CIS-Discovery Exam Dumps : Certified Implementation Specialist - Discovery

File-based Discovery is a process that helps identify what software is running on your Windows and UNIX servers and devices, even if there is no registration information available. File-based Discovery is triggered in the exploration phase of normal Discovery, after the target device has been classified and identified. File-based Discovery probes execute a scan searching for specific file extensions or file names in paths that you configure. The resulting file information is returned in the probe payload. The sensor attempts to match the discovered files with installed software, using the file name, size, and version returned by the probe.

The $process.executableDir expression correctly calls the value of the executableDir variable from the tabular process variable. The process variable is a tabular variable that contains the output of the ps command, which lists the processes running on a CI. The executableDir variable is a column name that holds the directory path of the executable file for each process. To access the value of a column name from a tabular variable, you need to use the dot notation, such as $variable.columnName12.

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1: Pattern variables - Product Documentation: Tokyo - Now Support Portal

2: Examples of EVAL scripts used in Discovery patterns - ServiceNow

A horizontal pattern is a type of Discovery pattern that discovers configuration items (CIs) and their relationships by moving across the network from one device to another. A horizontal pattern can use the Change user operation to switch from the default credentials to any other appropriate credentials for a specific device or application. This operation allows the pattern to access different types of CIs with different authentication methods.