (LP) pattern.

Field	Description
Name [name]	Name of the shape.
Object ID [object_id]	Name of the shape.
VCPUs [vcpus]	Number of virtual CPUs (vCPU) available to the shape.
Memory (MB) [memory_mb]	Amount of memory available to the shape, in megabytes (MB).
Cores [cores]	Number of physical cores available to the shape.
Provider [provider]	Cloud provider, which is OCI.

CI relationships and references

The Oracle OCI - Cloud Hardware Type (LP) pattern creates the following relationships to support OCI cloud hardware type discovery. References link to records in other tables and don't appear in the CI Relationship [cmdb_rel_ci] table.

CI	Relationship	CI
Cloud Hardware Type [cmdb_ci_cloud_hardware_type]	Hosted on::Hosts	OCI Datacenter [cmdb_ci_oci_datacenter]

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title: OCI cloud hardware type pattern-based discovery
description: Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds OCI cloud hardware types \(called shapes in OCI\) in your Cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.
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# OCI cloud hardware type pattern-based discovery

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds OCI cloud hardware types \(called shapes in OCI\) in your Cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

## Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

-   **Verify the REST API permissions**

    Download the [Cloud Discovery patterns spreadsheet](https://downloads.docs.servicenow.com/resource/enus/api/servicenow-discovery-patterns-api-details.xlsx) so you can grant user permissions required for running the Discovery patterns. In addition to permissions, the spreadsheet also includes useful information such as pattern names, types, CI Classes, and links to vendor documentation. New patterns are available quarterly, so check periodically to be sure you have the latest version of the spreadsheet.

-   **Verify the OCI discovery prerequisites**

    For more information, see the prerequisites section in [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure \(OCI\) discovery]().

-   **Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud**

    Discovering OCI GovCloud accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an OCI service account. For more information, see [Create OCI service accounts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/create-oci-service-accounts.md).


## Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Oracle OCI - Cloud Hardware Type \(LP\) pattern.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Name \[name\]|Name of the shape.|
|Object ID \[object\_id\]|Name of the shape.|
|VCPUs \[vcpus\]|Number of virtual CPUs \(vCPU\) available to the shape.|
|Memory \(MB\) \[memory\_mb\]|Amount of memory available to the shape, in megabytes \(MB\).|
|Cores \[cores\]|Number of physical cores available to the shape.|
|Provider \[provider\]|Cloud provider, which is **OCI**.|

## CI relationships and references

The Oracle OCI - Cloud Hardware Type \(LP\) pattern creates the following relationships to support OCI cloud hardware type discovery. References link to records in other tables and don't appear in the CI Relationship \[cmdb\_rel\_ci\] table.

|CI|Relationship|CI|
|---|------------|---|
|Cloud Hardware Type \[cmdb\_ci\_cloud\_hardware\_type\]|Hosted on::Hosts|OCI Datacenter \[cmdb\_ci\_oci\_datacenter\]|

**Parent Topic:**[Oracle Cloud Infrastructure \(OCI\) discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-discovery.md)