Technology Knowledge Update TKU 2021-Aug-1
BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update 2021-Aug-1 is a deliverable for BMC Discovery 12.0, 20.08, and 21.05 series.
Product content updates require appliance restart
Important Note for Discovery 20.02 (12.0) Customers Only:
Mapping files for synchronization to ServiceNow CMDB
The mapping files for synchronization to ServiceNow CMDB released with the previous version of BMC Discovery no longer work with the updated sync for ServiceNow CMDB. New mapping files are available from EPD. However, to ensure correct operation, you must use the following procedure:
- Delete the sync for ServiceNow mappings
- Upload the new sync for ServiceNow mappings
Restart the cmdb_sync_transformer service. As the tideway user, enter:
tw_service_control --restart cmdb_sync_transformer
Please be aware that in TKU 2021-Jan-1 release the key attribute has been updated for the following node:
- Apache Kafka Cluster. Cluster key was changed, as it is now modeled as 'SoftwareCluster', instead of 'SoftwareInstance'. This is part of RFE DRDC1-13969 to discover Kafka Topics which we now support. See below or here the details.
For details of why the SI Key Change field is important, see Key and Command Updates.
Release Highlights
- Database: From TKU August 2021 we can discover Apache Cassandra databases via a database query as well as by a command. This should improve reliability. You must install the relevant Cassandra JDBC driver before you can use this feature
- Cloud: In this release we have added in AWS cloud patterns a new attribute "cloud_id" that stores the arn.
Latest Releases Updates
- From TKU December we now report security information for hardware where it is published in the US Government National Vulnerability Database.
This is in addition to reporting NVD information for Software Instances, Operating Systems and Network Devices. - We have introduced a new sync mapping pattern that maps Detail nodes with type "TLS Certificate" to BMC_Document CIs. This mapping is enabled by default, and could add additional data to the CMDB. For more information, see CDM Mapping for Host.
Release Compatibility
TKU 2021-Aug-1 is released in the following streams:
- Release compatible with BMC Discovery 21.05 series.
- Release compatible with BMC Discovery 12.0 series.
- Release compatible with BMC Discovery 20.08 series.
Download
Customers can access this TKU release from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution Website. If you are a customer or partner and do not already have a login please contact your BMC account manager.
Check out this guideline if you are unsure how to download from BMC EPD site.
Release Contents
The release comprises components packaged as such entities:
- BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update.
- Core - Patterns that model various software products.
- Extended Database discovery - Patterns that extend some of the core database patterns to obtain additional detailed information about certain databases.
- Middleware discovery - Patterns that obtain detailed information about certain J2EE Application Servers and Web servers.
- Network Device Integration Module with associated Network Device definition files, Printer definition files and SNMP managed devices definition files.
- System - Patterns that detect configuration issues and populate Discovery Conditions BMC Discovery 12.0.xx, BMC Discovery 20.08 and BMC Discovery 21.05 as well as patterns used by the CMDB sync system.
BMC Discovery Extended Data Pack TKU 2021-Aug-1, which is a separately licensable product.
- Hardware Reference Data - Patterns and data import CSV file that populate BMC Discovery with power and heat consumption figures for various hosts.
- National Vulnerability Database - A pattern that populates BMC Discovery with information about the CPE ID of each product, full details here.
- Product Lifecycle - Patterns that populate BMC Discovery with information about End-of-Life, End-of-Support, and End-of-Extended-Support for versions of certain host Operating Systems as well as versions of certain software products.
- BMC Discovery for Storage, which is a separately licensable product.
- Storage Systems: Patterns that model many Storage Systems. See the full list of currently supported storage devices here. Visit the Storage System Release Notes page to get details about what's new.
- Improvements on existing Storage patterns. See what we have fixed or improved in existing patterns in the Storage System Release Notes page.
Installation and Upgrade
Products
Vendor | Product | Category | Platforms | Instances | Versioning | Product Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSO2 | WSO2 API Manager | Change and Configuration Management Software | Windows, Unix | Y | Y | WSO2 API Manager |
| Dell EMC | VxFlex OS | Storage and Device Management Software | Windows, Unix | Y | Y | Dell EMC VxFlexOS |
| AutomatedLogic | WebCTRL | Process Automation Middleware | Windows | Y | Y | Automated Logic WebCTRL |
Enhanced Pattern Modules
For details of why the SI Key Change field is important please see this documentation.
