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The connector creates Inventory files in the snowpack format (.snowpack). The following sections list the fields that are used in the snowpack manifest and what information they are populated with.

BIOS

Service Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in SIM configuration
SerialVirtualMachine (classic) -> VirtualMachineId
VendorHardcoded to "Microsoft"

Resource Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in SIM configuration
SerialVirtualMachine -> VirtualMachineId
VendorHard coded to "Microsoft"

Identity

Resource Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in Azure Resource Manager API
Azure: VmIdVirtualMachine -> VirtualMachineId

SIM

Resource Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in Azure Resource Manager API
IDVirtualMachine -> VirtualMachineId

Source

Field in snowpack manifestField in SIM configuration
NameA constant that is set by the connector.
Value = "external-discovery-sim-azure"
SiteNameA local site name set in the connector configuration overrides the global site id for SIM.

Name

Service Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in Azure Service Manager API
NameVirtualMachine (classic) -> Name
DNSHostNameVirtualMachine (classic) -> Name

Resource Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in Azure Resource Manager API
NameVirtualMachine -> Name
DNSHostNameVirtualMachine -> Name

Network

Service Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in Azure Service Manager API
MAC<Not available>
IPAddressVirtualMachine (classic) -> IP addresses -> IP address

Resource Manager

Field in snowpack manifestField in Azure Resource Manager API
MACVirtualMachine -> Networkinterfaces -> Networkinterface -> Properties -> MAC Address
IPAddressVirtualMachine -> Networkinterfaces -> Networkinterface -> Private IP address