Tideway Knowledge Update 2009-Oct-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-Oct-1 (TKU October 2009) is a deliverable for Tideway Foundation platform version 7.2 and later.
Release Compatibility
TKU 2009-Oct-1 has been tested and verified against Tideway Foundation version 7.2.x / 7.3.
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 October In The Spotlight Page
Installation and Upgrade
- Foundation 7.2 - Installation and upgrade instructions are provided here
- Foundation 7.3 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Autonomy | DiSH | Application Monitoring | UNIX, Windows | Y | N | |
Autonomy | IDOL | Content Management | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
Flowerfire | Sawmill | Advanced Analytics Software | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | InfoSphere Replication Server | Relational Database Management Systems | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | Rational AppScan Enterprise Edition | Security and Vulnerability Management Software | Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | Rational Policy Tester | Security and Vulnerability Management Software | Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | Tivoli Netcool/Webtop | Identity and Access Management | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | Tivoli System Automation for Integrated Operations Management | System and Network Management Software | Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | Tivoli Directory Integrator | Data Integration and Access Software | UNIX, Windows | Y | Y | |
IBM | WebSphere Business Modeler | Business Process Modeling | Windows | Y | Y | |
Microsoft | Office Communications Server | Messaging Applications | Windows | Y | Y | |
Microsoft | Speech Server | Messaging Applications | Windows | Y | Y | |
Oracle | VM | Virtual Machine Software | UNIX | Y | Y | |
Parallels | Virtuzzo Containers | Virtual Machine Software | UNIX | Y | Y |
Enhanced Software Instance Patterns
Vendor | Product | Enhancement | SI Key Change | Pattern Module |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IBM | DB2 Database Server | Active versioning approach improved on Windows. Modeling of the product improved on Windows | Y | |
Microsoft | IIS | The IIS pattern now retrieves a list of applications being hosted on the server | N | |
Microsoft | IIS | The IIS pattern now retrieves a list of applications being hosted on the server | N | |
Symantec | VERITAS NetBackup | VERITAS NetBackup Server pattern enhanced to identify whether the Server is Master Server, Media Server, or SAN Media Server and set the SI type accordingly. Additionally, the Server pattern optionally (user configurable) retrieves information about NetBackup Clients with active agents and stores it on the SI for use by the NetBackup Client pattern. NetBackup Client pattern can optionally (user configurable) on UNIX platforms, attempt to identify non standalone NetBackup clients. The pattern now also has improved versioning, as well as optionally recording the list of NetBackup Agents that are 'active' - i.e. that have been executed by the client in the last 30 days (actual time period is user configurable) | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Cluster Server | License information for all VERITAS Storage Foundation components is now stored as Detail nodes in our model. | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Storage Foundation File System | License information for all VERITAS Storage Foundation components is now stored as Detail nodes in our model. | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Storage Foundation | License information for all VERITAS Storage Foundation components is now stored as Detail nodes in our model. | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Storage Foundation for Windows | License information for all VERITAS Storage Foundation components is now stored as Detail nodes in our model. | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Volume Manager | License information for all VERITAS Storage Foundation components is now stored as Detail nodes in our model. | Y | |
Symantec | VERITAS Volume Replicator | License information for all VERITAS Storage Foundation components is now stored as Detail nodes in our model. | Y | |
Xen Source | Xen Domain Virtualization Software | Pattern enhance to ensure that it does not incorrectly label Oracle VM as Xen Source Xen | N |
Bugs Fixed
The following bugs have been fixed in Tideway Knowledge Update 2009-Oct-1
Case No | Defect No | Details | Pattern Module |
|---|---|---|---|
N/A | 12465 | Sun xVM Virtual Box Virtual Machine pattern could not detect headless virtual machines. Pattern enhanced to detect these. In addition to that, the way the SI key is created has been improved | |
N/A | 12514 | Fixed an error in the implementation the versioning table of Microsoft Operations Manager pattern which could cause an ECA Engine error if version not matched within the table. | |
