Tideway Knowledge Update 2009-Apr-1
- Release Compatibility
- Download
- Contents of the Knowledge Update
- Installation and Upgrade
- TKU Core
- Product Lifecycle Patterns
- Hardware Reference Data
The Tideway Knowledge Update 2009-Apr-1 (TKU 2009 Apr) is a deliverable for Tideway Foundation platform version 7.2 and later.
Release Compatibility
TKU 2009-Apr-1 has been tested and verified against Tideway Foundation version 7.2.
Download
Customers can access this TKU release from the Tideway Downloads site and then clicking Download Area->latesttku. If you're a customer or partner and don't already have a login to this site or have forgotten yours please contact support@tideway.com.
Contents of the Knowledge Update
The Tideway Knowledge Update comprises four main components:
- Core - Patterns that model various software products
- Database detail - Patterns that extend some of the core database patterns to obtain additional detailed information about certain databases
- Product Lifecycle - Patterns that populate Foundation with information about End-of-Life, End-of-Support, and End-of-Extended-Support for versions of certain host Operating Systems as well as versions of certain software products
- Hardware Reference Data - Patterns and data import CSV file that populate Foundation with power and heat consumption figures for various hosts.
To see some of the highlights of this release visit the April In The Spotlight Page
Installation and Upgrade
Installation and upgrade instructions are provided here.
A matrix covering ALL commands executed and ALL files retrieved by the patterns is available to our customers from the Tideway Downloads site
TKU Core
New Software Instance Patterns
Vendor | Product | Category | Platforms | Instances | Versioning | Module |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CA | SiteMinder | Identity and Access Management | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
CA | Software Change Manager | Software Configuration Management Tools | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
Microsoft | Host Integration Server | Integration Server Software Platforms | Windows | Y | Y | |
Microsoft | Identity Lifecycle Manager | Identity and Access Management | Windows | Y | Y | |
Microsoft | Internet Security and Acceleration Server | Security and Vulnerability Management Software | Windows | Y | Y | |
Microsoft | Visual Studio Team Foundation | Integrated Collaborative Environments | Windows | Y | Y | |
Oracle | Essbase | End User, Query, and Reporting Analysis | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
Oracle | Pro*C | - | UNIX, Windows | N/A | Y | |
Oracle | PeopleSoft Enterprise Pure Internet Architecture | Application Deployment Software | UNIX | Y | Y | |
Symantec | Intruder Alert | Secure Content and Threat Management | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Storage Foundation for Windows | Storage Management Software | Windows | Y | Y |
Enhanced Software Instance Patterns
Vendor | Product | Enhancement | SI Key Change | Pattern Module |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HP | Data Protector | Another versioning method added to Cell_Server_Database_Service, Cell_Server_Service, Media_Management_Server patterns | N | |
Sun Microsystems | GlassFish Enterprise Server | Trigger for Enterprise Server pattern improved to prevent cross-matching with software that uses the application server components. In addition to this both the Application Server and Node Agent patterns now set the type as either Sun GlassFish Enterprise or Sun Java System Application Server depending on the version of the product (older versions are Sun JSAS). | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Cluster Server | A pattern to identify and version VERITAS Cluster Server on Windows platform has been added to the module | N | |
Symantec | VERITAS Enterprise Administrator | A pattern to identify and version VERITAS Enterprise Administrator on Windows platform has been added to the module | N | |
Symantec | VERITAS NetBackup | Active command and file versioning has been added for UNIX and Windows platforms. Registry versioning has been added for Windows platform. In addition to this, information about installed options and agents is collected and stored in Detail nodes, as well as the pattern collecting license information and storing it in License Detail nodes. | N |
Bugs Fixed
The following bugs have been fixed in Tideway Knowledge Update 2009-Apr-1
Case No | Defect No | Details | Pattern Module |
|---|---|---|---|
18939 | 11580 | Symantec VERITAS NetBackup pattern did not include the latest product package name for versioning purposes and new releases of NetBackup on Solaris platform were not being versioned. New package name 'SYMCnetbp' added to the list of packages to check for. | |
N/A | 11614 | Oracle RDBMS pattern was failing to identify certain Oracle 11g processes as being associated to the Oracle RDBMS. Simple identifiers have been created for these processes, and the pattern now associates them with appropriate Oracle RDBMS instances. | |
19083 | 11625 | Oracle TimesTen pattern could interpret an error result from active version command as actual version of the product. The versioning regular expression would interpret any number returned as a version. Versioning Regular expression has now been improved. | |
19472 | 11756 | Microsoft Project Server pattern could fail with an ECA Engine Error if it triggers on existence of Microsoft Project Server but fails to locate a package associated with the product. Pattern updated to handle gracefully the above scenario. |
Product Lifecycle Patterns
You can use Tideway Foundation and OS / Software product lifecycle data to:
- Identify operating systems and software that are exposed to security / stability risks as they are no longer supported by patch updates
- Identify operating systems and software that you may may be paying a premium maintenance subscription for
- Identify operating systems and software that are no longer shipping so may increase costs and risks associated with variance
Operating System Product Lifecycle Patterns
TKU 2009-Apr-1 includes product life cycle patterns providing End Of Life, End Of Support and End Of Extended Support dates for:
- 11 publishers
- 17 operating systems
- 177 operating system versions
Go to the OS-Product-Life-Cycle-Patterns-TKU-2009-Apr-1 page for a full list of products included in this release.
Software Product Lifecycle Patterns
This TKU includes product life cycle patterns providing End Of Life, End Of Support and End Of Extended Support dates for an additional 245 software product versions.
- 33 publishers
- 175 software products
- 1,087 software product versions
Go to the Software-Product-Life-Cycle-Patterns-TKU-2009-Apr-1 page for a full list of products included in this release.
Hardware Reference Data
You can use Tideway Foundation hardware reference data to:
- Identify servers that can be expanded in situations where space is a constraining factor in the data center
- Identify server refresh / rationalization candidates in situations where cooling is a constraining factor in the data center
- Identify server refresh / rationalization candidates in situations where power is a constraining factor in the data center
This TKU includes hardware reference data providing Rack Size, Power Consumption, Heat Output and Maximum Memory capacity for an additional 156 server model configurations.
- 8 manufacturers
- 356 server models
- 1,126 server model configurations
Go to the Hardware-Reference-Data-TKU-2009-Apr-1 page for a full list of products included in this release.