Using Discovery

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title: Using Discovery
description: Run Discovery schedules and execute Discovery probes, sensors and patterns to find your IT resources and add them to the CMDB.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/discovery/using-discovery.html
release: brazil
product: Discovery
classification: discovery
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Discovery, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management]
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# Using Discovery

Run Discovery schedules and execute Discovery probes, sensors and patterns to find your IT resources and add them to the CMDB.

-   [Running discoveries in your network](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/running-discoveries.md)
-   [Discovery probes and sensors](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/c_DiscoveryProbesAndSensors.md)
-   [Patterns and horizontal discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/c-UsingPatternsForHorizontalDiscovery.md)
-   [Discovery resource utilization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-resource-utilization.md)
-   [Discovery monitoring and issue resolution](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/c_DiscoveryTroubleshooting.md)