Hi Louise,
At one customer I added an IP attribute to computer system because they also weren't interested in doing anything with this data except store it. At other customers we've used the IP Endpoint class primarily because that's where BMC Discovery puts this data. Different IPs were differentiated by Tier 3. So, IMHO either option is OK. Domain name is an attribute on computer system. Cheers Peter _____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Louise Van Hine Sent: 19 March 2009 17:04 To: [email protected] Subject: IP Devices and CMDB 2.1 Classes ** I wanted to know from those who have done some mapping of network hardware and devices, how you map various and sundry IP-addressed network devices in the CMDB? My task right now is to try to use what we have without adding any classes or attributes, (at least for now), and it looks like most everything can be shoved into the ComputerSystem class, since that is where the mapping document says to put bridges, firewalls, routers and the like, but I am interested to know how CMDB administrators have handled attributes like domain name and primary and secondary IP address when there is no business need to describe or to discover connectivity collections, endpoints, lans, etc. Do you just add attributes, or what? __Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
