SecurityInsight settings · Settings > Guards

CMDB table: far fewer assets than usual

Key	SI_Guard_CmdbSqlCollapse_Enabled
Where	Settings > Guards (safety checks) > CMDB, ServiceNow and asset metadata checks
Type	On / off
Default	On
Edition	Community
Confirmation	SecurityInsight asks you to confirm before it is switched off.

What it does

The safety check that protects the configuration items (CIs) in your SQL CMDB table: SecurityInsight sees far fewer assets than are active in the CMDB table, which looks like a broken collection rather than assets gone, so nothing was retired.

When enabled

the check works as described on the Guards page.

When disabled

the step goes on as if the check had not tripped -- CIs are retired even when SecurityInsight sees far fewer assets than are active in the CMDB table.

Risk and how to reverse it

Turning this check off removes a protection: when its condition happens, nothing holds or stops the step and no event is raised. Reversible at once: switch it back on; it applies from the next run.

Requires

Works only while "All guards (safety checks)" is on.