N/A | 12519 | The code in Symantec ESM pattern that is setting the product_version attribute has been enhanced to try and set it to major.minor whenever possible | |
N/A | 12528 | Problem: Certain patterns that use WMI do not escape correctly the namespace path. Typically, the path is left as 'root\CIMV2' but it should either be preceded by the 'raw' modifier or entered as 'root\\CIMV2'. Foundation Discovery however uses the default namespace (root\CIMV2) when it encounters a namespace it does not recognize, hence the patterns did not show any obvious issues. Solution: WMI namespace string modified to ensure that it is passed to Foundation Discovery in the correct format | |
N/A | 12528 | Problem: Certain patterns that use WMI do not escape correctly the namespace path. Typically, the path is left as 'root\CIMV2' but it should either be preceded by the 'raw' modifier or entered as 'root\\CIMV2'. Foundation Discovery however uses the default namespace (root\CIMV2) when it encounters a namespace it does not recognize, hence the patterns did not show any obvious issues. Solution: WMI namespace string modified to ensure that it is passed to Foundation Discovery in the correct format | |
N/A | 12528 | Problem: Certain patterns that use WMI do not escape correctly the namespace path. Typically, the path is left as 'root\CIMV2' but it should either be preceded by the 'raw' modifier or entered as 'root\\CIMV2'. Foundation Discovery however uses the default namespace (root\CIMV2) when it encounters a namespace it does not recognize, hence the patterns did not show any obvious issues. Solution: WMI namespace string modified to ensure that it is passed to Foundation Discovery in the correct format | |
N/A | 12528 | Problem: Certain patterns that use WMI do not escape correctly the namespace path. Typically, the path is left as 'root\CIMV2' but it should either be preceded by the 'raw' modifier or entered as 'root\\CIMV2'. Foundation Discovery however uses the default namespace (root\CIMV2) when it encounters a namespace it does not recognize, hence the patterns did not show any obvious issues. Solution: WMI namespace string modified to ensure that it is passed to Foundation Discovery in the correct format | |
N/A | 12528 | Problem: Certain patterns that use WMI do not escape correctly the namespace path. Typically, the path is left as 'root\CIMV2' but it should either be preceded by the 'raw' modifier or entered as 'root\\CIMV2'. Foundation Discovery however uses the default namespace (root\CIMV2) when it encounters a namespace it does not recognize, hence the patterns did not show any obvious issues. Solution: WMI namespace string modified to ensure that it is passed to Foundation Discovery in the correct format | |
N/A | 12528 | Problem: Certain patterns that use WMI do not escape correctly the namespace path. Typically, the path is left as 'root\CIMV2' but it should either be preceded by the 'raw' modifier or entered as 'root\\CIMV2'. Foundation Discovery however uses the default namespace (root\CIMV2) when it encounters a namespace it does not recognize, hence the patterns did not show any obvious issues. Solution: WMI namespace string modified to ensure that it is passed to Foundation Discovery in the correct format | |
22540 | 12566 | Problem: SAP Suite pattern could fail with an ECA Engine error in cases where an installation of SAP is not using databases we can interrogate as part of the SAP installation. This was caused by an incorrectly implemented database name mapping table Solution: Pattern fixed - database naming table updated and additional error checking inserted | |
22624 | 12567 | Problem: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Agent does not populate product_version SI attribute if the pattern comes accross an internal product version that does not exist in the version mapping table Solution: Version mapping table updated. Furthermore, pattern will fall back to setting the product version to the same value as internal version if this internal version cannot be mapped to a known product version | |
22631 | 12572 | An error in the implementation of package versioning in Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Agent pattern could in certain cases cause the pattern to exit with an ECA Engine error. The code has now been fixed. |
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-Oct-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-Nov-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:
- 33 publishers
- 226 software products
- 1,271 software product versions
Go to the Software-Product-Life-Cycle-Patterns-TKU-2009-Oct-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:
- 9 manufacturers
- 401 server models
- 1,166 server model configurations
Go to the Hardware-Reference-Data-TKU-2009-Oct-1 page for a full list of products included in this release.