Enable KM with metadata
KM metadata represents the set of characteristics of a KM and its parameters. Starting from the following versions of the product, a KM should be enabled with metadata. A metadata provides valuable information that can be used to perform effective probable-cause-analysis:
- BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management version 8.5.00 and later.
- TrueSight Infrastructure Management version 10.0 and later.
For example, for a KM, the MetaKMCategory metadata attribute denotes the category of monitor type (such as SYSTEM, DATABASE, and NETWORK). A KM that provides its category information through metadata, enables the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management or TrueSight Infrastructure Management analytics engine to determine a suitable heuristic methodology based on its category. For information about the KM metadata attribute specifications, see Application class attribute specifications.
Similarly, for a parameter, the metadata attributes such as Key-Performance-Indicator and Availability enable the analytics engine to determine the nature and type of the parameter and adopt the appropriate probable-cause-analysis methods. For information about the parameter metadata attribute specifications, see Parameter attribute specifications.
If a KM is not enabled with metadata and if the KM is imported into the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management or TrueSight Infrastructure Management:
- Adapter-defaults are used to fetch the metadata for the probable-cause-analysis.
- If the adapter-defaults are not available for the KM, BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management or the TrueSight Infrastructure Management generates the default metadata for the KM for the probable-cause-analysis. However, in these cases, the analysis is not as efficient when a KM is enabled with metadata.
The metadata is stored in the PATROL Agent namespace.