BMC Discovery

Connection Requirements

1

Domain

Enter the domain of your BMC Discovery.

2

Port

Port number (optional, default: 443).

3

API Token

To generate a BMC Discovery API token:

• Go to the Users page.

• From the Action list for the user, select Generate API Token.

• A dialog will appear showing the generated token.

• Copy the token and save it securely for external clients.

🔵 Note: API tokens cannot be revoked individually. To remove a token, you must delete the user.

4

Version

Version of the BMC Discovery. (default: 1.15)

To learn API version of BMC Discovery API:

• Click Help (?) button on Homepage of BMC Discovery.

• In the modal that opens, there is a link labeled 'REST API' that you can click.

• After clicking the link, new page will display the version of the BMC Discovery API.

5

Fetch Installed Software

Choose if you'd like to fetch installed software information (default: False).

6

Timeout

Amount of time that will be waited for server responses.

⚠️ Attention Please perform a connection test to ensure there is a valid connection to the host. When the discovery operation is finalized, you will be able to see the details on the Assets page.