All hosts are set up automatically by BMC Atrium Discovery.
To view a host
- Click the Hosts link in the Infrastructure Summary section of the Infrastructure page.
- Select a host from the list.
The BMC Atrium Discovery Host page groups the field names in a logical format.
The information fields for a host object are arranged in the following groups:
- General Details: General information on the host such as its name, type, and hosted applications. See #General Details.
- Identity: Information on FQDN and domain. See #Identity for details.
- Ownership & Location: Information on the ownership and location of the host. See #Ownership & Location for details.
- Operating System: The OS and service pack of this host. See #Operating System for details.
- Hardware and Network: Information on the physical hardware installed on the host, and network information. See #Hardware and Network for details.
- Inference: The inference details. See #Inference for details.
- Other: See #Other for details.
Note
You can also display provenance information by clicking the Show Provenance button. Provenance information is meta-information describing how the other information came to exist. For more information, see Provenance Information.
General Details
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the General Details group for a host object are detailed in the following table.
General information fields for a host object
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Name |
Name of this host system. A link is also provided which generates a pdf Host Profile. Click this to generate the Host Profile and then download it by clicking on the Reports Tab. See Host Profile for more information. |
Host Type |
The type of the host, such as UNIX Server, Windows Desktop, and so on. |
Hardware Vendor |
The vendor of this host. |
Partition |
Whether the host is running on a partition. |
Communicating With |
A link to the host or list of host that this host is communicating with. |
Virtual |
Is this host a virtual machine. Only displayed when true. |
Hosted Applications |
The hosted applications on this host. |
Software Instances |
The Software Instances related to this host. Click the link to view the related Software Instances. |
Aggregate Software Instances |
The Aggregate Software Instances related to this host. Click the link to view the related Aggregate Software Instances. |
Runtime Environments |
The Runtime Environments related to this host. Click the link to view the related Runtime Environments. |
Virtual Machines |
The names of the virtual machines that run on this host. These are created by the VMware pattern. |
Containing Host |
The containing host for the virtual machines on this host, that is, the chassis in which it runs. |
Containing VM |
The containing virtual machines for this host, that is, the virtualization software and server that this host is on. |
Zonename |
Zonename of this host system. This is for Solaris zones only. |
Zone UUID |
The zone UUID of this host system. This is for Solaris zones only. |
Host Container |
The container for this host, that is, the machine on which it runs. |
Cluster |
The name of the cluster. This is only applicable if this host is a member of a cluster of host machines. |
E10K SSP Hostname |
The name of the host on which the E10K System Service Processor runs. |
SunFire Domain |
The SunFire domain name. |
LDOM |
The LDOM in which this host is running. |
Power LPAR Number |
the number of the LPAR on which the host is running. |
Files |
Configuration files for this host. |
Identity
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the Identity group for a host object are described in the following table.
Identity fields for a host object
Field Name |
Details |
|---|---|
Hostname Aliases |
Other names by which this host is known. List of string values. |
Local FQDN |
The fully qualified domain name which is local to the host. |
DNS Domain |
The DNS domain that this host is part of. |
NIS/Windows Domain |
The name of the NIS or Windows domain that this host is in. |
Windows Workgroup |
The Windows workgroup that this host belongs to. |
Endpoint Used To Be Identified As |
If the endpoint used to discover this host was previously identified as a different host, a link to that host and a link to a comparison with that host are provided. |
Endpoint Now Identified As |
If the endpoint used to discover this host is now identified as a different host, a link to that host and a link to a comparison with that host are provided. |
Ownership & Location
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the Ownership & Location group for a host object are described in the following table.
Ownership and location fields for a host object
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Organizational Unit |
The Organizational Unit that this element belongs to. |
Business Owner |
The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective. |
IT Owner |
The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective. |
Support Manager |
The person or owner responsible for the support of this element. |
Location |
Location of this element. |
Status |
The lifecycle status of this element. |
Operating System
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the Operating System group for a host object are described in the following table.
