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Explore the design objectives and interface enhancements of IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Discovery and Inventory. Leverage Maximo-based Tivoli Process Automation Platform capabilities for faster access to discovery and inventory functions. Customize initial discovery scenarios and easily navigate the TPM 7.1 UI. Improve searching capabilities and integrate action menus for efficient operations.
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IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1Initial Discovery and Inventory
Topics • TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Design Objectives • TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Interface Enhancements • TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario
TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Design Objectives • Leverage Maximo based Tivoli Process Automation Platform (TPAP) capabilities to provide faster access to discovery and inventory functions • Provide integrated discovery capability to allow for more flexible initial discovery of the environment • Maintain general layout of Discovery and Inventory applications from TPM 5.1 to allow existing users to more easily navigate the TPM 7.1 UI.
Topics • TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Design Objectives • TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Interface Enhancements • TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario
TPM 7.1 Interface Enhancements – Improve Searching Capabilities • Discovery Configurations searchable by description. • Discovery Configuration Category and Method attributes can be filtered by known values.
TPM 7.1 Interface Enhancements – Improve Searching Capabilities • Computers searchable by name, operating system as well as customized searches via the Advance Searches option.
TPM 7.1 Interface Enhancements – Integrated Action Menu • Context sensitive to the current object selection. • Provide a single menu for all Computer related operations.
Topics • TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Design Objectives • TPM 7.1 Discovery and Inventory Interface Enhancements • TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario
TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario • Integrates several initial discovery operations to provide for a more flexible initial discovery • Allow users to quickly customize different initial discoveries into reusable scenarios.
TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario – Creating New Scenario Click on the new object icon from the Discovery Scenario application
TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario – Integrated Discovery Target discovery technology Additional Operations on discovered targets: Install TCA, Inventory Discovery, Windows Discovery.
TPM 7.1 Discovery Scenario – Creating New Scenario Wizard helps walk through the configuration of the selected discoveries. Parameters for the current discovery, this content changes as the user navigate through the scenario steps above.