Microsoft IIS server discovery

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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

  • Horizontal discovery probe: launches patterns
  • Windows - Get IIS Information*

IIS

\*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 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

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