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Create a custom pattern

Create a custom pattern

For creating a custom pattern navigate to the Discovery/pattern folder. Here you can create a new file (UTF-8) with the ending .pat or you copy and modifying an existing pattern of the Pattern-Type you want. The best practice to develop and test a new pattern is to extract a separate Discover-Tool Instance and setting up a connection to the Host or Device that returning the result data you want to handle with.

Then remove all Pattern excluding a "main" HostInfo Pattern (Linux_Hostinfo_Hostname.pat, Windows_Hostinfo_Hostname_Model.pat, SNMP_Deviceinfo_Default.pat) it is mandatory to have a "main" HostInfo Object with the including Hostname. With this Setup it is possible to fast testing a new pattern without waiting of the response of all other Pattern.

Be sure that your new Pattern are containing all required XML-Nodes, the <Processing>-Node containing the C# class to process the result data from the command to a Discovery-Object. The functionality is that the Discovery-Tool reading the C# Source Code that is including the <Processing>-Node and invoking the PerformAction-Method of the PatternExec-Class.

The PerformAction Method is mandatory and the Discovery-Tool invoking it with an object array that are including the following 3 objects:

Parameter

Object Type

Description

parameters[0]

Command Result

Containing the result of the initial pattern command

parameters[1]

IProvider

Containing the executing Provider-Class that is connected to the discovering system.

This provider will be used in the pattern to execute other commands if required.

parameters[2]

object

Containing the HostInfo-/Device-Object that is initial created on the start of the scan.

1 2 3 4 5 public void PerformAction(object[] parameters) { HostInfo hostInfo = (HostInfo)parameters[2]; try {

Provider classes

For connecting to Host or Devices there are 4 Types of Providers used by the Discovery-Tool, the following described Providers handling the connection and execution of commands to collecting data.

Inside of a Pattern you have the availability to use the actual connected Provider to execute additional commands if more informations from the System are needed.

SSH-Provider

The SSH-Provider-Class is connected to a Linux System and can be used insight of a Pattern:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 using Insight.Discovery.ProviderClasses; // Include the ProviderClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses; // Include the InfoClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode // Casting the connected Provider out of the parameters from the PerformAction-Method SSHProvider ssh = (SSHProvider)parameters[1]; // using the SSH-Provider to execute a command and receiving the result. var result = (SSHExecuteResult)ssh.ExecuteCommand("hostname"); // returning the hostname of a Linux System

For example a cast SSHProvider is used in the "Linux_Hostinfo_Hostname.pat" Pattern.

WMI-Provider

The WMI-Provider-Class is connected to a Windows System and can be used insight of a Pattern:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 using Insight.Discovery.ProviderClasses; // Include the ProviderClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses; // Include the InfoClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode // Casting the connected Provider out of the parameters from the PerformAction-Method WMIProvider wmiProvider = (WMIProvider)parameters[1]; // using the WMI-Provider to read a Registry Value. var result = (WMIRegValueResult)wmiProvider.GetRegistryValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\<Key>", "DisplayName"); // using the WMI-Provider to get a List of all Registry-Sub-Keys. var result = (WMIRegValueListResult)wmiProvider.GetSubKeysFromRegistry("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"); //using the WMI-Provider to execute a WMI query receiving the result. var result = (WMIQueryResult)wmiProvider.ExecuteWMIQuery("netstat -an"); //using the WMI-Provider to execute a command and receiving the result. var result = (WMIExecuteResult)wmiProvider.ExecuteWMICommand("netstat -an");

SNMP-Provider

The SNMP-Provider-Class is connected to a SNMP Device and can be used insight of a Pattern:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 using Insight.Discovery.ProviderClasses; // Include the ProviderClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses; // Include the InfoClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode // Casting the connected Provider out of the parameters from the PerformAction-Method SNMPProvider snmp = (SNMPProvider)parameters[1]; // using the SNMP-Provider to execute a SNMPGet command and receiving the results var result = (SNMPExecuteResult)snmp.ExecuteCommand("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6.0", ScanProcessType.SNMP_GET, true); // using the SNMP-Provider to execute a SNMPWalk command and receiving the results var result = (SNMPExecuteResult)snmp.ExecuteCommand("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2", ScanProcessType.SNMP_WALK, true); // using the SNMP-Provider to execute a SNMPWalk command with contextName and receiving the results var result = (SNMPExecuteResult)snmp.ExecuteCommand("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2", ScanProcessType.SNMP_WALK, "myContext",true);

VIM-Provider

The SNMP-Provider-Class is connected to a VMWare ESXi System and can be used insight of a Pattern:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 using Insight.Discovery.ProviderClasses; // Include the ProviderClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses; // Include the InfoClasses Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode // Casting the connected Provider out of the parameters from the PerformAction-Method VIMProvider snmp = (SNMPProvider)parameters[1]; // using the VIM-Provider to execute a command and receiving the results var result = (VIMCommandResult)snmp.ExecuteCommand("HostSystem");

Additional functions

Some additional functions are also available:

