Introducing CMDB Solution
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About CMDB Solution
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About CMDB Solution 7.0 new features
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Terminology
About CMDB Solution
CMDB (Configuration Management Database) Solution lets you model configuration
items, resources, and the relationships between them in a single, central database.
It lets you facilitate the identification of all components and relationships, and
to instigate any required changes. The solution actively manages resources
according to user-specified instructions in jobs, tasks, configuration policies, and
custom CMDB rules.
CMDB Solution has the following features and uses:
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Define organizational groups and hierarchy.
Organizational resources such as departments and cost centers are used to
mirror your own organization's structure and hierarchy. CMDB Solution
hierarchy features and child to parent relationships are used to specify standard
settings throughout an organizational hierarchy. For example, a task that is
applied to a parent department can be automatically pushed down to child
departments. Setting up organizational resources should be the first thing
you do with CMDB Solution.
See
“About organizational resource types”
on page 43.
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Define resources.
Resources such as assets and contracts are entered into the database using
predefined templates called resource types. The predefined resource types
should be used when possible. Predefined resource types leverage other
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Summary of Contents for Altiris CMDB Solution 7.0
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