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- Adapter Configuration
- Identifying Running Software by Processes
- Automatically Deleted CIs and Relationships and Candidates for Deletion CIs
- How to Configure Adapter Settings
- How to Define the Owner Tenant Adapter Parameter
- How to Configure Full Population Run
- How to Configure Global Probe Result Filtering
- How to Configure CI Aging Settings
- How to Define CITs to be Deleted by Java-based Population Adapters
- How to Attach Discovery Documentation to a Discovery Package
- How to Attach a Readme to a Discovery Package
- How to View Discovery Resource History
- How to Create and Configure Mapping Files Using the Visual Mapping Tool
- Pre/Post Scan Script Editor
- Pre-Scan and Post-Scan Scripts
- Adapter Management User Interface
- Internal Configuration Files
Identifying Running Software by Processes
An application is identified by the existence of one or more running processes which are defined by their names and by command line (optional).
A process can be optionally marked as a key process or as a main process.
An application is identified if the following holds true:
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At least one process was found.
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All processes that are marked as key processes exist.
If an application is identified, a result RunningSoftware CI is created for the application obeying the following rules:
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If none of the processes is marked as a main process, a single RunningSoftware CI will be created, linked to all discovered processes by dependency relationships.
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If there are processes that are marked as main processes, a RunningSoftware CI will be created for each instance of these main processes.
For example, assume that rules are defined for the identification of two applications, application_a and application_b:
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application_a is identified by proc.exe and unique_ proc_a.exe.
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application_b is identified by proc.exe and unique_ proc_b.exe.
Say that proc.exe is found but none of its processes are marked as key or main processes. In this case, RunningSoftware CIs are created for both application_a and application_b. These CIs are linked by a dependency relationship to the same process (that is, proc.exe).
Assume too that unique_proc_a.exe and unique_proc_b.exe are marked as key processes:
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If the proc.exe process only is discovered, a RunningSoftware CI is not created.
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If unique_ proc_a.exe is discovered, RunningSoftware CIs are created for application_a linked by a dependency link to unique_ proc_a.exe. If in addition, proc.exe is discovered, it is linked to the same CI. The same holds for application_b.
Assume that two instances of unique_proc_a.exe are discovered:
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If the process is not marked as a main process, a single RunningSoftware CI is created for application_a linked to both processes.
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If the process is marked as a main process, two separate RunningSoftware CIs are created for application_a.
For details on the key field in the Software Identification Rule Editor dialog box, see Identifying Processes.
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