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title: Configure Server CI creation during AWS cloud discovery
description: Create Windows Server or Linux Server configuration items \(CIs\) during AWS cloud discovery by enabling the sn\_itom\_pattern.aws\_cloud\_discovery\_populate\_server\_ci system property.
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product: Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns
classification: discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [AWS cloud discovery, Server CI, Windows Server, Linux Server, system property, SSM]
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# Configure Server CI creation during AWS cloud discovery

Create Windows Server or Linux Server configuration items \(CIs\) during AWS cloud discovery by enabling the **sn\_itom\_pattern.aws\_cloud\_discovery\_populate\_server\_ci** system property.

## Before you begin

-   Verify that you have at least version 1.35.0 of Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns.
-   Download the [Cloud Discovery patterns spreadsheet](https://downloads.docs.servicenow.com/resource/enus/api/servicenow-discovery-patterns-api-details.xlsx) so you can grant user permissions required for running the Discovery patterns.
-   Verify that AWS Systems Manager \(AWS SSM\) is enabled on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud \(Amazon EC2\) instances.
-   Verify SSM Agent execution context.
    -   For Linux: The SSM Agent must run as root to retrieve the serial number using `dmidecode`.
    -   For Windows: The SSM Agent must run as SYSTEM to retrieve the serial number using `Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS`.

Role required: admin

## About this task

Before Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns version 1.35.0, Server CIs weren't created during AWS cloud discovery. Starting with version 1.35.0, the **sn\_itom\_pattern.aws\_cloud\_discovery\_populate\_server\_ci** property controls whether Server CIs are created. The default value is false and Server CIs aren't created. You can set the property to true to create Server CIs for SSM-enabled EC2 instances.

## Procedure

1.  In the navigation filter, enter `sys_properties.list`.

2.  In the **Name** column, search for `sn_itom_pattern.aws_cloud_discovery_populate_server_ci`.

3.  Select the **sn\_itom\_pattern.aws\_cloud\_discovery\_populate\_server\_ci** property.

4.  In the **Value** field, enter `true`.

    To stop creating Server CIs during AWS cloud discovery, enter `false`.

5.  Select **Update**.


## What to do next

Run AWS cloud discovery or wait for the next scheduled discovery run for the changes to apply.

If your EC2 instances are slow to respond to SSM commands, increase the SSM command wait time. This provides more time before the first status check, enabling Server CIs to be created successfully. For more information, see [set the SSM command wait time](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/set-aws-ssm-server-timeout.md).

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