Govern Questions
Apply health KPIs, governance processes, lifecycle controls, data certification, and remediation for trusted CMDB data.
About Govern
The Govern domain is the largest on the CIS-DF exam at 35%. It covers everything related to maintaining data quality in the CMDB — health monitoring via KPIs (Correctness, Completeness, Compliance), data certification and audit processes, lifecycle management, remediation rules, and the CMDB Data Manager.
Why This Matters for Your Exam
This is the single most important domain on the exam. CMDB Health is the core mechanism for monitoring data quality. You need to understand health KPIs, how scores are calculated, certification schedules, lifecycle policies, and remediation workflows.
Key Concepts to Master
Master the three health KPIs (Correctness, Completeness, Compliance) and their sub-metrics. Understand health scores at class, group, and service levels. Know data certification workflows (schedules, templates, tasks). Learn lifecycle management (tangible vs intangible, retirement definitions). Understand CMDB Data Manager policies (archive, delete, attestation).
Exam Tips
Know the Correctness sub-metrics (Orphan, Staleness, Duplicate). Remember default values like staleness Effective Duration (60 days) and archive retention (120 days). Understand how certification tasks are auto-split when CI count exceeds thresholds (10,000 per task).
Practice Questions
95 questions availableIn CSDM 5, what was the Service Instance table (cmdb_ci_service_auto) previously labeled as?
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Which new Service Instance types were added in CSDM 5 in addition to Application Service? (Select all that apply)
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What is a Dynamic CI Group and why is it valuable in the Service Delivery domain?
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