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title: Create a serverless schedule for Fortinet firewall REST-based discovery
description: Create a serverless discovery schedule to discover Fortinet firewalls and FortiGate Virtual Domains \(VDOMs\) through REST-based discovery.
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# Create a serverless schedule for Fortinet firewall REST-based discovery

Create a serverless discovery schedule to discover Fortinet firewalls and FortiGate Virtual Domains \(VDOMs\) through REST-based discovery.

## Before you begin

-   Verify you have the IP address for the Fortinet firewall device.
-   Create an alias for the API key credential. For more information, see [Create an alias for the API key credential for Fortinet firewall REST-based discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/create-alias-api-key-cred-fortinet.md).

Role required: discovery\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Discovery** > **Discovery Schedules**.

2.  Create the discovery schedule record.

    1.  Select **New**.

    2.  On the form, fill in the fields.

        |Field|Description|
        |-----|-----------|
        |Name|Unique name for this discovery schedule.|
        |Discover|Scan type, which should be Serverless.|
        |MID server|Name of the MID Server to use for this schedule.|
        |Active|Enables this schedule for discovery.|

    3.  Select **Submit**.

3.  Create the execution pattern.

    1.  In the Discovery Schedules page, select the record you created.

    2.  In the **Serverless Execution Patterns** tab, select **New**.

    3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

        |Field|Description|
        |-----|-----------|
        |Name|Descriptive name for this record.|
        |Pattern|Pattern to be used for this schedule, which should be the Next Generation Fortinet Network Firewall - REST pattern.|
        |Proxy Host|Fully qualified domain name of the machine on which you’re installing the proxy server, which should be Global.|
        |Active|Enables this schedule for discovery.|

    4.  Select **Submit**.

4.  Set the pattern launcher parameters.

    1.  In the **Discovery Pattern Launcher Parameters** tab, select the record you created.

    2.  On the form, fill in the fields.

        |Parameter|Value|
        |---------|-----|
        |ip\_address|IP address of the firewall device.|
        |credentialsAlias|ID of the credential alias you created.|

    3.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

Either execute discovery immediately by selecting **Discover now** or wait until the predefined schedule triggers the discovery.

**Related topics**  


[Fortinet firewall and FortiGate VDOM REST-based discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery-and-service-mapping-patterns/fortinet-fw-vdoms-rest-discovery.md)