Documenting operator-initiated changes for servers
Overview
When operations changes are implemented, operators need to document these changes in BMC Remedy IT Service Management (ITSM) Change Management. To automate this change tracking process, a change request is automatically created in BMC Remedy ITSM when a BMC Server Automation operator submits a job that requires BMC Remedy ITSM tracking and approval. After the change is approved in BMC Remedy ITSM, the job is scheduled for execution in BMC Server Automation.
After the job has run, the BMC Remedy ITSM change task is closed with an associated completion status and any changed configuration items (CIs). The BMC Remedy ITSM user can launch the BMC Server Automation Console from the task to view the details of the job and to verify the change actions.
Benefit
The main benefit of this integration is to enforce continuous compliance to the change process without introducing labor intensive activities. The integration reduces the risk of unauthorized and unplanned changes through enforced change tracking.
To document operator-initiated changes
The following table provides an overview of the user tasks involved in this use case. Details for each of the steps are provided in the referenced BMC Software documents, available by clicking the links provided for each step
To view a basic scenario involving operations-initiated changes, see User scenario - Operations-initiated changes
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Step 1: Create a new BMC Server Automation job with Change Management approval | BMC Server Automation | When you create a job with a job type that requires BMC Remedy ITSM approval, you are prompted to select the approval type and enter the approval parameters when you configure the schedule. You can specify an approval type when you execute a job or schedule a job for execution. |
Step 2: Set the approval type | BMC Server Automation | The Approval Information tab enables you to select an Approval type and enter the BMC Remedy ITSM parameters needed to create a new change ticket or use an existing one. On the Enter approval information dialog or the Approval Information tab, do the following:
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Step 3: Verify the job | BMC Server Automation | After the job definition is completed, BMC Server Automation schedules the job and requests that a new change request be created in BMC Remedy ITSM. The new change request is created using a specific change template and includes one task, even if multiple servers are used as targets. The change request ID and task ID are sent to the BMC Server Automation system and the values are attached to the job schedule. The servers that have been specified as targets are associated to the change and task requests as CIs |
Step 4: Review the status of the job | BMC Server Automation | When you select one of the execute options (Execute now, Execute against, and Execute against failed targets) for a job that requires BMC Remedy ITSM approval, the job is blocked until approval notification is received from BMC Remedy ITSM. The job displays a status of Waiting for Approval until the approval notification is received. When the approval is received, the job is executed automatically (for Execute now) or at the scheduled time (for scheduled jobs). |
Step 5: Review the status of the change request | BMC Remedy ITSM | After the BMC Server Automation job execution completes successfully, the BMC Remedy ITSM user opens the change ticket to review the following items:
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