CMDB Data Quality dashboard
A Configuration Manager can access the CMDB Data Quality dashboard to track the CMDB health by monitoring the following CMDB data quality metrics:
- Duplicate CIs in BMC Computer System class
- Virtual systems without a host
- Orphan CIs
- Computer Systems without an operating system
- CIs marked as deleted
For instructions to create or edit dashboards, see Configuring dashboards, panels, and queries. For information about dashboard concepts, see Setting up dashboards.
Example: Monitor health of CMDB data
Chris, a Configuration Manager at Calbro services, wants to view all the duplicate CIs in the BMC Computer System class, the number of orphan CIs, CIs without operating systems, virtual systems without a host, and CIs that are marked as deleted.
Chris performs the following steps to get the required information:
- He opens the CMDB Data Quality dashboard.
- He views the panels in the following image for the required information about CIs.
- He fixes the issues to improve the quality of data in CMDB.
The following image shows the CMDB Data Quality dashboard with sample data:
To view the CMDB Data Quality dashboard
- On the left navigation pane, hover your mouse over the Dashboards icon
and click Manage. Click Configuration Management > CMDB Data Quality.
Tip: Quick access from the home page
To quickly open the dashboard from the home page, mark it as a favorite by using the star icon. Additionally, after you open a dashboard, it is available under Recently viewed dashboards on the home page.
For a list of icons and operations that are common across dashboards, see Navigating dashboards.
For information about exporting or importing a dashboard, see Sharing and importing dashboards.
Panels in CMDB Data Quality dashboard
| Panels | Description | Example |
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| Dashboard filters | Displays the filters to view the information on the dashboard. Filter the data on the CMDB Data Quality dashboard by Dataset ID. |
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Computer Systems with duplicate Serial Number | Displays all the computer systems in all the datasets with the same value in the Serial Number attribute. |
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| Computer Systems with duplicate Serial Number - Table | Displays a summary of the duplicate CIs by serial number and dataset. To view additional details of the duplicate CIs, click the number shown in the Count column. |
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| Computer Systems with duplicate Token ID | Displays all the computer systems in all the datasets with the same value in the Token ID attribute. |
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| Computer Systems with duplicate Token ID - Table | Displays a summary of the duplicate CIs by token ID and dataset. To view additional details of the duplicate CIs, click the number shown in the Count column. |
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| Computer Systems with duplicate Name | Displays all the computer systems in all the datasets with the same value in the Name attribute. |
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| Computer Systems with duplicate Name - Table | Displays a summary of the duplicate CIs by name and dataset. To view additional details of the duplicate CIs, click the number shown in the Count column. |
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| Virtual Machines without Host | Displays a summary of all the virtual machines that do not have a host. |
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| Computer Systems without OS | Displays a summary of all the computer systems that do not have an operating system. |
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| List of Orphan CIs | Displays a summary of all the orphan CIs in CMDB. To view CIs belonging to specific classes, use the Class ID filter to select the required classes. |
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| List of CIs tagged Mark As Deleted | Displays a summary of all the CIs that are soft-deleted and the Mark As Deleted attribute set to Yes. To view CIs belonging to specific classes, use the Class ID filter to select the required classes. |
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