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Version 8.3.00

This section contains information about enhancements in version 8.3.00 of the BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation product.

Tip

For information about issues corrected in this release, see Known-and-corrected-issues.

Supported Java version

This release supports Oracle Java version 1.6.0_37.

Regulatory Dashboard reports for a new policy type

The Regulatory Compliance Policy Dashboard and Regulatory Compliance Policy (OS) Dashboard compliance reports now include data for the PCI v2 policy.

New columns in the Compliance Summary by Policy report

The Compliance Summary by Policy report includes data for the following additional columns, which provide information about rule compliance:

  • Rules Checked
  • Rules Compliant
  • Rules Non Compliant
  • % Rule Compliance

Change in BMC-supplied inventory templates

To reduce the time taken to capture inventory snapshots and to improve ETL performance, the BMC-supplied inventory templates no longer include parts for the Processes asset. Therefore, if you have taken snapshots that use these inventory templates, the out-of-the-box Server Configuration report does not show data for the Processes asset. You can use custom templates if you want to include data for processes in the report.

ETL debugging log

A new ETL log file, etl_debug.log, helps determine the cause of an ETL failure. This file is located in the BLREPORTS_HOME/logs/etl directory. If you encounter ETL failures, contact BMC Support and provide this file. This log includes the following information about ETL runs:

  • Current installation versions of applications, such as BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation, Cognos, Apache, and Authentication Server
  • Database type
  • ETL failure details
  • Information about the SYSTEM_PROPERTY table

ETL performance log

The get_etl_performance_info.nsh script helps you generate the ETL performance log file, etl_performance_YYYYMMDDhhmmss_info.log. This file is located in the BLREPORTS_HOME/logs/etl directory. If you encounter ETL performance issues, generate this log file and contact BMC Support. This log includes the following information:

  • ETL execution summary, such as the minimum, average, and maximum ETL execution time
  • 0_BSARA scenario execution summary, such as number of times 0_BSARA has been executed, session duration, and its status
  • Detailed ETL log for the last n days
  • Number of rows in the reports data warehouse tables

To generate the ETL performance log file

  1. Navigate to the BLREPORTS_HOME\etl\bin directory.

  2. Enter the following command:

    nsh get_etl_performance_info.nsh -d <n>

    The d option generates the detailed log for the last n days.

Changes in the BladeLogic data model

This section summarizes changes in the BladeLogic data model in version 8.3.

To see the complete BladeLogic data model sheet, click the "8.3 BMC BladeLogic data model" link at Data-model.

Removed duplicate query items

In versions earlier than 8.3, the OS Vendor and Subnet Mask information is present in multiple query subjects. From this release, this information is available only in the OS Vendor and Subnet Mask query items, which are present in the Inventory\Server query subject.

Removed properties from the Inventory Server Property query subject

The following properties are no longer available in the Inventory Server Property query subject:

  • REPEATER_STAGING_DIR
  • STAGING_DIR

To see changes in the 8.2 BMC BladeLogic data model, click here...

See the following documents for the complete 8.2 BladeLogic data model and for the changes done in the data model in version 8.2. A sample CSV file obtained from report analysis on BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.1 is also available.

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Description

This document lists the mapping of query items from version 8.1 to 8.2.

This document lists the query items that are no longer available in version 8.2.

This document contains information about the query subjects and query items available in the BMC BladeLogic data model version 8.2.

This document is a sample CSV file obtained from report analysis on BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.1

Documentation update

The BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation User Guide link in the product portal now launches the online documentation for BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation, located in https://docs.bmc.com/docs/display/bdssa83.

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