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# AIX server

# AIX server discovery {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Discovery identifies and
classifies information about AIX servers.

## Credentials {#r_DataCollDiscoAIXComputers__section_fh2_vjf_nbb}

Configure [SSH credentials](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=r_SSHCredentialsForm&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-security&ft:locale=en-US).

For a list of privileged commands that you need for Discovery
and Service Mapping, see [Service Mapping commands requiring a privileged user](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/KmX~uDsV3RoqnUbrW~2SFA "Service Mapping uses commands requiring elevated rights to discover and map Unix-based hosts in your organization. In addition to configuring necessary credentials, configure servers in your organization to allow Service Mapping to run these commands with elevated rights."). This list
includes commands that require elevated rights to discover and map Unix-based hosts in
your organization.

Use OpenSSH version 7.5.102 and above for AIX machines since lower versions of OpenSSH can
impact the discovered devices that are encountered with Discovery.
Note:  
For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article [KB0694477](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0694477).

## Classifier, probes, and pattern {#r_DataCollDiscoAIXComputers__section_ga2_vjf_nbb}

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| Classifier | Probes | Pattern |
|-|-|-|
| AIX (UNIX Classification) | * Horizontal discovery probe: launches patterns * AIX - Installed Software\^ * AIX - ADM\^ * AIX - Identity\* * AIX - CPU\* * AIX - Hardware Model\* * AIX - Memory\* * AIX - OS Patches\* * AIX - OS Release\* * AIX - OS Revision\* * UNIX - Find FQDN * UNIX - OS Filesystems * UNIX - OS Uptime {#r_DataCollDiscoAIXComputers__ul_ixv_myv_jz} | AIX server |
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\*These probes aren't active on the classifier, as Discovery uses patterns by default for these discoveries.

\^These probes remain active by default, even when Discovery uses pattern discovery.

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://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/F1AaGd2A7GKs7d9ZAQQp5w#t_AddHorizontalPatternProbe "To use a pattern for the identification and exploration phases of horizontal discovery, you must add the Horizontal Pattern probe to the classifiers for the CIs are you trying to discover.") for instructions.

## Data collected

Note:  
See the knowledge article [KB0687582](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0687582) for information on model_id and manufacturer.
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| Label | Table Name | Field Name | Source |
|-|-|-|-|
| Operating System | cmdb_ci_computer | os | uname |
| OS version | cmdb_ci_computer | os_version | oslevel |
| OS service pack | cmdb_ci_computer | os_service_pack | oslevel |
| Short description | cmdb_ci_aix_server | short_description | uname |
| Name | cmdb_ci_aix_server | name | DNS, NBT |
| Hostname | cmdb_ci_aix_server | host_name | DNS, NBT |
| DNS domain | cmdb_ci_aix_server | dns_domain | DNS |
| Start date | cmdb_ci_aix_server | start_date | uptime |
| CPU type | cmdb_ci_computer | cpu_type | lsdev, lsattr |
| CPU speed (MHz) | cmdb_ci_computer | cpu_speed | lsdev, lsattr |
| CPU count | cmdb_ci_computer | cpu_count | lsdev, lsattr |
| Manufacturer | cmdb_ci_aix_server | manufacturer | lsattr |
| Model ID | cmdb_ci_aix_server | model_id | lsattr |
| RAM (MB) | cmdb_ci_computer | ram | lsdev, lsattr |
| Name | cmdb_ci_file_system | name | df |
| Capacity (MB) | cmdb_ci_file_system | capacity | df |
| Available Space (MB) | cmdb_ci_file_system | available_space | df |
| Mount point | cmdb_ci_file_system | mount_point | df |
| Name | cmdb_ci_patches | name | instfix |
| Name | cmdb_running_process | name | ps |
| Command | cmdb_running_process | command | ps |
| Connects to | cmdb_running_process | connects_to | lsof |
| Listening on | cmdb_running_process | listening_on | lsof |
| Type | cmdb_running_process | type | ps |
| PID | cmdb_running_process | pid | ps |
| Parameters | cmdb_running_process | parameters | ps |
| Name | cmdb_ci_network_adapter | name | ifconfig, netstat |
| IP address | cmdb_ci_network_adapter | ip_address | ifconfig, netstat |
| MAC address | cmdb_ci_network_adapter | mac_address | ifconfig, netstat |
| Netmask | cmdb_ci_network_adapter | netmask | ifconfig, netstat |
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