Life cycle management of records in Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Azure

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Life cycle management in the Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Azure monitors and updates the statuses of Azure resources throughout their entire life cycle, from creation to deletion.

    The life cycle management process helps maintain the accuracy and integrity of data in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

    Life cycle management for CIs in Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Azure

    The following table lists the configuration items (CIs) in CMDB and other non-CMDB tables for which life cycle management is available in Service Graph Connector for Microsoft Azure.
    Table 1. Supported tables for life cycle management
    Data source CMDB CI classes Life cycle management available
    SG-Azure Availability Zone Availability Zone [cmdb_ci_availability_zone] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Datacenter Updation Azure Datacenter [cmdb_ci_azure_datacenter] Not applicable
    SG-Azure Functions Cloud Function [cmdb_ci_cloud_function] Yes
    SG-Azure Generic Resources Cloud Resource [cmdb_ci_cmp_resource] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Get Run Command Application [cmdb_ci_appl] Not applicable
    TCP Connection [cmdb_tcp] Not applicable
    Running Process [cmdb_running_process] Not applicable
    SG-Azure Hardware Template Updation​ Hardware Type [cmdb_ci_compute_template] Not applicable
    SG-Azure HW Consolidation​ Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vm_instance] Not applicable
    Computer [cmdb_ci_computer] Not applicable
    SG-Azure Kubernetes Cluster Kubernetes Cluster [cmdb_ci_kubernetes_cluster] Yes
    SG-Azure Load Balancers Cloud Load Balancer [cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer] Yes
    Cloud LB IPAddress [cmdb_ci_cloud_lb_ipaddress] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Network Cloud Network [cmdb_ci_network] Yes
    Cloud Subnet [cmdb_ci_cloud_subnet] Yes
    Cloud Service Account [cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account] No
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Network Interface Cloud Mgmt Network Interface [cmdb_ci_nic] Yes
    IP Address [cmdb_ci_ip_address] No
    Hardware [cmdb_ci_hardware] Not applicable
    Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vm_instance] Not applicable
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Public IP Address Cloud Public IP Address [cmdb_ci_cloud_public_ipaddress] Yes
    Cloud Mgmt Network Interface [cmdb_ci_nic] Yes
    Cloud Load Balancer [cmdb_ci_cloud_load_balancer] Yes
    Cloud LB IPAddress [cmdb_ci_cloud_lb_ipaddress] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Resource Group Resource Group [cmdb_ci_resource_group] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Scale Sets Instance Scale Set [cmdb_ci_instance_scale_set] Yes
    SG-Azure Scale Sets VMs Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vm_instance] Yes
    Storage Volume [cmdb_ci_storage_volume] Yes
    Image [cmdb_ci_os_template] Not applicable
    Cloud Mgmt Network Interface [cmdb_ci_nic] Yes
    Hardware Type [cmdb_ci_compute_template] Not applicable
    Linux Server [cmdb_ci_linux_server] Yes
    Server [cmdb_ci_server] Yes
    Windows Server [cmdb_ci_win_server] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Security Group Compute Security Group [cmdb_ci_compute_security_group] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Software

    When the Software Asset Management (SAM) application isn't installed:

    Software [cmdb_ci_spkg]

    Software Instance [cmdb_software_instance]

    When the SAM application is installed:

    Software Installation [cmdb_sam_sw_install]

    		 Yes
    SG-Azure Software Remove

    When the SAM application isn't installed:

    Software [cmdb_ci_spkg]

    Software Instance [cmdb_software_instance]

    When the SAM application is installed:

    Software Installation [cmdb_sam_sw_install]

    		 Yes
    SG-Azure SQL Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Storage Accounts Cloud Storage Account [cmdb_ci_cloud_storage_account] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Storage Volume Storage Volume [cmdb_ci_storage_volume] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure Subscriptions Cloud Service Account [cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account] No
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    SG-Azure TCP TCP Connection [cmdb_tcp] No
    Running Process [cmdb_running_process] No
    SG-Azure Virtual Machines Linux Server [cmdb_ci_linux_server] Yes
    Server [cmdb_ci_server] Yes
    Windows Server [cmdb_ci_win_server] Yes
    Image [cmdb_ci_os_template] Yes
    Key Value [cmdb_key_value] No
    Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vm_instance] Yes