RFEs
RFE ref. | Enhancement | Product Page | SI Key Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRDC1-17122 | Improved database server linking with the SAP Suite. | SAP Business Suite | N |
| DRDC1-17155 | Enhanced JBoss active versioning to be optional. | Red Hat JBoss Application Server | N |
| DRDC1-17081 | Added support for UUID and kernel host attributes for nodes discovered via API Provider scan. | Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes | N |
| DRDC1-16308 | Pattern updated to use modern discovery functions. This will allow to restart command using PRIV_RUNCMD/PRIV_LS. | MongoDB - Database Detail Pattern | N |
| DRDC1-17130 | Improved Avi Networks LB Instance to contain name instead of IP address. | Avi Networks Load Balancer | N |
| DRDC1-17111 | Updated CMDB-sync patterns with Cloud ID attributes. | CMDB synchronization | N |
| DRDC1-17151 |
| HP Vertica | N |
| DRDC1-17062 | Improved discovery for Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler versions. | Oracle Business Intelligence | N |
| DRDC1-17197 | Improved McAfee VirusScan pattern to associate mfeatp process. | McAfee VirusScan | N |
| DRDC1-16389 | Established relationship between HardwareContainer and StorageSystem, NetworkDevice. | Oracle Engineered Systems | N |
| DRDC1-16701 | Provided support of JDBC Discovery for Apache Cassandra databases. | Apache Cassandra | N |
| DRDC1-17158 | Enhanced linkage between Software and related Docker container. | Docker | N |
| DRDC1-16884 | Improved false-positive check and added privileged command run for IBM WTX Launcher Server' SI to be created. | IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender | N |
| DRDC1-17136 | Improved discovery of the SAP HANA Systems with replication enabled. | SAP HANA | N |
| DRDC1-16892 | Improved Oracle GoldenGate modelling on a Cluster. | Oracle Clusterware Oracle GoldenGate | N |
| DRDC1-17084 | Improved version populating for IBM Integration Bus. | IBM App Connect Enterprise | N |
| DRDC1-16928 | Improved versioning for PostgreSQL Database Server SI. | PostgreSQL RDBMS | N |
Defects Resolved
The following defects have been fixed in this BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update.
| Defect ref. | Details | Product Page | SI Key Change |
|---|---|---|---|
DRDC1-17168 | Problem: Pattern "Corosync.ClusterEngine.Corosync" executed against process "corosync" returned ECA error. | N | |
DRDC1-17083 | Problem: Invalid server_base obtaining for JBoss under windows OS. | N | |
DRDC1-17090 | Problem: False Positives: Pegasus CIM Server Software Instance. | N | |
DRDC-17100 | Problem: Getting "Error detected by the ECA engine" while discovering Microsoft cluster using outpost in ADE. | N | |
DRDC1-16838 | Problem: Use "acli vm.list" to map vm_name on KVM VM nodes. | N | |
DRDC1-17108 | Problem: Nginx and HA Proxy load balancer patterns may look up names for loopback and wildcards. | N | |
| DRDC1-17106 | Problem: Windows_Storage fails when DeviceIdentifierPage is the wrong format. Solution: Code fix. | Host Side Linking for Windows | N |
DRDC1-17216 | Problem: Incorrect regexes in BladeLogicServerAutomation and ReflectionForSecureIT. | BMC TrueSight Server Automation Suite | N |
| DRDC1-17127 | Problem: Windows NIC DiscoveryCondition pattern is incorrect and inefficient. Solution: Code fix. | Update Virtual NIC operation | N |
| DRDC1-17173 | Problem: ECA error with pattern Broadcom.UnifiedInfrastructureManagement.Agent. Solution: Code fix. | Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management | N |
| DRDC1-16998 | Problem: Duplicate DB instance are created because of Special character for MSSQL DB. Solution: Code fix. | Microsoft SQL Server - Database Detail Pattern | N |
Command/File Matrix
The Command/File Matrix file (covering ALL commands executed and ALL files retrieved by the patterns) for TKU August 2021 can be downloaded from here.
The main command/file matrix documentation is accessible from the Got a Problem to Solve? page or directly from here.
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