Disclaimer: Compass's content is generated with AI and may contain inaccuracies—please verify independently.
Compass can conversationally answer your infrastructure-related questions. The table below outlines the types of data Compass can access:
Category | Details Provided by Compass |
Application Maps | Visual or structured mapping of application components and their interdependencies |
IP Groups | Information about clustered environments and grouped services |
Custom Tags | User-defined labels to help categorize and organize assets |
Direct Answers | Natural language responses to infrastructure-related questions |
External Communication | Insight into outbound or inbound connections with systems outside the organization |
Network Connections | Information on how servers and devices communicate across the network |
Operating Systems | Details on OS types, versions, and support status |
Security Vulnerabilities | Identification of known vulnerabilities (e.g., CVEs) affecting your systems |
Server Details | Metadata and configuration information about servers |
Software | Inventory of installed software across the environment |
SSL Certificates | Highlights issues with SSL certificates |
User and Group Information | Visibility into user accounts, roles, and group memberships |
Pre-Requisites
You must have the Compass module enabled in your license. This is managed per seat and will also need to be enabled for your user. If this module is not available, please get in touch with us at support@faddom.com.
Compass is hosted in Faddom’s cloud environment for processing. However, query results remain within your environment.
If you are hosting the database on a separate server (split-installation), you will need to connect to the web server (UI/Tomcat server) via SSH and run the script
sudo /etc/illuminit/configureRemoteCompass.sh <remote_ip> <ssh_password>
Ensure that your workstation or browser can access: https://compass.faddom.ai
How To Access Compass
Click Compass AI Chat from the sidebar menu; or
Click the Compass AI button at the top of any screen where it's available
How to Allocate Compass AI Seats
Compass AI is licensed based on the number of seats and environment size. By default, seats are automatically assigned to the first detected Faddom users.
To adjust seat allocation, go to Settings → Access Control (see GIF below). From this page, you can:
View the total number of purchased seats
Check which users currently have Compass AI enabled
Reassign seats to other users as needed
For full details on setting up users, you can see our guide How To Setup User Access
Using the Chat
Type your question or query into the chat window.
Compass will respond in a conversational style. It may ask for additional clarification to help refine or expand the answer.
Responses by Compass AI may be limited to 20 responses in the UI. To see all results, you may export the answer.