In the SummitAI IT Operations Management, two types of technologies are used to collect and monitor the availability and performance of devices.

Agentless Monitoring : In the Agentless model, a Proxy Server is installed to monitor other devices. The Proxy Server remotely accesses and pulls information from other devices. This type of monitoring requires no separate installation and is easy to deploy.
Agent-based Monitoring: In Agent-based model, the Agents should be installed on all the devices and information about the device is collected and sent to the centralized Server. Every Agent communicates with the Proxy Server and the Proxy Server consolidates the data, posts the information to the centralized Server. This requires more installations. The http/s protocols should be open for communications to occur. There are two types of Agents, Wintel and Non-Wintel Agents.

Agent-Based - Hardware Discovery Data for Operating Systems

The following table illustrates the various attributes of the hardware discovered in Asset Discovery:

#	Attribute	Description	Windows	Non-Windows
#	Attribute	Description	Agent	Linux 1	MAC
1	Hardware Discovery	Hardware Discovery is the variance observed in the Hardware properties of the Asset.	NA	NA	NA
2	Host Name	Host Name is the label tag assigned to any machine which runs on a network. Host Name is used to distinguish one device from another on a specific network or over the internet.	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Serial Number	Serial Number is a unique identifier assigned to a specific Asset.	Yes	Yes	Yes
4	CPU	Central Processing Units (CPU) takes instructions from an application and performs a computation. This process breaks down into three key stages: Fetch, decode, and execute. A CPU fetches the instruction from RAM, decodes the instruction, and then executes the instruction using relevant parts of the CPU.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Model Number	A Model Number is a code that is used to identify a group of Assets made in production, such as a specific type of laptop. The model number is useful when garnering services for a product's repair since replacement parts often correspond with a model number.	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	Hard Disk Size	Hard Disk Size refers to the data storage capacity of a hard disk.	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	Hard Disk Quantity	Hard Disk Quantity refers to the storage capacity of hard disk used in a machine.	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	RAM Size	Random Access Memory (RAM) is a primary memory which is used to store working data.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	RAM Quantity	RAM Quantity is the storage capacity of RAM used in a machine.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	MAC Address	A Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. MAC Address ensure that physical address of the computer is unique.	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	IP Address	IP Address is a logical address of the machine and is used to uniquely locate a machine connected via a network.	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Scan Source	Scan Source is a device using which machines are scanned.	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	Agent Version	Version of the Agent that is used to discover the attributes from the server.	Yes	Yes	Yes
14	Last Logged On NT ID	This attribute is used to check the last logon time of the Active Directory users. The purpose of this attribute is to help in identifying last logged on user and computer accounts.	Yes	Yes	Yes
15	Last Boot Up Time	This attribute refers to the time when the device was last rebooted.	Yes	Yes	Yes
16	System Domain	System Domain refers to the domain of the discovered device.	Yes	No	No
17	OS Caption	OS Caption refers to the displayed name of the operating system.	Yes	Yes	Yes
18	Registered User	Registered Users are the users who are authenticated to use the discovered device.	Yes	No	No
19	OS Service Pack	OS Service Pack refers to the name and number of the operating system's service pack, which is currently in use.	Yes	Yes	No
20	HDD Serial No.	HDD Serial No. refers to the serial number that is assigned to the hard disk.	Yes	Yes	Yes
21	OS Version	OS Version refers to the version of the operating system, which is currently in use.	Yes	Yes	Yes
22	Organization	This attribute displays the name of an entity who is utilizing the hardware.	Yes	No	No
23	OS SerialNumber	OS Serial Number refers to the serial number of the operating system.	Yes	Yes	No
24	No. of Core	No. of Core refers to the total number of processor cores that are discovered.	Yes	Yes	No
25	OS Manufacturer	OS Manufacturer refers to the manufacturer's name of the operating system.	Yes	Yes	Yes
26	No. of Processor	No. of Processor refers to the total number of processors that are discovered.	Yes	Yes	No
27	OS Bit	OS BIT is the information of the operating system. It denotes the number bits used for addressing system in the system's memory	Yes	Yes	Yes
28	Manufacturer	This attribute refers to the manufacturer's name of the device that is discovered.	Yes	Yes	Yes
29	OS Installed Date	OS Installed Date is the date when the discovered operating system was installed.	Yes	Yes	Yes
30	Manufacturing Date	Manufacturing Date is the date when the discovered device was manufactured.	Yes	No	No
31	TPM Status	TPM Status is the status of the TPM chip in the discovered device. The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a specialized chip installed in the discovered device that stores RSA encryption keys specific to the host system for hardware authentication. Each TPM chip contains an RSA key pair called the Endorsement Key (EK). The pair is maintained inside the chip and cannot be accessed by software.	Yes	No	No
32	Socket Designation	Socket Designation refers to the type and part number of the socket that is installed on the motherboard.	Yes	No	No

