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About the new features of Unicenter r11 I've already written.
Now a test installation show that r11 (version 11.1 for MS SQL Server) delivers what it promises.
A small downside to the same beginning. Who has believed that one could install r11 now via Terminal Services, which should not (like us) use Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. Not only that, the installation of Terminal Services is not possible, but even the installation of the console is only possible if you have configured only remote administration. Otherwise, you get this error:

At least in the documentation (items 4.9 and 6.8) there is an indication that we should not have set the Application Server mode on their Windows system.
Who was so eager (like us), may all be reversed and re-register at Microsoft's Terminal Services CALs.
So enough crying. If you have all survived to expect a fairly straightforward installation, the details (which is where I click on) some screenshots to illustrate.

After a reboot (which I love about Windows ) Gives you the best on the command line of a survey that all services run. Here you meet one of the first (was it really necessary) innovations. The command awservices status only displays the status of awservices. With awservices list gives the usual output. Here are some good scripts have to be adjusted.

The Management Command Center (MCC) is the augepeppte (pimped) Unicenter Explorer. This CA has done a lot for the acceptance of this tool to improve. In order to persuade him to work you have to DIA (the new D istributed I ntelligence A rchitecture) configuration. That you can have a DNS entry or dna.cfg on the file
(C: \ CA \ SharedComponents \ CCS \ DIA \ dia \ dna \ config \ dna.cfg) set. These two entries are needed in this file:

overrideSRV = yes # causes the entry MasterKB pulls
MasterKB = # server on which the Unicenter knowledge base (UKB) is

If you have made the entries, the following services are to stop and start in the reverse sequence rich again.

• CA DIA 1.2 Knowledge Base
• CA DIA 1.2 DNA

Speaking of CUE. It is the (pimped) successor to the master catalog and is a pivotal point for communication about DIA. For the configuration of DIA, there is a GUI
(C: \ CA \ SharedComponents \ CCS \ DIA \ dia \ ukb \ bin diatool.bat \).
The requested user is here the operating system administrator. But be careful here, you can do much to break. So just look and not touch's.
So now should also be possible to start the MCC. Here the user is expected nsmadmin whose password everyone should remember easily during installation. The surface then tomorrow we'll look at a little more closely.

About the new features of Unicenter r11 I've already written. Now a test installation show that r11 (version 11.1 for MS SQL Server) delivers what it promises. A small downside to the same beginning. Who has believed that one could install r11 now via Terminal Services, which should not (like us) use Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. Not only that, the installation of Terminal Services is not possible, but even the installation of the console is only possible if you have configured only remote administration. Otherwise, you get this error: At least in the documentation (items 4.9 and 6.8) there is an indication that we should not have set the Application Server mode on their Windows system. Who was so eager (like us), may all be reversed and re-register at Microsoft's Terminal Services CALs. So enough crying. If you have all survived to expect a fairly straightforward installation, the details (which is where I click on) some screenshots to illustrate. After a reboot (which I love about Windows :-() gives you the best on the command line of a survey that all services run. Here you meet one of the first (was it really necessary) innovations. Awservices status command shows only the status of awservices on. With awservices list gives the usual output. Here are some good scripts have to be adjusted. Management Command Center (MCC) is the augepeppte (pimped) Unicenter Explorer. Here, CA has done a lot for the acceptance of this tool .. To improve moving it to work you have to DIA (the new Distributed Intelligence Architecture) That you can configure a DNS entry or dna.cfg about the file (C: \ CA \ SharedComponents \ CCS \ DIA \ dia \ dna . set \ config \ dna.cfg) These two entries are needed in this file: overrideSRV = yes # causes that attracts the entry MasterKB MasterKB = # server on which the Unicenter knowledge base (UKB) is If you have made ​​the entries are to stop the following services and start to reverse rich sequence again. CA DIA 2.1 Knowledge Base CA DIA 1.2 DNA Speaking of CUE. It is the (pimped) successor to the master catalog and is a pivotal point for communication about DIA. For the configuration of DIA there is a GUI (C: \ CA \ SharedComponents \ CCS \ DIA \ dia \ ukb \ bin diatool.bat \) here, the requested user is operating the system administrator But be careful here to make a lot of broken So just watch and... not's touch. So now should also be possible to start the MCC. Here is nsmadmin the user expects, the password should be noted each well during installation. The surface then tomorrow we'll look at a little more closely.

Posted by gero \ \ tags: unicenter

Management system is one in every IT operation. There are many products (open source, such as commercial). Among the commercial products, Unicenter NSM is one of the company about here is the version r11, a new version into the house. Here are a few details of what's under the hood is all so renewed.

1) Download

• DVD
• Version 11.0 includes manager for SuSE, Red Hat and Ingres with Windows
• Version 11.1 includes manager for Windows and MS SQL Server
• Database agents are not included (only on 3.1 CD)
• Agents are easily exchanged against more powerful and are then accessed via proxy

2) Hardware Requirements

• 1 GB 2 GB of RAM memory
• 2GB when run together product and DB are

3rd) components

• NSM
• Perfoance system option
• Active management option Dirctory
• z / OS montitoring option
• Portal

4) ASM (Advanced System Management)

• liezensierende option to:
• Cluster
• Dynamic Resource
• VM Ware

5) MCC - Management Command Center

• replaced Unicenter Explorer
• Prospects (custom window layouts)
• Custom Actions
• Bookmark support
• Alert Management
• BPV Editor
• user queries the MDB
• Console Logs
• DSM View
• Enterprise Management
• Filter on alerts, console logs, and the Worldview
• Advanced filters (based on the status of the objects)
• Reports
• Tools
• discovery
• DSM Configuration
• Object View
• easy to extend
• self-configuring dashboard
• Advanced Sorting
• Integration of Service Desk

