PATROL Central Infrastructure 7.x

The PATROL Central Infrastructure 7.x has been replaced by both ProactiveNet Performance Management and TrueSight Operations Management. These are integrated platforms for managing service availability and performance of your IT environment. They combine event management, service impact management, performance monitoring, and data analytics (including baselines, abnormality detection, and Root Cause Analysis algorithms) in a single seamless solution for physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Both platforms provide a graphical user interface for managing the monitoring environment, with the TrueSight Operations Management platform adding mobile support as well.

Affected components

RT Server
PATROL Common Connect Config Utility
PATROL Infrastructure Monitor
BMC Impact Integration for PATROL 7.x
PATROL Central Operator – Web edition
PATROL Central Operator – Windows Edition
PATROL Console Server
PATROL 7.x Infrastructure
BMC Performance Manager Reporting

Replacement technology

The following table provides a feature or function comparison of the deprecated and replacement technologies.

Feature and function matrix

Feature or function	PATROL Central Infrastructure	ProactiveNet Performance Management (BPPM)	TrueSight Operations Management	Comments
Data Visualization	Yes	Yes	Yes	Enhanced data visualization views are provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
KM configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	This is now managed by Centralized Monitoring Administration which is provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Threshold configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Server-side threshold configuration workflows are provided both by BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Blackout configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Blackout management capabilities are provided through Central Monitoring Administration in both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
RBAC	Yes	No	Yes	Role based access controls have been introduced in TrueSight Operations Management
Reporting	Yes	Yes	Yes	Reporting capabilities have been enhanced by providing event reporting in addition to performance reporting. These are provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Agent configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	This is now managed by Centralized Monitoring Administration which is provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Staging configuration	No	Yes	Yes	Staging configuration management is provided through Central Monitoring Administration in both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Policy management	No	Yes	Yes	This is managed by Centralized Monitoring Administration which is provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Dashboards	No	No	Yes	Dashboards have been introduced with TrueSight Operations Management
Multi-tenancy	No	No	Yes	Multi-tenancy has been introduced at the TrueSight Presentation Server layer.
Event management	No	Yes	Yes	Event management capabilities are provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management.
Application models	No	No	Yes	Application models have been introduced with TrueSight Operations Management
Event views	No	Yes	Yes	Event views are provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Synthetic transactions	No	No	Yes	Synthetic transactions have been introduced with TrueSight Operations Management
Real transactions	No	No	Yes	Real transactions have been introduced with TrueSight Operations Management
Service models	No	Yes	Yes	Service models are provided by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
Execute shell commands	Yes	No	No	These are not supported by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management
OS administrative commands	Yes	No	No	These are not supported by both BPPM and TrueSight Operations Management

Contact your BMC Sales Representative to see if a contractual migration is required.

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