Asset Names

The Manager names the auto-created assets using the following templates. The creation rules work differently depending on how the events arrive: by Connector or by scanner; and whether they belong to a dynamic or static zone.

Asset Names from Scanner Events

By default, assets that come from scanners use the naming scheme outlined below, depending on whether the assets came from a static or dynamic zone. This scheme controls how asset names appear in channels and labels in the user interface.

Asset Names from Scanner Events

	Static Zone	Dynamic Zone
Property	scanner-event.auto-create.asset.name.template	scanner-event.auto-create.dynamiczone.asset.name.template
Value	$destinationAddress - $!destinationHostName	$destinationHostName
Example	198.51.100.0 - myhost	myhost

You can reconfigure this default naming scheme the server.properties file, for example, if you want to show the host name first, or use an underscore to separate the elements. For details, see the topics, "Advanced Configuration for Asset Auto Creation" and "Changing the Default Naming Scheme" in the ESM Administration Guide.

SmartConnector and Device Asset Names

SmartConnector and device assets are given the host name of the system that hosts them:

name = hostname