6) Common / Continious Discovering

• Classification (methods.xml, classifyrule.xml)

7) Alerts

• Alert Management System (AMS)
• Alert everyone belongs to a class (Class ID :) and is assigned to a queue
• Duplicates can be consolidated (override)
• Historicization and auditing
• user-specific data on exits can be attached to the alert
• can be transmitted to Service Desk
• Escalations
• Generate, via message with Action Action and Class Id = ALERT

8) Notifcation Services

• Recipients from LDAP, Active Directory ...
• Protocol (email, SMS ...)
• Creating GUI, command line (unotify), event console

9) DIA

• Data abstraction and consolidation
• Single point for all components of Unicenter NSM
• secure network communications
• Concepts
• Unicenter Knowledge Base
• on each node on the management WV, DSM run
• DNA
• on each node agents and management (including agents, WV, DSM)
• DNA Services
• Configuration
• dna.cfg central configuration file
• dna.cfg to the agent of DNS record, or by copy on the computer
• Cell - are used by applications (WV, EM ...)
• on each node agents and management (including agents, WV, DSM)
• Zones - separation of different areas

10) New Agents
11) UCM - Configuration Management
12th) Web Reporting Server (WRS) / dashboard / portal
13) Trap Manager
14th) Remote Monitoring
15) System Performance
16th) Security Management

• Logon and Security File Security should be replaced by eTrust Access Security
• User Password Synchrionisation
• Securtiy Audit daemon (for Unix / Linux)

17) Integration

• CA has recently been a lot of companies and thus purchase their products. Priority would be to call here Concord eHealth and Spectrum of Aprisma. These are now being integrated into Unicenter. With version r11 already traps from eHealth and Spectrum of the event console can be redirected. In the MCC, there is already entry points for network performance products (eHealth) and Network Management (Spectrum) to these two products. Full integration is not expected before late 2007

18) Management Database (MDB)

• Merging different (component-specific) databases
• Data traun former
• moves data between MDS and other systems
• XML supports both standard SQL and JDBC
• asset inteligence analysis disclosed the database structure
• mdb several possible
• versus CMDB
• mdb no CMDB ITIL
• CA CMDB is its own product
• DB support
• Ingres r3
• better on Linux / Unix and Windows
• SQL Server (2000/2005)
• better for Windows, uses even less resources than there Ingres
• Oracle in the future
• local or remote
• both

Management system is one in every IT operation. There are many products (open source, such as commercial). Among the commercial products, Unicenter NSM is one of the company about here is the version r11, a new version into the house. Here are a few details of what's under the hood is all so renewed. 1) Download Manager DVD contains version 11.0 for SuSE, Red Hat and Windows comes with Ingres Manager version 11.1 for Windows and MS SQL Server database agents are not included (only on 3.1 CD) simple agents are exchanged against more powerful and then addressed through proxy 2) Hardware Requirement 1 GB 2 GB of RAM Memory 2 GB if running together and DB product to 3) NSM system components Perfoance option Dirctory Active Management Option z / OS montitoring portal option 4) ASM (Advanced System Management ) to liezensierende option: Dynamic Cluster Resource VM Ware 5) MCC - replaced Management Command Center Unicenter Explorer prospects (custom window layouts) Custom Actions Bookmark support alert management BPV editor custom queries the MDS console logs DSM View Enterprise Management to filter alerts console logs and the WorldView advanced filters (based on the status of the objects) to extend discovery tool reports DSM configuration object view simply self-configuring advanced sorting Dashboard link service desks 6) Common / Continious Discovering Classification (methods.xml, classifyrule.xml) 7 ) Alerts Alert Management System (AMS) each alert belongs to a class (Class ID :) and is a queue assigned duplicates can be consolidated (override) historicization and auditing of exits can be attached to user-specific data on the Alert Service forwarded Desk escalations are about creating message with Action Action and Class Id = ALERT 8) Notifcation service recipients from LDAP, Active Directory ... Protocol (email, SMS ...) creating GUI, command line (unotify), event console 9th) DIA data abstraction and consolidation of a single point for all components of Unicenter NSM secure network communication concepts Unicenter knowledge base management on each node on the WV DSM run DNA on each agent and management nodes (including agents, WV, DSM) DNA service configuration dna.cfg dna.cfg central configuration file to the agent of DNS record, or by copy on the computer Cell - are applications (WV, EM. ..) used on each node agents and management (including agents, WV, DSM) Zones - separation of different areas of 10th) New Agents 11) UCM - Configuration management 12) Web Reporting Server (WRS) / Dashboard / Portal 13 .) Trap Manager 14th) remote monitoring 15) System Performance 16th) Security Management Security Logon and File Security should be replaced by eTrust Access Security User password has Synchrionisation Securtiy Audit daemon (for Unix / Linux) 17) integration of CA lately a lot of companies and thus bought their products. Priority would be to call here Concord eHealth and Spectrum of Aprisma. These are now being integrated into Unicenter. With version r11 already traps from eHealth and Spectrum of the event console can be redirected. In the MCC, there is already entry points for network performance products (eHealth) and Network Management (Spectrum) to these two products. Full integration is not expected before the end of 2007 18) Management Database (MDB) Merge different (component-specific) databases Data traun former moves data between MDS and other systems supporting XML as well as standard SQL and JDBC inteligence analysis of the disclosed database structure several mdb asset possible versus no CMDB CMDB ITIL CMDB CA MDB's own product better DB support Ingres r3 for Linux / Unix and Windows SQL Server (2000/2005) better for Windows, uses even less resources than there Ingres Oracle in the future, local or remote both

Posted by gero \ \ tags: unicenter