The -cmdb switch uses a pre-defined xml config file used for CMDB Spectrum model attributes to CMDB attributes. This can be customized to match your environment. The export from spectrum time depends on how many models and attributes you are exporting. I have around 30k, an entire spectrum export takes about 10 minutes, but no impact to logged on users. The CMDB import takes about the same amount of time.
I set all of the export options to true. The real power is using the CMDB for the relationship mapping and then presenting the relationships using the CMDB Visualizer. Also having the information in Service Desk allows you to integrate spectrum alerts to Service Desk Incidents, Requests, Problems and Change Orders using ITIL v3 as the framework. Then you can easily keep track of CI tickets, like how many times did a NIC have errors, how many times did a server's disk utilization exceed a spectrum threshold, etc.... From: Quintana, Ciro L [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:29 PM To: Lentz, Jay Subject: Spectrum CMDB Export Command Hi Jay, I just read your post on the Spectrum list and I am planning to do my first export using the modeling gateway toolkit for the exact same reason. I would like to import my Spectrum discovered models into the CA CMDB Service Desk to update my CIs. Do you have any advice or did your experience any issues while doing this? I noticed that in your command "bash-3.2$ ./modelinggateway.bat -vnm servername -cmdb -e cmdb-export" you included -cmdb in it. What does that do? I was just going to use: bash-3.2$ ./modelinggateway.bat -vnm servername -e outputfile.xml In the ExportConfiguration section on the SS-Tools/.modelinggatewayresource.xml file I set all the options to "False" except for export_devices. Does this sound right? Just a couple of more questions; do your exports take a long time and does it affect the logged in users? Unfortunately we do not have a test environment so I am kind of hesitant to try it on our production Spectrum server. I don't manage the UniCenter CMDB so I was just going to provide them with the file for them to work on the import. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance, Ciro L. Quintana BTS Senior Technologist Service Management, Network Tools Administration Pinellas County Business Technology Services [email protected] ________________________________ From: Lentz, Jay [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:46 AM To: spectrum Subject: [spectrum] Spectrum CMDB Export Command I'm using the CMDB Spectrum Export command on 9.x successfully. This allows you to export Spectrum discovered models and import them on the CA CMDB for Service Desk CI data population. I was wondering if there is a command switch that allows you to export on certain models or models in a global collection? Right now the command exports every model. The command I'm using is below on the Spectro server. bash-3.2$ ./modelinggateway.bat -vnm servername -cmdb -e cmdb-export TIA, ----------------------------------------------------------------- This message may contain DynCorp International Privileged/Proprietary information. If this email is not intended for you, and you are not responsible for the delivery of this email message to the addressee, do not keep, copy or deliver this email message to anyone. Please destroy this email in its entirety and notify the sender by reply email. Your cooperation is appreciated. ----------------------------------------------------------------- * --To unsubscribe from spectrum, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe spectrum [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------- This message may contain DynCorp International Privileged/Proprietary information. If this email is not intended for you, and you are not responsible for the delivery of this email message to the addressee, do not keep, copy or deliver this email message to anyone. Please destroy this email in its entirety and notify the sender by reply email. Your cooperation is appreciated. ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- To unsubscribe from spectrum, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe spectrum [email protected]