Operating system information fields for a host object
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Discovered OS |
The discovered OS for this host, for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga). |
Discovered OS Class |
The discovered OS class for this host, for example, UNIX. |
Discovered OS Type |
The discovered OS type for this host, for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux. |
Discovered OS Version |
The discovered OS version for this host, for example, 5. |
Discovered OS Edition |
The discovered OS edition for this host, for example, Server. |
Discovered OS Update Level |
The discovered OS update level for this host, for example, 6100-02. |
Discovered OS Architecture |
The discovered OS architecture for this host, for example, x86_64. |
Discovered OS Build |
The discovered OS build for this host, for example Tikanga. |
Discovered OS Vendor |
The discovered OS vendor for this host, for example, Red Hat. |
Service Pack |
The service pack installed on this host. |
Discovered Kernel |
The discovered kernel for this host. |
Patch Count |
The number of software patches discovered on this host. |
Patches |
The software patches related to this host. |
Package Count |
The number of software packages discovered on this host. |
Unique Packages |
The software packages related to this host. |
OS Support Details |
Operating System Support details. This provides the dates for the OS End of Life, End of Support, and End of Extended Support. Clicking any of the links displays the Hardware Reference Data page for that host type. For more information, see OS Support Page. |
Hardware and Network
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the Hardware and Network group for a host object are described in the following table.
Starting from version 10.0, BMC Atrium Discovery model includes separate attributes for physical and logical RAM for the host node.
Hardware and network information fields for a host object
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Model |
Model number of this host. |
Serial Number |
Serial number of this host. |
Unique Host Id |
ID of this host, found by the discovery system. |
UUID |
The UUID of this host. |
Logical RAM |
Amount of RAM available on a host, measured in MB. |
Physical RAM |
Amount of RAM installed on a host, measured in MB. |
Number of Processors |
The number of physical processors. |
Processor Type |
The type of processor this host has. |
Number of Logical Processors |
The number of logical processors contained on the physical processors that this host has. Each physical processor might have more than a single logical processor. This can be the same as the number of physical or virtual processors |
Cores per Processor |
The number of cores per processor. For example, this could be dual-core or quad-core. |
CPU Threading Enabled |
Whether CPU hardware threading is enabled. |
Number of Processor Types |
The number of physical processor types. |
Threads per Processor Core |
The number of threads per processor core in multi/hyper threaded processors. |
Power Supply Status |
BMC Atrium Discovery can identify which hosts have a single PSU, those that have one or more failed PSUs and those for which PSU information is not available. Discovery detects the power supply or power supplies for each host and displays the status of each PSU on the Host page. The status of each PSU is shown as 'OK' or 'FAILED'. If the presence of a PSU is detected, but not its state, that PSU will be shown as 'UNKNOWN'. |
Hardware Reference Data |
A table of information on the physical details of this host. For example, the hardware's size in Rack Units, and its power capacity, and thermal characteristics. Clicking any of the links displays the Hardware Reference Data page for that host type. For more information, see Hardware Reference Data Page. |
Networking Interfaces |
A detailed view of the network interface or interfaces discovered on this host. See #Networking Interfaces field for more information. |
HBA Interfaces |
The HBA interface or interfaces discovered on this host. See HBA modeling for more information. |
File System |
A detailed view of the file system for this host. See #File System field for more information. |
Primary Domain Controller |
The name of the primary domain controller. |
Inference
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the Inference group for a host object are described in the following table.
Inference information fields for a host object
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Discovery Access |
Lists Discovery Accesses for this host, grouped by scan date. When an endpoint is scanned, a Discovery Access node is created. The Discovery Access node records information such as the start time, end time, the Discovery Run of which this is a part, and the previous Discovery Access to simplify troubleshooting. Clicking a Discovery Access displays the DiscoveryAccess Page for that Discovery Access. Where a Discovery Access is about to be deleted as part of DDD aging, a trash can icon is displayed next to the Discovery Access. |
Discovery Conditions |
Discovery conditions which apply to this host. |
CMDB Synchronization
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the CMDB Synchronization group for a host object are described in the following table.
