Getting started with compliance reporting
This topic provides a high-level description of the installation and configuration tasks required to implement dashboard-based compliance reporting, part of the Compliance Automation value path.
This topic provides the following information:
Before you install
The following table lists the tasks you must perform prior to installing the products required for this use case.
Task | Reference |
|---|---|
Review all product requirements and prerequisites |
Installation roadmap
The following table lists the products and versions that are required to implement reporting for compliance status and trends.
Product | Version | Description and reference |
|---|---|---|
BMC Dashboards for BSM | 7.6.03 | Install BMC Dashboards for Business Service Management, which combines metrics for multiple IT processes into a single graphical view. See the BMC Dashboards for Business Service Management Installation Guide. |
BMC BladeLogic Server Automation | 8.1 | Install BMC BladeLogic Server Automation. See the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Installation Guide. |
BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation | 8.1 | Install BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation. See the following: |
BMC BladeLogic Network Automation | 8.1 | Install BMC BladeLogic Network Automation. See "Installation Worksheets" in the BMC BladeLogic Network Automation Installation Guide. |
BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Network Automation | 8.1 | Install BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Network Automation. See the BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Network Automation User Guide. |
Configuration roadmap
The following table lists the configuration tasks that are required to implement reporting for compliance status and trends.
Task | Products involved | Description and reference |
|---|---|---|
Step 1. Download DAR files from EPD site | BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation, BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Network Automation | Before you can install the Service Automation pods, you must download a Service Automation Dashboard Archive (DAR) file for BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation or BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Network Automation. Each DAR file contains pods that display in dashboards and metadata that describes the pods. |
Step 2. Import Service Automation DAR files | BMC Dashboards for Business Service Management | Install the Service Automation pods by importing the Service Automation Dashboard Archive (DAR) files into the BMC Dashboards for BSM product. Each DAR file contains pods. You can import a DAR file for server information, network information, or a combination of server and network information. |
Step 3. Configure Service Automation pods | BMC Dashboards for Business Service Management | After you import the Service Automation DAR file, configure the pods to appear in the executive console of the BMC Dashboards for BSM product. During the configuration process, you determine the information that is displayed in the console for each component and configure the dashboard template. |
Where to go next
After you have installed and configured the products needed for this use case, you can view compliance reporting information. See Using-compliance-reporting.