BMC_OperatingSystem class

This topic provides information about  the mapping of BMC_OperatingSystem class of BMC Atrium CMDB.

Attribute in CMDB

Attribute in BMC Server Automation

Comments

Where to find the attribute in BMC Server Automation

CDMachineID

NAME for physical servers; VIRTUAL_ENTITY_TYPE or VIRTUAL_ENTITY_ID for virtual servers

Example: VI-UUID:VM123456

If this is a physical server, CDMachineID is identical to the NAME attribute. If it is a virtual machine, it takes one of the following forms:

  • VI-UUID:EntityId for VMware
  • HYPERV-ID:EntityId for Microsoft
  • EntityId for other types of VMs

For physical servers, Server properties. For virtual servers, from the Configuration menu, select Property Dictionary View. Under System Object, expand Built-In Property Classes. Click the Virtualization class, then click the Instances tab on the right. Double-click a particular instance to see the attribute values.

Name
OS_NAME

 

Server properties

Model
PRODUCT:SYSTEMDIRECTORY

PRODUCT:SYSTEMDIRECTORY

  1. Live browse.
  2. Expand Hardware Information > Operating System.
  3. Look for the OS Details row on the right pane.
Category

 

If you selected Best Practice categorization during installation, then Category gets a constant value of Software. Otherwise, it gets a constant value of System Settings.

 

Item

 

If you selected Best Practice categorization during installation, then Item gets a constant value of Operating System Software. Otherwise it gets a constant value Operating System

 

Type

 

If you selected Best Practice categorization during installation, then Type gets a constant value of Standard OS. Otherwise it gets a constant value of BMC Discovered.

 

DatasetId

 

Constant value BMC.IMPORT.BL

Server properties

LastScanDate
LastScanned

Last Modified Date

 

ManufacturerName
OS_VENDOR

 

Server properties

NameFormat

 

OSName

 

OSType

 

One of the following:

  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2003
  • AIX
  • LINUX
  • SunOS
  • Solaris
  • HPUX
  • Other

Server properties

PatchNumber
OS_PATCHLEVEL

If OS_NAME contains the word Windows, PatchNumber is an empty string; otherwise, the value is copied from OS_PATCHLEVEL.

Server properties

ServicePack

OS_PATCHLEVEL

IF OS_NAME contains the word Windows, this value is entered from OS_PATCHLEVEL.

Server properties

ShortDescription

PRODUCT

 

  1. Live browse.
  2. Expand Hardware Information > Operating System.
  3. Look for the OS Details row on the right pane.
SystemDirectory
SYSTEMDIRECTORY

 

Server properties

VERSION
VERSION

 

Server properties

TokenId
PRODUCT; SYSTEMDIRECTORY

PRODUCT; SYSTEMDIRECTORY

Server properties

 

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