ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist – Discovery — Question 3

A network device has both an SSH port and an SNMP port open. Discovery tries the SSH probe first and it fails. This triggers the SNMP probe, which succeeds. Discovery uses SNMP first for subsequent discoveries on that device.
What discovery functionality allows the above to happen?

Answer options

• A. Classification
• B. Credential affinity
• C. MID Server affinity
• D. IP service affinity

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, IP service affinity, because it allows the discovery process to prioritize SNMP after the SSH probe fails. The other options do not specifically address the mechanism by which the discovery process switches to SNMP based on the port status.