Configuration, Change and Release Management

Federated CMDB and Automated Discovery

A Federated CMDB leverages the information held in existing asset discovery and management tools, and consolidates this information to provide a comprehensive view of all infrastructure components, (including applications, servers, networks, and storage), and the dependencies between them. This consolidated view is critical to effectively planning changes, measuring service Availability, and categorizing Incidents and Problems.

In order to ensure Service Asset & Configuration Management is a cost-effective reality, many IT organizations are moving towards implementing a service-centric Federated Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and ensuring its real-time maintenance by populating this through automated discovery.
VMware Service Manager provides:

  • Federation of resources and linkages from existing data stores, without the need to replicate all data.
  • Reconciliation of resources (i.e. matching and removal of duplicates) discovered from multiple sources.
  • A snap-in connector architecture with out-of-the-box connectors for both VMware and 3rd party technologies.
  • Automated and regulated application of updates.
Key Business Benefits
  • Assists in financial planning through clear identification of all assets
  • Visibility of software changes supports and enhances Release Management
  • Ensures compliance with legal and contractual obligations

The VMware Service Manager Federated CMDB provides a single source of federated data that is managed through a front-end GUI

The VMware Service Manager Federated CMDB provides a single source of
federated data that is managed through a front-end GUI

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