Thank you so much Kelly.
kdeaver wrote: > > ** > I agree with the others, do research and get training. Time spent learning > up front will save you tons of hours later. > > to answer some of your specific questions - > > The CMDB is a repository of your CIs and the relationships between them. > It holds the key information about each CI. > You can create CIs by multiple methods - > *Integration with Discovery tools (the best and most dynamic method for > accuracy) > *Manual input from the Asset Management Application > *Manual input from the CMDB Console > BMC CMDB doesn't just "link" with BMC Asset Management. Many of the forms > in Asset Management are actually join forms with the forms/classes in > CMDB. For example. If you enter a CI in BMC_ComputerSystem class of the > CMDB it is visible in the Asset Application Computer System table. All > because of DB joins. It is not two records, but one. The reason for the > join is Asset adds additional fields/attributes that are Asset specific > such as financial information. > > Asset Management is needed to extend CMDB with Financial and Contractual > information. Additionally, it provides views for the business user/manager > of assets. The CMDB views are meant more as administrative, > machine driven views. > > I hope that helps. I highly recommend you take formal BMC training classes > on this subject. For a jump start at a cheaper overall price, consider > attending WWRUG next month. There are great tutorials and sessions that > will give you the foundation you need - http://www.wwrug.org/WWRUG09.html > > Kelly Deaver Effective Technologies www.effect-tech.com > kdea...@kellydeaver.com (ARSlist mail) ke...@effect-tech.com (Business > mail) > > > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New to CMDB ..Need Help From: > Salma <salmabeg...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, October 21, 2009 6:28 am > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Hi List, Can some one suggest me from where should > i start learning cmdb. Also please let me know what is the use of cmdb? > How do we create CI in it? How does it link to Asset Management. Do we > require to create CI in both CMDB as well as Asset Management. Then what > is the use of Asset Management? Regards, Salma -- View this message in > context: > http://www.nabble.com/New-to-CMDB-..Need-Help-tp25990770p25990770.html > Sent from the ARS (Action Request System) mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum > Sponsor:rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > _Platinum Sponsor: rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers > Are"_ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/New-to-CMDB-..Need-Help-tp25990770p26008679.html Sent from the ARS (Action Request System) mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
