Supported knowledge modules

The Import.BHOM module consists of several patterns that handle their respective MonitoredObject nodes. Structurally, the module can be broken down into the definitions part, where all of the worker functions are defined. Each worker function processes data specific to a given MonitoredObject node. The module also includes the patterns themselves.

Most of the time, a pattern will process MonitoredObject and related MonitoredDevice nodes. Both can contain information that helps the pattern locate nodes inferred by BMC Helix Discovery. If the search is successful, MonitoredDevice's entity_id attribute and MonitoredObject node's entity_name are added as external IDs to the existing node.

Entity type naming convention

AWS_* prefix represents Amazon Web Services entities.
GCP_* prefix represents Google Cloud Platform entities.
MS_HW_* prefix represents Hardware Sentry entities.
PAF_* prefix represents Microsoft Azure entities.
K8S_* prefix represents Kubernetes entities.
VE3_* prefix represents OpenShift and OpenShift Container Platform entities.
VSM_* prefix represents VMware and virtualization entities.
X_* prefix represents Monitoring Studio X entities.

Pattern module configuration

The Import.BHOM.NodeCreation configuration section determines whether BMC Helix Operations Management (BHOM) patterns can create new nodes or simply add external IDs to the nodes inferred from other data sources.

The following table displays configuration options for the Import.BHOM.NodeCreation configuration section:

Description	Default value	Pattern variable
The pattern should create nodes	False	enabled
The pattern should create SoftwarePod, Namespace, and Deployment nodes	False	k8s_enabled

Pattern trigger

Most patterns are triggered by MonitoredObject-created or confirmed events for their specific entity_type. The pattern then searches for the related MonitoredDevice and links it to the appropriate Discovery node by using the inference.associate() and Imports.addExternalId() functions.

Supported knowledge modules and entity types

The following tables describe the supported MonitoredObject entity types by categories.

Application and middleware monitoring

Provides visibility into the operation and performance of key application servers and middleware platforms. The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the middleware and application entities that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Apache Kafka	KFK_CLUSTER	Monitors Apache Kafka clusters.	Supported	Apache Kafka: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Apache Tomcat	TCT_SERVER	Monitors Apache Tomcat application servers.	Supported	Apache Tomcat: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Elasticsearch	ESK_NODE	Monitors Elasticsearch nodes.	Supported	Elasticsearch: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for JBoss Application Server	PJB_SERVER	Monitors JBoss Application Servers.	Supported	JBoss Application Server: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Oracle WebLogic	BEAWLS_SERVER	Monitors Oracle WebLogic app servers.	Supported	Oracle WebLogic: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for SAP Solution Manager	SSM_J2EE_HOST	Monitors SAP Java application server hosts.	Supported	SAP Solution Manager: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for SAP Solution Manager	SSM_SID_CONT	Monitors containers for an SAP System ID (SID).	Supported	SAP Solution Manager: Monitor types and attributes

Cloud platform monitoring

Provides visibility into the health, performance, and resource usage of these cloud services (Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure). Cloud resources are typically matched by using cloud_id or resource_id attributes, which are normalized to lowercase for consistency.

Amazon Web Services

The following displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Amazon Web Services	AWS_AUTO_SCALING_GROUP	Monitors AWS auto-scaling groups.	Supported	Amazon Web Services: Monitor types and attributes
	AWS_EBS	Monitors AWS EBS volumes.	Supported
	AWS_EC2	Monitors AWS EC2 instances.	Supported
	AWS_ECC	Monitors AWS ElastiCache (Redis) clusters.	Supported
	AWS_EFS_FILESYSTEMID	Monitors AWS Elastic File System.	Supported
	AWS_EKS_CLUSTER	Monitors AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service.	Supported
	AWS_ES_CLUSTER	Monitors AWS Elasticsearch Service.	Supported
	AWS_S3_BUCKET	Monitors AWS S3 storage buckets.	Supported
	AWS_KAFKA_CLUSTER	Monitors AWS Managed Kafka (MSK).	Supported
	AWS_RDS	Monitors AWS RDS databases.	Supported

Google Cloud Platform

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Google Cloud Platform	GCP_GCE_INSTANCE	Monitors the Compute Engine VM instance.	Supported	Google Cloud Platform: Monitor types and attributes
	GCP_PROJECT	Monitors the Google Cloud Platform project.	Supported
	GCP_GCSQL_SQL	Monitors the Cloud SQL instance based on the PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server instance types.	Supported
	GCP_GKE_CLUSTER	Monitors the GKE Cluster.	Supported

