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# MongoDB

# MongoDB discovery {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Discovery creates or updates a CMDB record when it detects a running instance of MongoDB.

## Credentials {#r_DiscoverMongoDBInstances__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.
Note:  
For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article [KB0694477](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0694477). The following data is collected:  
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| Label | Table Name | Field Name | Source |
|-|-|-|-|
| Version | cmdb_ci_db_mongodb_instance | version | mongod (UNIX) or mongod.exe (Windows) |
| Mongo configuration | cmdb_ci_db_mongodb_instance | mongodb_conf | mongod.conf |
| TCP port(s) | cmdb_ci_db_mongodb_instance | tcp_port | Process Classification or mongod.conf |
[Table 1. Data Collected by Discovery on MongoDB instances]