CMDB Synchronization information fields for a host object
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Last successful CMDB sync |
The time and date at which this host was last successfully synchronized into the CMDB. |
Last failed CMDB sync |
The time and date at which this host was last unsuccessfully synchronized into the CMDB. |
CMDB sync duration |
The time (in seconds) spent performing the last CMDB synchronization for this host. |
CMDB CI count |
The number of CIs corresponding to this host at the last CMDB synchronization. |
CMDB Relationship count |
The number of relationships to CIs corresponding to this host at the last CMDB synchronization. |
Other
A list of information fields that can be displayed in the Other group for a host object are described in the following table.
Other information fields for a host object
Field Name |
Details |
|---|---|
Details |
Additional details of this host. |
Collections |
A collection which this Host is a member of. |
Data Completeness Issues |
List of any missing fields. |
Note
The data in BMC Atrium Discovery is read-only. BMC strongly recommends that you do not edit any nodes because your version will not be retained by BMC Atrium Discovery.
To run host reports
A number of context-sensitive reports are available for hosts. See Host Reports for further information and examples of these host-related reports.
Network Interfaces field
The Network Interfaces field contains information on the host's network interfaces and their settings. The display of network information has been modified to support IPv6 and complex configurations such as bonded interfaces. For each interface, the following information is shown:
Name |
Details |
|---|---|
Name |
The name of the network interface which is also a link to the page for that IP address. |
IP Address |
The IP address, also a link to the page for that IP address. |
MAC Address |
The MAC address of the network interface which is also a link to the page for that network interface. |
Interface |
The interface name (eth0, eth1) which is also a link to the page for that network interface. A red x icon is displayed where an interface has some mismatch (speed, duplex, or negotiation) with the network device that it is connected to. |
Connected To |
The network device that the network interface is connected to. A red x icon is displayed where the network device port has some mismatch (speed, duplex, or negotiation) with the interface connected to it. |
Click Show Details to reveal more information on the network interfaces. Where a mismatch has been flagged in the Interface or Connected To fields, the reason is highlighted as shown in the following screens.|
The layout of the blocks indicates the configuration of the interfaces. For example, the following screen shows three IP addresses "spanned" by a single MAC address. In this case, a single interface has an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, and an IPv6 link local address. Currently, bonded interfaces are correctly displayed for Linux hosts only.
This screen shows the same interface after clicking Show Details to show additional information and reveal the reason for the highlighted mismatch.
A bonded interface is shown in the following screen where a single MAC address spans three interfaces.
Network interface notes
- Hyper-V Windows virtual machines (VMs) always report NIC speed as 10 GBps regardless of the actual speed. Consequently, for Hyper-V Windows VMs, the host and switch mismatch field shows incorrect results.
- In a non-administrator user discovery of a Windows 2003 host using WMI, the Manufacturer attribute of the network interfaces will not be populated.
- The negotiation, speed, duplex, driver_date and driver_version attributes are not set for Windows NT4 systems. The information is not stored in the registry as in later versions of Windows.
File System field
The File System field contains information on the local, exported, and remote file systems mounted on the host.
The links in each row link to the File System node page for that file system. The first displays a LOCAL file system node.
The second displays a node EXPORTED from one host linked to a REMOTE node from another (the nfs file system from the client and server point of view).
The information fields for a File System node are shown in the following table.
Field name |
Details |
|---|---|
Name |
File system name. |
Kind |
The kind of file system. This can be LOCAL, EXPORTED, or REMOTE. |
Type |
The type of file system. For example, ext3, tmpfs, NTFS, cifs and so forth. |
Mount |
The file system mount point. |
Size |
The size of the file system. |
Used Percentage |
The percentage of the file system that is used. |
Free |
The amount of free space remaining. |
Free Percentage |
The percentage of the file system that is free. |
Host |
The name of the host on which the file system is mounted. |
Note
BMC Atrium Discovery reports the size and free percentage of the file system. In some file systems, part of the space is reserved for root (or similar) access and is not usable by general users. Thus, the reported size and free space might exceed that available to general users.
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