Entity search reference for the Content Pack for Cisco Data Center

This document provides a reference for entity searches within the Content Pack for Cisco Data Center, detailing search types and column mappings.

Entity type search SPL and column mapping

The content pack includes the following entity discovery search, which runs every 15 minutes.

This information is provided in this document as a point of reference and may not reflect the latest content. To view the latest entity discovery searches, see View entity discovery searches in ITSI.

ITSI Import Objects – Nexus Dashboard

Entity search SPL
CODE
`cisco_dc_nd_index`  sourcetype="cisco:dc:nd:switches" | dedup serialNumber  

| rename serialNumber as serial_number, fabricManagementIp as nd_host, hostname as host_name,   

fabricName as fabric_name, fabricType as fabric_type, switchId as switch_id, switchRole as switch_role  

| eval entity_title = fabric_name. ":" .host_name, itsi_entity_id = fabric_name. ":" .host_name, etype="Cisco Nexus Switch"  

| table entity_title, itsi_entity_id, serial_number, nd_host, switch_role, switch_id, host_name, fabric_name,  

fabric_type, model, etype
Column mapping

Column name

Import column as

  • serial_number

  • itsi_entity_id

  • entity_title

Entity Identifier Fields
entity_title Entity Title
etype Entity Type
All fields except entity_titleand etype Entity Information Fields

View entity discovery searches in ITSI

Learn how to view entity discovery searches in IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) for Cisco Data Center.

Complete the following steps to view the latest entity discovery searches in the Content Pack for Cisco Data Center using the IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) user interface.
  1. From the ITSI main menu, select Configuration > Entity Management.
  2. Select Entity Discovery Searches.
  3. Select the App drop-down menu.
  4. Select Cisco Data Center (DA-ITSI-CP-cisco-data-center).