Implementing automated inventory scanning and software distribution after auto discovery / Vasfi Gucer ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gucer, Vasfi.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Software maintenance.

Computer networks--Management.

Computer networks.

IBM NetView.

Physical Description:

xiv, 172 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Short description of the solution

1.2 Systems overview

1.2.1 Objectives

1.2.2 Features

1.2.3 Benefits of the solution

1.2.4 Tivoli management solution, Configuration Manager, and NetView

Chapter 2. High-level design and architecture

2.1 Architecture overview

2.1.1 Products used in the solution

2.1.2 Infrastructure diagram used for testing our scenarios

2.2 Step one: Discovering new nodes with NetView

2.2.1 Discovering new nodes with NetView: Process flow

2.3 Step two: Automated endpoint installation script

2.3.1 Summary of the winstlcf command

2.3.2 The logic the script follows

2.3.3 Automated endpoint installation script: Process flow

2.4 Step three: Automated inventory scans

2.4.1 Configuring inventory profiles or using scripts to create profiles

2.4.2 Inventory scan scenario using Activity Planner

2.4.3 Brief overview of Activity Planner

2.4.4 Distributing a scan using the command line interface

2.5 Step four: Extending the solution

2.5.1 Creating a software distribution package

2.5.2 Distributing a software package using Activity Planner

2.5.3 Distributing a software package using the command line interface

2.6 NetView Integration Module for Configuration Manager

Chapter 3. Implementation

3.1 Discovery of nodes by NetView

3.1.1 Prerequisites to discover the nodes with NetView

3.1.2 Summary of steps to discover nodes with NetView

3.2 Tivoli management agent installation on discovered nodes

3.2.1 Tivoli management agent installation prerequisites

3.2.2 Summary of steps to install Tivoli management agent on nodes.

3.3 Inventory scan on nodes with Tivoli management agent installed

3.3.1 Inventory scan prerequisites for nodes

3.3.2 Summary of inventory scan steps

3.4 Software Distribution and Inventory details

3.4.1 Software Distribution and Inventory prerequisites

3.4.2 Software Distribution and Inventory steps

Chapter 4. Installation, configuration, and administration

4.1 Installation sequence

4.1.1 Tivoli Management Region server

4.1.2 RDBMS host

4.1.3 RIM host

4.1.4 IBM Tivoli NetView

4.1.5 NetView Integration Module for Configuration Manager

4.1.6 Source host

4.1.7 Gateways and depots

4.1.8 Setting up your environment: Installing the solution

4.2 Configuration

4.2.1 UNIX scenario: Configuration and script execution

4.2.2 Windows NT scenario: Configuration and script execution

4.2.3 Tivoli policy regions, profile managers, and tasks

4.3 Administration and troubleshooting

4.3.1 Troubleshooting the scripts

4.3.2 Generic problem determination outline

4.3.3 Troubleshooting Tivoli Management Framework Version 4.1

4.3.4 Troubleshooting Software Distribution

4.3.5 Troubleshooting Inventory

Chapter 5. NetView Integration Module implementation and scenarios

5.1 NetView Integration Module components

5.1.1 NetView Integration Module component list

5.2 Installing NetView Integration Module components

5.2.1 Using IBM Tivoli Network Diagnostics for Configuration Manager

5.3 Accessing Network Diagnostics from the command line interface

5.4 Accessing Network Diagnostics from the NetView console

5.5 Configuring and using Tivoli Discovery from NetView

5.5.1 Configuring Tivoli Discovery

5.5.2 Displaying your Tivoli environment

5.5.3 Generating reports

5.5.4 Configuring and using Tivoli Wake on LAN

5.6 IBM Tivoli NetView Integration Module for Configuration Manager.

5.6.1 Installing the IBM Tivoli NetView Integration Module components

5.6.2 Installing IBM Tivoli NetView Integration Adapter

5.6.3 Installing IBM Tivoli NetView Integration Module

5.6.4 Installing RDBMS tables and views

5.6.5 Creating the NetView Inventory query library

5.6.6 Using IBM Tivoli NetView Integration Module

5.6.7 Tivoli Inventory schema additions

Chapter 6. Extending the solution and best practices

6.1 Possible extensions of the solution

6.2 Best practices

6.2.1 Definition

6.2.2 Strategy

6.2.3 Scope

Appendix A. Scripts used in this publication

rk_first.sh

rk_second.sh

rk_third.sh

rk_fourth.sh

Appendix B. Additional material

Locating the Web material

Using the Web material

System requirements for downloading the Web material

How to use the Web material

Abbreviations and acronyms

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

IBM Redbooks collections

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"April 2003."

"Applies to Tivoli management framework version 4.1, IBM Tivoli configuration manager version 4.2, and IBM Tivoli netview version 7.1.3"--T.p. verso.

"SG24-6626-00."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.

OCLC:

137342189