What does "Include alive" mean in the context of discovery?

In the context of discovery, "Include alive" refers to including devices that have successfully responded during a scan, indicating they are operational or reachable within the network. Specifically, when considering the interpretation of the answer option regarding devices on which one port responded to the scan, this aligns with the concept of identifying devices as "alive."

When a device responds to a network scan, perhaps by returning information from one or more open ports, it confirms that the device is active and participating in the network. Therefore, having at least one port respond during the scan is a key criterion for considering a device as "alive" and making it eligible for discovery processes, such as cataloging its configuration items within ServiceNow.

The other options describe different scenarios that do not specifically address the functionality of the discovery process. For instance, operational devices might not respond if they are configured not to communicate over certain ports. Additionally, devices with no responding ports or those that have not been discovered successfully do not meet the criteria for being classified as "alive." Consequently, the most accurate understanding of "Include alive" in this instance is related to devices that have at least one responding port during the discovery scan.