Microsoft Azure

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the Microsoft Azure resources that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Microsoft Azure	PAF_APP_SVC	Monitors Microsoft Azure App Services and Function Apps.	Supported	Microsoft Azure: Monitor types and attributes
	PAF_APP_SVC_PLAN	Monitors Microsoft Azure App Service Plans.	Supported
	PAF_AZURE_ACCOUNT	Monitors Microsoft Azure Storage accounts, queues, and tables.	Supported
	PAF_FUNC_APP_SVC	Monitors Microsoft Azure Functions.	Supported
	PAF_KUBERNETES	Monitors Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).	Supported
	PAF_POSTGRESQL_FLEXIBLE	Monitors Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL.	Supported
	PAF_SQL_SERVER	Monitors Microsoft Azure SQL Server and databases.	Supported
	PAF_SQL_DATABASE	Monitors Microsoft Azure SQL databases.	Supported
	PAF_STORAGE_ACCOUNT	Monitors Microsoft Azure storage accounts, queues, and tables.	Supported
	PAF_STORAGE_QUEUE	Monitors Microsoft Azure storage queues.	Supported
	PAF_STORAGE_TABLE	Monitors Microsoft Azure storage tables.	Supported
	PAF_SUBSCRIPTION	Monitors Microsoft Azure subscriptions.	Supported
	PAF_VIRTUAL_MACHINE	Monitors Microsoft Azure virtual machines.	Supported
	PAF_VM_SCALE_SET	Monitors Microsoft Azure scale sets.	Supported

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) resources that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	OCI_ACCOUNT	Monitors OCI Accounts.	Supported	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Monitor types and attributes
	OCI_BUCKET	Monitors Object Storage Buckets.	Supported
	OCI_INSTANCE	Monitors Compute Instances.	Supported
	OCI_FILE_SYSTEM	Monitors File Systems.	Supported
	OCI_LOADBALANCER	Monitors Load Balancers.	Supported
	OCI_LOADBALANCER_BACKENDSET	Monitors Load Balancer Backend Sets.	Supported
	OCI_LOADBALANCER_NETWORK	Monitors Network Load Balancers.	Supported
	OCI_LOADBALANCER_NETWORK_BACKENDSET	Monitors Network Load Balancer Backend Sets.	Supported
	OCI_MOUNT_TARGET	Monitors Mount Targets.	Supported
	OCI_OKE_CLUSTER	Monitors Kubernetes Clusters.	Supported
	OCI_OKE_NODE	Monitors Kubernetes Nodes.	Supported
	OCI_OKE_NODE_POOL	Monitors Kubernetes Node Pools.	Supported
	OCI_VOLUME	Monitors Block Volumes.	Supported

Container, orchestration, and virtualization monitoring

Provides the status and performance of containerized workloads, orchestration platforms, virtualized environments, and hypervisors. The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules with their associated container, orchestration, and virtualization entities:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Citrix XenServer	VSM_XEN_HOST VSM_XEN_VM	Monitors Xen hypervisors and virtual machines.	Supported	Citrix XenServer: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Docker	DKR_NODE	Monitors Docker nodes.	Supported	Docker: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Kubernetes	K8S_CLUSTER K8S_CONTAINER K8S_CONTAINER_CNTR K8S_CONTAINER_POD K8S_DAEMONSET K8S_DEPLOYMENT K8S_JOB K8S_POD K8S_NAMESPACE K8S_NAMESPACE_CNTR K8S_NODE K8S_STATEFULSET K8S_REPLICASET	Monitors Kubernetes clusters, nodes, pods, and workloads. Includes internal helper entities for container and namespace management. Some entity types, such as K8S_CONTAINER_CNTR, K8S_CONTAINER_POD, and K8S_NAMESPACE_CNTR, are used internally by the patterns for traversal and should not be confused with primary monitoring objects.	Supported	Kubernetes: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for OpenShift	VE3_CONTAINER VE3_CLUSTER VE3_DAEMONSET VE3_DEPLOYMENT VE3_JOB VE2_NODE VE3_POD VE3_PROJECT VE3_STATEFULSET VE3_JOB VE3_REPLICASET	Monitors Red Hat OpenShift clusters and resources. VE3_PROJECT is equivalent to K8S_NAMESPACE.	Supported	OpenShift: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for VMware vSphere	VCM_DATACENTER VSM_FOLDER VSM_HOST VSM_PNET_HOST_AGGR VSM_VC VSM_VM VSM_VNET_PERF	Monitors VMware ESXi hosts, VMs, and vCenter. Includes network monitoring (VSM_PNET_HOST_AGGR, VSM_VNET_PERF).	Supported	VMware vSphere: Monitor types and attributes

Database and storage monitoring

Ensures the availability, performance, and integrity of databases, hardware components, and storage systems.

