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This documentation refers to a previously released version of BMC Atrium Discovery (other versions).

SQL Discovery

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Typically a great deal of additional valuable data that cannot be determined by the standard discovery process is held in databases throughout organizations. Tideway Foundation enables you to extract such data by means of SQL Discovery.

Uses for SQL Discovery

There are two typical scenarios in which you can use SQL Discovery:

Central database – a central database contains information relating to many hosts in the network. For each host, the Integration Point can query the database and extract useful information to populate attributes on the host node in the Tideway Foundation model. For example, the name and contact details of people responsible for a particular server is valuable data, but is not generally held on that server. Tideway Foundation enables you to extract such data from a central database by means of Integration Points. SQL Discovery using Integration Points is described in Integration Points.

Distributed information – multiple databases may be queried in a single discovery run, typically with each database running on the host for which a login discovery is being performed. For example, a suite of software products may install a license manager on each host that the software is installed on. Imminent expiry of license keys is useful information to a system administrator. Tideway Foundation enables you to extract these license keys from the individual license managers by means of Software Credentials. SQL Discovery using Software Credentials is described in Software Credential Groups.
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