You can deploy Infrastructure Management to collect performance data, collect external events, manage service models, or any combination of these functions.
- When an Infrastructure Management deployment includes data collection and event management, the BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server manages performance data from BMC PATROL Agents, and manages external events from the BMC Event Adapter and BMC PATROL Agents.
- When a Infrastructure Management deployment includes event and impact management, the BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server manages external events from the BMC Event Adapter, and manages impact data from service models.
Follow performance and scalability recommendations for your type of deployment. To size your environment, consult the following topics:
- General sizing guidelines and best practices for Infrastructure Management
- Sizing charts and guidelines for data and event management environments
- Sizing charts and guidelines for event and impact management
- Hardware requirements to support small, medium, and large environments
Notes
Performance testing and sizing information is based on controlled, internal testing of Infrastructure Management to ensure optimum performance.
The platforms referenced in this section refer to platforms that BMC used in testing and do not reflect all of the supported platforms. For details about supported platforms, see System requirements and product compatibility for Infrastructure Management.