Database monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the types of databases that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Microsoft SQL Server	MSSQL_SERVER_HOST	Monitors Microsoft SQL Server instances.	Supported	Microsoft SQL Server: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Oracle Enterprise Database	KOE_HOST	Monitors Oracle databases and instances.	Supported	Oracle Enterprise Database: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Oracle Enterprise Database	KOE_INSTANCE	Supports on-prem and cloud-hosted DBs.	Supported	Oracle Enterprise Database: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for PostgreSQL Database	PGR_DB	Supports on-prem and cloud (AWS RDS, Azure Database for PostgreSQL).	Supported	PostgreSQL Database: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for PostgreSQL Database	PGR_ENVIRONMENT	Monitors PostgreSQL databases. PostgreSQL monitoring (PGR_ENVIRONMENT) supports both on-premises and cloud-hosted databases (AWS RDS, Azure Database for PostgreSQL).	Supported	PostgreSQL Database: Monitor types and attributes

Hardware monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the hardware entities that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
Hardware Sentry	MS_HW_ENCLOSURE MS_HW_MAIN	Monitors physical hardware, including servers, storage, and network devices.	Supported	Hardware Sentry: Hardware enclosure

Storage monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the storage entities that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
Storage Analyzer	SKM_SYSTEM	Monitors storage systems.	Supported	Storage Analyzer: Monitors and attributes

Cluster and third-party integration monitoring

Focuses on clustered environments, such as failover clusters, and integrates with third-party management platforms for comprehensive monitoring.

Cluster monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the types of clusters that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Microsoft Windows Servers	MCS_Remote_Cluster MCS_Remote_Node	Monitors Windows Server Failover Clusters, including cluster nodes.	Supported	Microsoft Windows Servers: Monitor types and attributes

Third-party integration

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the third-party systems they integrate with:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Entuity Server	ZXC_Custom_TSOM_Device_Instance	Integration with Entuity network management.	Supported	Entuity Server: Monitor types and attributes

Operating system and network monitoring

Monitors the health, performance, and connectivity of operating systems and network devices by using various protocols.

Operating system monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the operating systems that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for AIX	IAK_AIX_OS	Monitors IBM AIX operating systems.	Supported	AIX: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Linux	NUK_Linux_OS	Monitors Linux operating systems.	Supported	Linux: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Windows	NT_OS NT_SERVICES	Monitors Windows operating systems and services.	Supported	Windows: Monitor types and attributes
Generic Host	AKN_HOST	Monitors generic hosts.	Supported	NA

Network and lightweight protocol monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the network entities that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Light Weight Protocols	KDN_Device PPM_Device PSM_Device	Monitors devices by using lightweight protocols (Ping, Port, SNMP).	Supported	Light Weight Protocols: Monitor types and attributes

Synthetic, URL, and extensibility monitoring

Simulates user interactions, monitors web resources, and provides frameworks for custom monitoring and integration with external systems.

Synthetic and URL monitoring

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the synthetic or URL endpoints that they monitor:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Internet Server	INET_Servers	Monitors legacy internet servers.	Deprecated, but still supported for backward compatibility.	Internet Server: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Synthetic Monitoring	STM_App	Creates ExternalElement nodes (Synthetic Monitoring Application).	Recommended	Synthetic Monitoring: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Synthetic Monitoring	STM_URL_EP	STM_URL_EP = URL endpoints.	Recommended	Synthetic Monitoring: Monitor types and attributes
BMC PATROL for Web URL	WUM_URL	Monitors web URLs.	Deprecated, but still supported for backward compatibility.	Web URL: Monitor types and attributes

Monitoring studio and extensibility

The following table displays supported BMC knowledge modules and the extensible monitoring options that they provide:

BMC knowledge module	Entity types or/and classes	Description	Status	Reference
BMC PATROL for Scripting	TRO_Device	Custom scripting-based monitoring.	Supported	Scripting: Monitor types and attributes
Monitoring Studio X	X_HTTP	Extensible monitoring framework for custom monitoring through HTTP.	Supported	Monitoring Studio X: Monitors and attributes