[ 1 ] Some flavors of Linux operating systems may not discover all the attributes that are mentioned in this table.

Agentless Discovery for Server

#	Attribute	Description	Windows (WMI)	Linux (SSH)	VMWare Esxi (SSH)	AIX (SSH)
1	Hardware Discovery	Hardware Discovery is the variance observed in the Hardware properties of the Asset.
2	Host Name	Host Name is the label tag assigned to any machine which runs on a network. Host Name is used to distinguish one device from another on a specific network or over the internet.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Serial Number	Serial Number is a unique identifier assigned to a specific Asset.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
4	CPU	Central Processing Units (CPU) takes instructions from an application and performs a computation. This process breaks down into three key stages: Fetch, decode, and execute. A CPU fetches the instruction from RAM, decodes the instruction, and then executes the instruction using relevant parts of the CPU.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Model Number	A Model Number is a code that is used to identify a group of Assets made in production, such as a specific type of laptop. The model number is useful when garnering services for a product's repair since replacement parts often correspond with a model number.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	Hard Disk Size	Hard Disk Size is the data storage capacity of a hard disk.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	Hard Disk Quantity	Hard Disk Quantity is the storage capacity of hard disk used in a machine.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	RAM Size	Random Access Memory (RAM) is a primary memory which is used to store working data.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	RAM Quantity	RAM Quantity is the storage capacity of RAM used in a machine.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	MAC Address	A Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. MAC Address ensure that physical address of the computer is unique.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	IP Address	IP Address is a logical address of the machine and is used to uniquely locate a machine connected via a network.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Scan Source	Scan Source is a device using which machines are scanned.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	Agent Version	Version of the Agent that is used to discover the attributes from the server.	No	No	No	No
14	Last Logged On NT ID	This attribute is used to check the last logon time of the Active Directory users. The purpose of this attribute is to help in identifying last logged on user and computer accounts.	No	No	No	No
15	Last Boot Up Time	This attribute refers to the time when the device was last rebooted.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
16	System Domain	System Domain refers to the domain of the discovered device.	No	Yes	No	Yes
17	OS Caption	OS Caption refers to the displayed name of the operating system.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
18	Registered User	Registered Users are the users who are authenticated to use the discovered device.	Yes	No	No	No
19	OS Service Pack	OS Service Pack refers to the name and number of the operating system's service pack, which is currently in use.	No	Yes	No	Yes
20	HDD Serial No.	HDD Serial No. refers to the serial number that is assigned to the hard disk.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
21	OS Version	OS Version refers to the version of the operating system, which is currently in use.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
22	Organization	This attribute displays the name of an entity who is utilizing the hardware.	No	No	No	No
23	OS SerialNumber	OS Serial Number refers is the serial number of the operating system.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
24	No. of Core	No. of Core refers to the total number of processor cores that are discovered.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
25	OS Manufacturer	OS Manufacturer refers to the manufacturer's name of the operating system.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
26	No. of Processor	No. of Processor refers to the total number of processors that are discovered.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
27	OS Bit	OS BIT is the information of the operating system. It denotes the number bits used for addressing system in the system's memory.	No	Yes	No	Yes
28	Manufacturer	This attribute refers to the manufacturer's name of the device that is discovered.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
29	OS Installed Date	OS Installed Date is the date when the discovered operating system was installed.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
30	Manufacturing Date	Manufacturing Date is the date when the discovered device was manufactured.	No	No	No	No
31	TPM Status	TPM Status is the status of the TPM chip in the discovered device. The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a specialized chip installed in the discovered device that stores RSA encryption keys specific to the host system for hardware authentication. Each TPM chip contains an RSA key pair called the Endorsement Key (EK). The pair is maintained inside the chip and cannot be accessed by software.	No	No	No	No
32	Socket Designation	Socket Designation refers to the type and part number of the socket that is installed on the motherboard.	Yes	No	No	No
33	Guest Information	This attribute refers to the guests running in Hyper-V and VMWare ESXI Hosts	Yes, if host is Hyper-V	No	Yes, if host is Vmware ESXI	No

