Add CMDB Device(s)
This API provides the ability to add one or more devices to CMDB. This is an asynchronous request that should be used as follows:
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Submit the device add request. A task id will be returned
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Get the device addition status by querying with this task id (See Get Device Add Request Status API)
Release Added | 6.5.0 |
Input URL | https://<FortiSIEM_Supervisor_IP>/phoenix/rest/device/discovery/add
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Input Credentials |
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HTTP Method | POST |
Request Body | You need to create an XML for the device attributes and pass it in the HTTP request. A sample XML file is File5_AddDeviceExample.xml and the schema file XSD is File6_device.xsd. For an explanation the attribute definitions, see Appendix - Description of Device Attributes. |
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When the request succeeds (HTTP response code 200), a taskId will be returned. You can query Device add status using this task Id in a separate API (see Get Device Add Request Status). <response> <status>Discovery xml is queued</status> <sourceIdentifier>RESTAPI_<TaskId></sourceIdentifier> </response> |