Microsoft IIS server discovery
Discovery identifies and classifies information about Microsoft IIS servers.
Prerequisites
Install IIS Management Scripts and Tools on a Microsoft IIS Server.
Credentials
Configure these credentials:
Classifier, pattern, and probe
Note: For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.
Discovery uses these classifiers, probes, and patterns for IIS discovery:
|
Classifier |
Trigger probes |
Pattern |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft IIS Server |
|
IIS |
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 for instructions.
Data collected by Discovery for IIS Web Server
The following data is collected in the IIS Web Server [cmdb_ci_microsoft_iis_web_server] table.
| Label | Field name |
|---|---|
| Name | name |
| Version | version |
| Type* | type |
| Running process command | running_process_command |
| Running process key parameters | running_process_key_parameters |
*The Type is always IIS.
The following data is collected in the Web site [cmdb_ci_web_site] table.
| Label | Field name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name | name | wmi |
| TCP Port | tcp_port | wmi |
Connections found by Service Mapping during top-down discovery
When top-down discovery reaches an IIS server, Service Mapping identifies the specific website and application or virtual directory serving the entry point, not just the IIS server itself. Service Mapping creates a connection from the entry point to the matching IIS Virtual Directory [cmdb_ci_iisdirectory] CI. The resulting service map shows the application running on IIS rather than a generic host-level node.
Parent Topic:Software discovery
--- title: Microsoft IIS server discovery description: Discovery identifies and classifies information about Microsoft IIS servers. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/itom-visibility/r\_DataCollDiscoMicrosoftIISServers.html release: brazil product: ITOM Visibility classification: itom-visibility topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Software discovery, Data collected by ITOM Visibility, ITOM Visibility reference, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management] --- # Microsoft IIS server discovery Discovery identifies and classifies information about Microsoft IIS servers. ## Prerequisites Install IIS Management Scripts and Tools on a Microsoft IIS Server. ## Credentials Configure these credentials: - [Applicative credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/applicative-creds.md) - [Windows credentials](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/r_WindowsCredentialsForm.md) ## Classifier, pattern, and probe **Note:** For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article [KB0694477](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0694477). Discovery uses these classifiers, probes, and patterns for IIS discovery: <table id="table_fzd_2yv_jz"><thead><tr><th> Classifier </th><th> Trigger probes </th><th> Pattern </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Microsoft IIS Server </td><td> - Horizontal discovery probe: launches patterns - Windows - Get IIS Information\* </td><td> IIS </td></tr></tbody> </table>\*Probes inactive on new instances. 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/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/discovery/c-UsingPatternsForHorizontalDiscovery.md) for instructions. ## Data collected by Discovery for IIS Web Server The following data is collected in the IIS Web Server \[cmdb\_ci\_microsoft\_iis\_web\_server\] table. |Label|Field name| |-----|----------| |Name|name| |Version|version| |Type\*|type| |Running process command|running\_process\_command| |Running process key parameters|running\_process\_key\_parameters| \*The Type is always IIS. The following data is collected in the Web site \[cmdb\_ci\_web\_site\] table. |Label|Field name|Source| |-----|----------|------| |Name|name|wmi| |TCP Port|tcp\_port|wmi| ## Connections found by Service Mapping during top-down discovery When top-down discovery reaches an IIS server, Service Mapping identifies the specific website and application or virtual directory serving the entry point, not just the IIS server itself. Service Mapping creates a connection from the entry point to the matching IIS Virtual Directory \[cmdb\_ci\_iisdirectory\] CI. The resulting service map shows the application running on IIS rather than a generic host-level node. **Parent Topic:**[Software discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/itom-visibility/c_Software.md)
| title | Microsoft IIS server discovery |
| description | Discovery identifies and classifies information about Microsoft IIS servers. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/itom-visibility/r\_DataCollDiscoMicrosoftIISServers.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | ITOM Visibility |
| classification | itom-visibility |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Software discoveryData collected by ITOM VisibilityITOM Visibility referenceITOM VisibilityIT Operations Management |