Disclaimer

The parameters marked as YES may not be discovered in every flavor of Linux, VMWare ESXI and AIX machines if required SSH commands are not supported or output returned is not in expected format

Agentless Discovery for Network

#	Attribute	Description	Network Device
1	Hardware Discovery	Hardware Variance is the variance observed in the Hardware properties of the latest Asset Discovery Data to the Hardware properties specified in the Asset Management Data. Using the Hardware Variance, the Asset Managers can verify the latest Asset Discovery Data against the Asset Management Data and update the Asset Management Data or identify unauthorized Hardware upgrades or additions.
2	Host Name	Host Name is the label tag assigned to any machine which runs on a network. Host Name is used to distinguish one device from another on a specific network or over the internet	Yes
3	Serial Number	Serial number is a unique identifier assigned to a specific Asset	Yes
4	Model Number	A model number is a code used to identify a group of assets made in a production, such as a particular type of laptops. The model number is useful when garnering services for a product's repair since replacement parts often correspond with a model number	Yes
5	RAM Size	Random Access Memory (RAM) is a primary memory which is used to store working data	Yes
6	MAC Address	A Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. MAC Address ensure that physical address of the computer is unique.	Yes
7	IP Address	IP Address is a logical address of the machine and is used to uniquely locate machine connected via a network.	Yes
8	Scan Source	A device using which the machine is scanned	Yes
9	IOS	Refers to the version of the operating system which is being used currently	Yes
10	No. of Processor	Displays the total number of processors that are discovered	Yes
11	Manufacturer	Displays the manufacturer's name of the device that is discovered	Yes
12	IOSImage Version	The IOS (Internetwork Operating System) is the software that resides inside the device.IOS image files contain the system code that device uses to function.	Yes
13	SysObjectID	TCP/IP-compliant devices have an internally defined class ID, called the System Object ID and abbreviated to SysObjectID. This SysObjectID is an SNMP OID defined by the manufacturer. Each manufacturer specifies a SysObjectID for each different hardware model.	Yes
14	SystemUptime	Uptime is a measure of system reliability, expressed as the percentage of time a machine, typically a computer, has been working and available.	Yes
15	Interface	A textual string containing information about the interface. This string should include the name of the manufacturer, the product name and the version.	Yes
16	InterfaceIP	IP assigned to Interface	Yes
17	InterfaceType	The type of interface, distinguished according to the physical/link protocol(s) immediately `below' the network layer in the protocol stack.	Yes
18	Description	Text field which describes System Description of Device	Yes

Disclaimer

By default, the parameters marked as YES will not get discovered. SNMP MIB OIDs need to be configured in front end screen. OID output need to be validated before configuring for accurate discovery results.

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