Primary entities and primary fields

In the asset system, each primary entity consists of some primary fields. The primary fields are the fields without which the primary entity or the asset type cannot be imported.

Table: Primary entities and primary fields- ESM

Primary entity or asset type

Primary fields

Field description

ESM Agent

Registered Name

Reports on the name that is used for registering the ESM Agent with the ESM Manager.

Table: Primary entities and primary fields- Oracle

Primary entity or asset type

Primary fields

Field description

Oracle Configured Databases

Database Name

Reports on the name of the database.

Oracle Configured Databases

Server Name

Reports on the name of the Oracle server.

Oracle Configured Servers

Server Name

Reports on the name of the Oracle server.

Table: Primary entities and primary fields- SQL

Primary entity or asset type

Primary fields

Field description

SQL Database

Database Name

Reports on the name of the database.

SQL Database

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain/workgroup name of the computer that hosts the SQL Server.

SQL Database

Host Name (Node)

Reports on the Windows NT Server that hosts this instance of the SQL Server.

SQL Database

Server Name (Instance)

Reports on the name of the SQL Server instance, not the host name.

SQL Server

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain/workgroup name of the computer that hosts the SQL Server.

SQL Server

Host Name (Node)

Reports on the Windows NT Server that hosts this instance of the SQL Server.

SQL Server

Server Name (Instance)

Reports on the name of the SQL Server instance, not the host name.

SQL Stored Procedure

Database Name

Reports on the name of the database.

SQL Stored Procedure

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain/workgroup name of the computer that hosts the SQL Server.

SQL Stored Procedure

Host Name (Node)

Reports on the Windows NT Server that hosts this instance of the SQL Server.

SQL Stored Procedure

Server Name (Instance)

Reports on the name of the SQL Server instance, not the host name.

SQL Stored Procedure

Stored Procedure

Reports on the name of the stored procedure.

SQL User

Database Name

Reports on the name of the database.

SQL User

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain/workgroup name of the computer that hosts the SQL Server.

SQL User

Host Name (Node)

Reports on the Windows NT Server that hosts this instance of the SQL Server.

SQL User

Server Name (Instance)

Reports on the name of the SQL Server instance, not the host name.

SQL User

User Name

Reports on the name of the SQL Server user.

Table: Primary entities and primary fields- UNIX

Primary entity or asset type

Primary fields

Field description

UNIX File

File Name (with path)

Reports on the UNIX file name with its path.

UNIX File

Machine Name

Reports on the name of the target.

UNIX File

Host IP Address

Reports on the IP Address of the host machine.

UNIX Group

Group Database

Reports on the database from where the group information is retrieved. For example, Local, NIS, LDAP.

UNIX Group

Machine Name

Reports on the computer that hosts the group.

UNIX Group

IP Address

Reports on the IP Address that is used to connect to the target.

UNIX Group

Group Name

Reports on the name of the group.

UNIX Machine

Machine Name

Reports on the computer that hosts the group.

UNIX Machine

IP Address

Reports on the IP Address that is used to connect to the target.

UNIX User

Machine Name

Reports on the name of the target.

UNIX User

Host IP Address

Reports on the IP Address of the host machine.

UNIX User

User Name

Reports on the user name.

Table: Primary entities and primary fields- Windows

Primary entity or asset type

Primary fields

Field description

Windows Directory

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain or workgroup membership of the computer that contains the directory.

This field fetches the name of the reporting domain settings of the Query Engine.

Windows Directory

Directory Name

Reports on the full path name of the directory.

Windows Directory

Machine Name

Reports on the name of the computer that contains the directory.

Windows Domain

Domain Name (Pre-Windows 2000)

Reports on the Pre-Windows 200 domain name.

Windows File

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain or workgroup membership of the computer that contains the file.

This field fetches the name of the reporting domain settings of the Query Engine.

Windows File

File Name (full path)

Reports on the name of the file with its full path.

Windows File

Machine Name

Reports on the name of the parent computer of the file.

Windows Group

Domain/Workgroup Name

Reports on the domain or workgroup membership of the computer that contains the group.

This field fetches the name of the reporting domain settings of the Query Engine.

Windows Group

Machine Name

Reports on the name of the parent computer of the group.

Windows Group

Group Name

Reports on the name of the group object.

IISVirtualDirectories

ADSI Path

Reports on the ADSI path of the IISAdmin object that is associated with the record.

IISVirtualDirectories

Domain Name

Reports on the domain membership of the computer on which the process is running.

The field returns N/A if the computer is not a member of the domain.

IISVirtualDirectories

PrimKey Domain (internal)

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IISVirtualDirectories

PrimKey Machine (internal)

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More Information

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