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title: Azure availability zones discovery using patterns
description: Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns uses the Azure - Availability Zones \(LP\) pattern to discover Azure availability zones during horizontal discovery. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.
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# Azure availability zones discovery using patterns

Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns uses the Azure - Availability Zones \(LP\) pattern to discover Azure availability zones during horizontal discovery. Discovering some of these resources might require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

## Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

Verify the Azure discovery prerequisites section in [Microsoft Azure Cloud discovery using patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/azure-cloud-discovery-patterns.md).

## Data collected by Discovery during horizontal discovery

Discovery populates the data in the CMDB when running the Azure - Availability Zones \(LP\) pattern.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Object ID \[object\_id\]​|Name of the availability zone in the following format: **\{Location\} + "-"  + \{ZoneNum\}**.|
|Name \[name\]|Name of the availability zone in the following format: **\{Location\} + "-" + \{ZoneNum\}**.|
|Install Status \[install\_status\]|Install status of the availability zone. Default value is Installed.|

## CI relationships

Discovery creates these relationships to support the Azure availability zone discovery.

|CI|Relationship|CI|
|---|------------|---|
|Azure Datacenter \[cmdb\_ci\_azure\_datacenter\]|Contains::Contained by|Availability Zone \[cmdb\_ci\_availability\_zone\]|

**Parent Topic:**[Microsoft Azure Cloud discovery using patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/azure-cloud-discovery-patterns.md)