AIX server discovery

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title: AIX server discovery
description: Discovery identifies and classifies information about AIX servers.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# AIX server discovery

Discovery identifies and classifies information about AIX servers.

## Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

-   **Configure SSH credentials**

    For more information, see [SSH credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/r_SSHCredentialsForm.md).

-   **Verify that you're using at least version 7.5.102 of OpenSSH**

    Use OpenSSH starting with version 7.5.102 for AIX machines since lower versions of OpenSSH can impact the discovered devices that are encountered with Discovery.

-   **Verify privileged commands for AIX discovery**

    For a list of privileged commands that you need for Discovery and Service Mapping, see [Service Mapping commands requiring a privileged user](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/service-mapping/r_CommandsnCredentials.md). This list includes commands that require elevated rights to discover and map Unix-based hosts in your organization.

-   **Reference the main CI on discovered IP addresses**

    Starting with Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns version 1.35.1, you can populate the **Owned By Configuration Item** field on discovered IP address records with a reference to the main CI by setting the **add.owned.by.attribute** property to true. For more information, see [Reference the main CI on discovered IP addresses](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/populate-owned-by-field-ip-address.md).

-   **Discover only the latest OS patch versions**

    Starting with Visibility Content version 6.35.0, you can collect only the current operating system patch level by setting the **sn\_itom\_pattern.discover\_latest\_os\_patches** MID Server property to true. For more information, see [Discover only the latest operating system patch versions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/itom-visibility/enable-latest-patch-discovery.md).


**Note:** For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article [KB0694477](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0694477).

## Classifier, probes, and pattern

<table id="table_vdg_xb1_nbb"><thead><tr><th>

Classifier

</th><th>

Probes

</th><th>

Pattern

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

AIX \(UNIX Classification\)

</td><td>

-   Horizontal discovery probe: launches patterns
-   AIX - Installed Software^
-   AIX - ADM^
-   AIX - Identity\*
-   AIX - CPU\*
-   AIX - Hardware Model\*
-   AIX - Memory\*
-   AIX - OS Patches\*
-   AIX - OS Release\*
-   AIX - OS Revision\*
-   UNIX - Find FQDN
-   UNIX - OS Filesystems
-   UNIX - OS Uptime

</td><td>

AIX server

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>\*These probes aren't active on the classifier, as Discovery uses patterns by default for these discoveries.

^These probes remain active by default, even when Discovery uses pattern discovery.

To use patterns, verify that the correct pattern is specified in the horizontal pattern probe on the classifier. See [Add the Horizontal Pattern probe to a classifier](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c-UsingPatternsForHorizontalDiscovery.md) for instructions.

## Data collected

**Note:** See the knowledge article [KB0687582](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0687582) for information on model\_id and manufacturer.

|Label|Table Name|Field Name|Source|
|-----|----------|----------|------|
|Operating System|cmdb\_ci\_computer|os|uname|
|OS version|cmdb\_ci\_computer|os\_version|oslevel|
|OS service pack|cmdb\_ci\_computer|os\_service\_pack|oslevel|
|Short description|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|short\_description|uname|
|Name|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|name|DNS, NBT|
|Hostname|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|host\_name|DNS, NBT|
|DNS domain|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|dns\_domain|DNS|
|Start date|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|start\_date|uptime|
|CPU type|cmdb\_ci\_computer|cpu\_type|lsdev, lsattr|
|CPU speed \(MHz\)|cmdb\_ci\_computer|cpu\_speed|lsdev, lsattr|
|CPU count|cmdb\_ci\_computer|cpu\_count|lsdev, lsattr|
|Manufacturer|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|manufacturer|lsattr|
|Model ID|cmdb\_ci\_aix\_server|model\_id|lsattr|
|RAM \(MB\)|cmdb\_ci\_computer|ram|lsdev, lsattr|
|Name|cmdb\_ci\_file\_system|name|df|
|Capacity \(MB\)|cmdb\_ci\_file\_system|capacity|df|
|Available Space \(MB\)|cmdb\_ci\_file\_system|available\_space|df|
|Mount point|cmdb\_ci\_file\_system|mount\_point|df|
|Name|cmdb\_ci\_patches|name|instfix|
|Name|cmdb\_running\_process|name|ps|
|Command|cmdb\_running\_process|command|ps|
|Connects to|cmdb\_running\_process|connects\_to|lsof|
|Listening on|cmdb\_running\_process|listening\_on|lsof|
|Type|cmdb\_running\_process|type|ps|
|PID|cmdb\_running\_process|pid|ps|
|Parameters|cmdb\_running\_process|parameters|ps|
|Name|cmdb\_ci\_network\_adapter|name|ifconfig, netstat|
|IP address|cmdb\_ci\_network\_adapter|ip\_address|ifconfig, netstat|
|MAC address|cmdb\_ci\_network\_adapter|mac\_address|ifconfig, netstat|
|Netmask|cmdb\_ci\_network\_adapter|netmask|ifconfig, netstat|

**Parent Topic:**[Operating systems discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/itom-visibility/c_Computers.md)