Configure Discovery identity sensors

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_ConfigDiscoIdentSens.md

If you customize an identify multi-probe, you can also configure a multi-sensor for it.

Before you begin

Role required: discovery_admin or admin

About this task

These multi-sensors pass the data returned by the identity probes to the Discovery identifiers. The identifiers then search the CMDB for matching CIs. When the identity of a device is resolved, the identifiers pass the result state for the device to the multi-sensors. The multi-sensors react accordingly, either by launching exploration probes or stopping Discovery for that device.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Discovery Definition > Sensors.
Select an existing identity multi-sensors from the list.

Note: To avoid confusion, the multi-sensors provided in the instance must have the same names as their matching multi-probes.

The Responds to Probes related list shows the simple probes which pass their data to this multi-sensors. These are the same simple probes that appear in the Includes Probes list in the matching multi-probes record.
Click the Script link for each probe in the list to see the script that the multi-sensors runs to process the data from the probe.

Example

[Omitted image "DiscoveryMultisensorAndScript.png"] Alt text: Linux identity script

What to do next

Run a discovery through the Discovery Schedule to search for CIs and verify that they are identified correctly in the CMDB.

Parent Topic:Discovery identifiers

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---
title: Configure Discovery identity sensors
description: If you customize an identify multi-probe, you can also configure a multi-sensor for it.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t\_ConfigDiscoIdentSens.html
release: australia
product: Discovery
classification: discovery
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Discovery identifiers, Configuring Discovery, Discovery, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management]
---

# Configure Discovery identity sensors

If you customize an identify multi-probe, you can also configure a multi-sensor for it.

## Before you begin

Role required: discovery\_admin or admin

## About this task

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Discovery Definition** &gt; **Sensors**.

2. Select an existing identity multi-sensors from the list.

**Note:** To avoid confusion, the multi-sensors provided in the instance must have the same names as their matching multi-probes.

The **Responds to Probes** related list shows the simple probes which pass their data to this multi-sensors. These are the same simple probes that appear in the Includes Probes list in the matching multi-probes record.

3. Click the **Script** link for each probe in the list to see the script that the multi-sensors runs to process the data from the probe.

## Example

\[Omitted image "DiscoveryMultisensorAndScript.png"\] Alt text: Linux identity script

## What to do next

Run a discovery through the [Discovery Schedule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_CreateADiscoverySchedule.md) to search for CIs and verify that they are identified correctly in the CMDB.

**Parent Topic:**[Discovery identifiers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c_DiscoveryIdentifiers.md)