ImportService

If you want to set a Date Attribute for a Discovery-Object like the InstallDate for an Application it must be in a specific Format ("MM/dd/yyyy"). You can use the delivered ImportService.ImportDate Method that will do the transformation for you:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 using Insight.Discovery.Tools; // Include the Discovery Tools Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode    // using the ImportDate Method to transform the Date string of a result Object discoveryObject.InstallDate = ImportService.Instance.ImportDate("resultDateString");    // The following input formats will be transformed: // "MM/dd/yy", "M/dd/yy", "MM/dd/yyyy", "M/dd/yyyy", "MM/dd/yy", "M/d/yy", "MM/d/yyyy", "M/d/yyyy", "yyyyMMdd", "yyMMdd", "dd.MM.yy", "dd.MM.yyyy", "MMM-dd-yy", "MMM-dd-yyyy", "yyyy-MM-dd"

LogService

If you want to write entries into the Discovery log file, you can use the delivered LogService Class.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 using Insight.Discovery.Tools; // Include the Discovery Tools Namespace at the Head of the PatternCode    // creating a "normal" log entry LogService.Instance.LogNormal("My normal log entry");    // creating a "debug" log entry with additional Exception object try {     LogService.Instance.LogDebug("a debug log entry");     // Code that could raise an exception } catch (Exception ex) {     LogService.Instance.LogError("Log of an exception", ex); }

Custom pattern examples

Here are some example of custom patterns that you could create to return unique information using Assets Discovery:

Example: SNMP Extended Values

It is possible to extend the Information of a SNMP Device. You must know which OID-Number returning the Value that should be discovered. In the processing script the return value of the OID will be mapped to a ExtendedInformation.

The following example is sending 3 OID's to discover different RAM Information.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ScanPattern xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <Version>3.0.1</Version> <PatternID>RIADA-Cust-SNMP-1</PatternID> <OrderNr>0</OrderNr> <ProcessType>SNMP_GET</ProcessType> <PatternType>SNMPExtendedValues</PatternType> <Command>     <![CDATA[     1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.5.0;1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.6.0;1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.11.0     ]]> </Command> <Processing>     <![CDATA[     using System;     using System.Collections.Generic;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses.CommandResult.ResultTypes;     using Insight.Discovery.Tools;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses.CommandResult;           namespace Insight.Discovery {       public class PatternExec {         public void PerformAction(object[] parameters)         {             DeviceInfo deviceInfo = (DeviceInfo)parameters[2];                           if (deviceInfo.ExtendedInformations.IsNullOrEmpty())                     deviceInfo.ExtendedInformations = new List<ExtendedInformation>();               try             {                 var commandResult = (SNMPExecuteResult)parameters[0];                 commandResult.LogResult();                   foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> item in commandResult)                 {                     switch (item.Key)                     {                         case "1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.5.0": // OID to get available RAM                             if (item.Value != null)                             {                                 try                                 {                                     long t = 0;                                     long.TryParse(item.Value.ToString().Replace("\n", "").Trim(), out t);                                       if (t > 0)                                     {                                         deviceInfo.ExtendedInformations.Add(new ExtendedInformation() { Name = "RAM Total", Value = (t / 1024).ToString() });                                     }                                 }                                 catch                                 {                                     //                                 }                             }                               break;                         case "1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.6.0": // OID to get used RAM                             if (item.Value != null)                             {                                 try                                 {                                     long t = 0;                                     long.TryParse(item.Value.ToString().Replace("\n", "").Trim(), out t);                                       if (t > 0)                                     {                                         deviceInfo.ExtendedInformations.Add(new ExtendedInformation()                                         { Name = "RAM Used", Value = (t / 1024).ToString() });                                     }                                 }                                 catch                                 {                                     //                                 }                             }                             break;                         case "1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.11.0": // OID to get free RAM                             if (item.Value != null)                             {                                 try                                 {                                     long t = 0;                                     long.TryParse(item.Value.ToString().Replace("\n", "").Trim(), out t);                                       if (t > 0)                                     {                                         deviceInfo.ExtendedInformations.Add(new ExtendedInformation() { Name = "RAM Free", Value = (t / 1024).ToString() });                                     }                                 }                                 catch                                 {                                     //                                 }                             }                             break;                     }                 }             }             catch (Exception ex)             { LogService.Instance.LogDebug("Error getting Extended SNMP RAM Information.", ex); }         }           }     }      ]]>   </Processing> </ScanPattern>

 

Example: Application Product Key

It is possible to add a discovered Licence-Information to an Application. For example if you know that a Licence File exists you can add a Pattern that read this file.

In the following example the pattern is reading a file "lic" that contains the Licence-Key for the Linux-Application "apt".

