Node Categorization Policy

The Node Categorization policy (NodeCategorySettingPolicy) assigns a surveillance category to nodes that match its criteria. The policy runs during a node scan and adds the category to the node; if the named category does not already exist, Horizon creates it.

Each policy assigns a single category, so apply one policy per category you want to set. The policy adds categories; it does not remove categories a node already has. The assignment is reapplied on each subsequent scan or reimport.

Parameters

Parameter Description Required

category

Name of the surveillance category to assign to matching nodes.

yes

This policy also accepts the common matchBehavior parameter that controls how the match criteria below combine. See Policies for matchBehavior and the ~ regular-expression prefix.

Match criteria

Match against any of the following node properties. String values match as a substring unless prefixed with ~, which evaluates the value as a regular expression.

Property Description

type

Node type (for example, A for active).

sysObjectId

SNMP sysObjectID, which begins with the vendor’s enterprise OID.

sysName

SNMP sysName.

sysDescription

SNMP sysDescr.

sysLocation

SNMP sysLocation.

sysContact

SNMP sysContact.

label

Node label, usually the hostname.

labelSource

Source of the node label (for example, user-defined or hostname).

netBiosName

NetBIOS name.

netBiosDomain

NetBIOS domain.

operatingSystem

Operating system.

foreignId

Requisition foreign ID.

foreignSource

Requisition foreign source.

For configuration examples, see Assign categories.