Duration

2 hours

Course Description

The BMC Atrium CMDB 9.0: What’s New course is designed for CMDB Administrators, Configuration Managers, and Application Developers with previous BMC Atrium CMDB 8.x education and experience. This self-paced course introduces participants to the new features in BMC Atrium CMDB 9.0. The course is designed for individuals who have progressed through the BMC Atrium CMDB 8.x learning path and want to learn how the new changes will impact the way they perform key functions in the CMDB when they upgrade to v9.0.

Audience

CMDB Administrators and Configuration
Managers
CMDB Application Developers
IT Managers and Project Managers

Objectives

Describe the BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard
Describe the ways to perform DCDS
Explain BMC Atrium CMDB dataset level permissions
Assign permissions to a dataset
Provide an overview of the supportability enhancement in v9.0
Provide an overview of the Centralized Configuration System (CCS)
Describe plug-in server configuration changes in v9.0
Configure logs for shared plug-ins
Modify plug-in configuration in a user-defined way
Configure the BMC Atrium CMDB Engine logs
Configure the BMC Atrium CMDB Engine using the Configuration tab
Describe the logging level configuration changes
Provide an overview of the out-of-the-box features for ADDM
Describe the BMC.ADDM dataset
Describe the ADDM Reconciliation job
Provide an overview of the out-of-the-box features for SCCM
Provide an overview of REST API » Describe the HTTP status codes

Module 1: BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard

Describe the BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard
Prerequisites to Access the BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard
Navigate to the BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard
BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard
CI Reports in the BMC Atrium CMDB Dashboard
CIs by type Report

Module 2: Denormalized CMDB Data Storage (DCDS)

DCDS Scenario: Fresh Install vs. Upgrade
Strategy to Achieve DCDS in an Upgrade Scenario
CDM Utility
Terms Associated with Performing DCDS
Perform DCDS
Use the Atrium CDM Denormalization Console to Execute DCDS
Pre-Validation Tasks » Executing DCDS
Perform CDM Denormalization PostValidation Tasks
Migrating Delta Data After CDM Denormalization
Denormalized CMDB Data Storage (DCDS) Logging
Guidelines for Failure Recovery and Troubleshooting of DCDS

Module 3: Dataset Level Permissions

BMC Atrium CMDB Dataset Level Permissions
Effect of Change in Existing Permission Structure
Dataset Configuration Console
Create Dataset Using the Dataset Configuration Console

Module 4: Centrally Managing Configuration Log

Describe Logging Configuration Changes
Supportability Enhancement in v9.0 » Centralized Configuration System (CCS)
Centralized Configuration UI
Configuration of Plugin Server Components in Earlier Versions of CMDB
Plug-in Server Configuration Changes in v9.0
Configure Logs for Shared Plug-ins
Modify Plug-in Configuration in a Userdefined Way
Configure the CMDB Engine Logs
Configure BMC Atrium CMDB Engine Using the Configuration Tab
Logging Level Configuration Changes

Module 5: New Out-of-the-box Features for ADDM and SCCM

Out-of-the-box Feature for ADDM
BMC.ADDM Dataset
Pre-configured ADDM Reconciliation Job
Pre-configured Identify Activity
Pre-configured Merge Activity
Pre-configured Purge Activity
Run the ADDM Identification, Merge, and Purge Job
Out-of-the-box Features for SCCM
Salient Features of the SCCM-CMDB Integration
Pre-configured MS SCCM Import Dataset
Pre-configured SCCM Atrium Integrator Job
Pre-configured SCCM Normalization Job
Pre-configured SCCM Reconciliation Job

Module 6: RESTful API

Transition from SOAP to RESTful API
REST API in the Context of BMC Atrium CMDB
Standard HTTP Request Methods for BMC Atrium Core
Define JSON
JSON Representation of AR Data Types
Environment Setup Request to Make REST API Call
Authentication of REST API Calls
Operations on Instance Objects
Supported Operations in the BMC Atrium Core
HTTP Status Codes for REST

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.

BMC Atrium CMDB 9.0- What’s New (WBT)