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- © Mindville --> <ScanPattern xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <Version>1.0.1</Version> <PatternID>Mindville-Cust-Linux-AppPK-1</PatternID> <OrderNr>0</OrderNr> <ProcessType>SSHExecute</ProcessType> <PatternType>ApplicationProductKey</PatternType> <ApplicationName>apt</ApplicationName> <Command>     <![CDATA[     cat /etc/apt/lic     ]]> </Command> <Processing>     <![CDATA[     using System;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses;     using Insight.Discovery.Tools;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses.CommandResult.ResultTypes;     using System.Collections.Generic;           namespace Insight.Discovery {       public class PatternExec {                  public void PerformAction(object[] parameters)         {             HostInfo hostInfo = (HostInfo) parameters[2];               try             {                 SSHExecuteResult sshExecuteResult = (SSHExecuteResult)parameters[0];                 sshExecuteResult.LogResult();                   string input = sshExecuteResult;                   if (input != string.Empty)                 {                     if(hostInfo.OS.License == null)hostInfo.OS.License = new LicenseInfo();                       hostInfo.OS.License.LicenseKey = input.Trim();                 }             }             catch (Exception ex)             { LogService.Instance.LogDebug("Error getting apt product key Information", ex); }                       }       }     }     ]]>   </Processing> </ScanPattern>

Example: Application Extended Information

It is possible to extend the Information of any object type. In the following example, we extend the host info with some additional information:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ScanPattern xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <Version>1.0.1</Version> <PatternID>Mindville-Cust-Linux-OpenPorts-1</PatternID> <OrderNr>700</OrderNr> <ProcessType>SSHExecute</ProcessType> <PatternType>Host</PatternType> <Command>     <![CDATA[     netstat -an     ]]> </Command> <Processing>     <![CDATA[     using System;     using System.Collections.Generic;     using Insight.Discovery.Tools;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses;     using Insight.Discovery.InfoClasses.CommandResult.ResultTypes;     using Insight.Discovery.Tools.Networking;           namespace Insight.Discovery {       public class PatternExec {         public void PerformAction(object[] parameters)         {             HostInfo hostInfo = (HostInfo)parameters[2];             try             {                 SSHExecuteResult sshExecuteResult = (SSHExecuteResult)parameters[0];                 sshExecuteResult.LogResult();                   string input = sshExecuteResult;                   if (input != string.Empty)                 {                     if (hostInfo != null)                     {                         string[] lines = input.Split('\n');                         ExtendedInformation tcpPortInfo = new ExtendedInformation() { Name = "TCP Ports", Value = string.Empty };                         ExtendedInformation udpPortInfo = new ExtendedInformation() { Name = "UDP Ports", Value = string.Empty };                           for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)                         {                             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(lines[i]) && lines[i].Contains(":")                                 && (lines[i].ToLower().StartsWith("tcp") || lines[i].ToLower().StartsWith("udp")))                             {                                 string[] parts = lines[i].TrimReduce().Split(' ');                                   try                                 {                                     for (int x = 0; x < parts.Length; x++)                                     {                                         if (parts[x].Contains("]"))                                         {                                             parts[x] = parts[1].Substring(parts[x].IndexOf("]"));                                         }                                           if (parts[0].ToLower().StartsWith("tcp") && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(parts[x]) &&                                             parts[x].Contains(":"))                                         {                                             if (!tcpPortInfo.Value.Contains(parts[x].Split(':')[1]))                                             {                                                 tcpPortInfo.Value += parts[x].Split(':')[1] + ",";                                                 break;                                             }                                         }                                           if (parts[0].ToLower().StartsWith("udp") && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(parts[x]) &&                                             parts[x].Contains(":"))                                         {                                             if (!udpPortInfo.Value.Contains(parts[x].Split(':')[1]))                                             {                                                 udpPortInfo.Value += parts[x].Split(':')[1] + ",";                                                 break;                                             }                                         }                                     }                                 }                                 catch                                 {                                     //                                 }                             }                         }                           if (hostInfo.ExtendedInformations.IsNullOrEmpty())                             hostInfo.ExtendedInformations = new List<ExtendedInformation>();                           if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(tcpPortInfo.Value) && tcpPortInfo.Value.EndsWith(","))                         {                             tcpPortInfo.Value = tcpPortInfo.Value.Substring(0, tcpPortInfo.Value.Length - 1);                             hostInfo.ExtendedInformations.Add(tcpPortInfo);                         }                         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(udpPortInfo.Value) && udpPortInfo.Value.EndsWith(","))                         {                             udpPortInfo.Value = udpPortInfo.Value.Substring(0, udpPortInfo.Value.Length - 1);                             hostInfo.ExtendedInformations.Add(udpPortInfo);                         }                     }                 }             }             catch (Exception ex)             { LogService.Instance.LogDebug("Error getting ReferencedHosts Information", ex); }             }         }     }     ]]>   </Processing> </ScanPattern>

Modifying patterns

It is possible but not recommend to modify the delivered Patterns.

If there are any missing Information the best practice is to add a new pattern, the missing Information will be merged to the Discovery-Object. If you are modified a delivered Pattern, you should save that Pattern external to pretend the lose of your change by updating the Discovery-Tool.

When you updating the Discovery-Tool with the updater, the updater will ask you before overwriting the modified Pattern.

 

Removing patterns

  • You can disable a pattern file in general by navigating to the Pattern Tab and unchecking the unwanted pattern.

  • You can disable a pattern file for a specific scan range by navigating to the Scan Setting and select the pattern files that you don't want to use.

 

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