Preparing BMC Helix CMDB for synchronization
BMC Helix Discovery integration with BMC Helix CMDB is supported for:
- BMC Helix ITSM
- BMC Helix Remedyforce–Requires BMC Helix Remedyforce 20.19.02 or later.
The BMC Helix Discovery integration with ServiceNow CMDB is supported for all supported releases of ServiceNow CMDB.
To create the BMC.ADDM dataset
Creating a BMC.ADDM dataset provides a dataset into which BMC Helix Discovery is exported before being taken into the BMC Helix CMDB. You create the dataset by using the BMC Helix CMDB Reconciliation console. It is recommended that you create the BMC.ADDM dataset on the primary AR System server.You can create a dataset from one of two places in the console.
From the Identify activity, click Add Dataset Identification Group Association,
and then click Create Dataset.From the Mid Tier, open the Core Console > Applications > Reconciliation console, and then click Create Dataset.
Complete the following fields:Field
Description
Name
The name for the dataset. Usually set to
BMC.ADDM.ID
The system identifier for the dataset. This must match the ID used in the configuration in BMC Helix Discovery. The default is
BMC.ADDM.Accessibility
Set to Writable.
DatasetType
Set to Regular.
Click Save.
To create the Identification, Merge and Purge Job
BMC Helix Discovery exports its data to a staging dataset in BMC Helix CMDB. The content of this dataset should then be reconciled into the BMC.ASSET dataset. To accomplish this, a new Job must be added in the BMC Helix CMDB Reconciliation Console. It is recommended that you create the Identification, Merge and Purge Job on the primary AR System server.
- From the Mid Tier, open BMC Helix CMDB Core Console > Applications > Reconciliation application.
- Select the Create Standard Identification and Merge Job icon.
- Give the job a meaningful name (for example, BMC ADDM - Identification, Merge and Purge).
- Set the Source Dataset to BMC.ADDM.
- After the job is Created, select BMC ADDM - Identification, Merge and Purge Job.
- Click the Edit Job icon.
- From the Job Editor window, in the Activities pane, select the New tab.
- In the New Activity pane, select Type as Purge, Sequence as 700 and Name as BMC ADDM - Purge.
- In the Datasets option, select Datasets as BMC.ADDM.
- Click Done.
- Click Save in the Job Editor.
Note
The recommended practice is to create a precedence group that specifies a precedence for the BMC.ADDM dataset. The value depends on your relative preference for data populated by BMC Helix Discovery and other data providers to the CMDB. For more information about how precedence groups are configured, see the documentation on defining a precedence association set corresponding to your product version.
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This page
https://docs.bmc.com/docs/discovery/daas/setting-up-a-cmdb-synchronization-connection-907288270.html#SettingupaCMDBsynchronizationconnection-CMDBsyncforon-premisesCMDB
seems to contradict the first para on this page which states only Helix ITSM and Remedyforce are supported.
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