BMC Server Automation components
BMC Server Automation provides a comprehensive solution for the initial provisioning and ongoing automated management of servers. A BMC Server Automation system consists of the following components:
Component | Description |
|---|---|
BMC Server Automation console | A GUI-based system for provisioning of servers and automating their management. |
BladeLogic Portal | A web-based user interface for BMC Server Automation that offers a subset of the functionality available in the BMC Server Automation console. See BladeLogic Portal 1.2. |
Network Shell | A cross-platform shell with scripting capability that gives seamless access to remote servers from central management workstations. |
RSCD agent (Remote System Call Daemon) | Software that must be installed and running on each remote server that BMC Server Automation accesses. |
Application Server | Secure, scalable software for controlling communication between BMC Server Automation components and remote servers and databases. Also used during initial server provisioning. |
BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation | A reporting utility that delivers server configuration information to a web-based report viewer. |
PXE server | Component used for the unattended provisioning of operating systems onto servers. |
CLI or BLCLI | A set of utilities that let you perform most BMC Server Automation tasks from a command line. |