Tivoli Directory Integrator, Version 7.1.1

Deployed Assets Connector

The Deployed Assets Connector is used for data integration with Tivoli Asset Management for IT database. Tivoli Asset Management for IT helps you to manage your IT environment effectively and efficiently.

The Deployed Assets Connector uses JDBC to connect to the database for efficient data transformation and validation. The key functions of the Deployed Assets Connector are:

Note:
Only the DB2 database is currently supported.

Using the Deployed Assets Connector

This section provides information about the architecture, supported operation modes, and running Deployed Assets Connector on i5/OS platform.

Architecture of Deployed Assets Connector

In the Deployed Assets Connector, the deployed IT assets data is presented in a hierarchical manner. For example, the asset of type Computers can have simple attributes such as Domainname, Biosname, and Ramsize. It can also have one or more related CPU as represented in the following hierarchical data model. 

{
"Assetclass": "COMPUTER",
"Biosdate": "1998-03-26 00:00:00.0",
"Biosname": "Intel 4A4LL0X0.10A.0027.P09",
"Biospnp": 0,
"Biosversion": "4A4LL0X0.10A.0027.P09",
"Changedate": "2005-02-03 14:23:16.0",
"Createdate": "2005-02-03 14:23:16.0",
"Description": "KLINGON_EMPIRE administrator enterprise 00400542C346 192.168.100.95/24",
"Domainname": "enterprise",
"Hwdetectiontool": "Maximo Discovery 4.5",
"Hwlastscandate": "2003-06-26 16:52:00.0",
"Logonname": "administrator",
"Makemodel": "Dell Dimension XPS D266",
"Manufacturer": "Dell",
"Nodename": "KLINGON_EMPIRE 00400542C346",
"Ramdescription": "Total Ram",
"Ramsize": 64.00,
"Ramtotalslots": 0,
"Ramunit": "MB",
"Ramunusedslots": 0,
"Serialnumber": "NB7V7",
"Smbios": 0,
"Supportssnmp": 1,
"Supportswmi": 1,
"Swdetectiontool": "Maximo Discovery 4.5",
"Systemrole": "Network PC",
"CPUList": {
	"Processor": {
		"Changedate": "2005-02-03 14:23:17.0",
		"Createdate": "2005-02-03 14:23:17.0",
		"Currspeed": "0.00",
		"Makemodel": "Pentium II",
		"Manufacturer": "Intel",
		"Maxspeed": "266.00",
		"Serialnumber": "Source ID: 963",
		"Speedunit": "MHz",
		"CPUVariant": {
			"Processorname": "Pentium II",
			"Processorvar": "Pentium II",
		},
		"manufacturer-info": {
			"Manufacturername": "Intel",
			"Manufacturervar": "Intel",
		
		}
	}
},
....
}

Operation modes of Deployed Assets Connector

The Deployed Assets Connector supports the following operation modes:

AddOnly mode

In the AddOnly mode, you can use the Deployed Assets Connector to add deployed asset data to the database. For the specified asset type (Computers, Network Devices, or Network Printers), you need to map the attributes in the Output Map of the Connector.

Iterator mode

In the Iterator mode, use the Deployed Assets Connector to read root level assets and their relationships for the specified asset type such as Computers, Network Devices, or Network Printers.

Lookup mode

In the Lookup mode, you can use the Deployed Assets Connector to search for the matching assets. To search for an asset, specify the attributes of the selected asset type as the Link Criteria. For example, to find an asset with NodeID 100, you need to set NodeID equals 100, as the Link Criteria.

Delete mode

In the Delete mode, you can use the Deployed Assets Connector to delete existing assets from the database. To delete an asset, specify the attributes of the selected asset type as the Link Criteria.

For more details on using the Attribute Map and Link Criteria, see "General Concepts" chapter of IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator V7.1.1 Users Guide.

Running Deployed Assets Connector on i5/OS platform

To run Deployed Assets Connector on i5/OS platform for connecting to a remote DB2 database:

Note:
You need to apply the program temporary fix PTF SI43864 on your system.
  1. Change the CCSID (Code Character Set ID) for an i5/OS job by using the Change Job (CHGJOB) command. 
    CHGJOB CCSID(<ID>)
    For example, CHGJOB CCSID(37), where the 37 is the CCSID value for US English code set.

    Note:
    Specify the appropriate CCSID value for the required locale. Do not use the CCSID value of 65535.
    For more information, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fddp%2Frbal1serversupport.htm.
  2. Create a relational database directory entry on i5/OS using the following command: 
    ADDRDBDIRE   RDB(<remote DB2 database name>) RMTLOCNAME('<IP Address>' *IP) PORT(<port #>)
    For example, ADDRDBDIRE RDB(MAXDB71) RMTLOCNAME('9.120.98.139' *IP) PORT(50005), where MAXDB71 is the database name on a remote host at IP address 9.120.98.139, which is listening on port 50005.

    For more information, see:

  3. In the Deployed Assets Connector configuration, set the URL to:

    jdbc:db2://<remote DB2 database name>

    For example, jdbc:db2://MAXDB71, where MAXDB71 is the remote DB2 database name.

Configuration

The parameters of Deployed Assets Connector are:

Asset Type
Use this parameter to specify the deployed IT asset type such as Computers, Network Devices, or Network Printers.
JDBC URL
Use this parameter to specify the JDBC URL to connect to the database. For example, jdbc:db2://10.1.1.1:50005/MAXDB71.
JDBC Driver
Use this parameter to specify a JDBC driver to connect to the database.
Username
Use this parameter to specify a valid user ID to login to the database. For example, use maximo for default installation of Tivoli Asset Management for IT.
Password
Use this parameter to specify the password associated with the user ID.
Load references
Indicates whether you need to load only the root level assets or not.

Examples

Go to the TDI_install_dir/examples/DPAConnector directory of your IBM® Tivoli® Directory Integrator installation.

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