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Issue trying to add a node with the REST API

I'm trying to add a node to NPM 12 using the REST API. The node gets created fine, but in the "All Nodes" widget the error "Server error: Specified cast is not valid." appears instead of the node. I'm guessing there is a value not getting set correctly, but I can't seem to figure out which one. The error persists even after adding the appropriate pollers and node settings.

The JSON data used to create the node: {"IPAddress":"192.168.0.2","Caption":"test","EngineID":1,"ObjectSubType":"WMI","Sysname":"","Vendor":"Windows"}

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pwmind

After looking through the logs, it looks like this error is due to the IsServer value in Orion.Nodes set to NULL. After browsing a bit in Thwack, it looks like this column is set by the system, and shouldn't be set by hand. Other posts in Thwack have indicated that invoking a PollNow through the API should set IsServer to something, but my attempts haven't worked. Editing the node in the GUI fixes the error, but that doesn't square with what I'm trying to do.

Is there a means through the API to get the IsServer setting properly set? Also, is there documentation on what settings in Orion.Node can be set by users and what settings are system managed?

pwmind

I finally decided to set IsServer manually when creating a node. This time, the node appeared as expected in "All Nodes". Is this the proper way to set IsServer? Will there be negative ramifications for system stability? I have no idea. All I know is that it appears to work.