Creating discrete and distributed service models

The following steps provide the gist of creating discrete and distributed service models. The steps to create discrete and distributed service models are the same except for the Yes and Propagate setting. See To specify attributes for configuration items.

  1. Create a service model by using BMC Impact Model Designer on a Child Server. For information, see Designing-a-service-model.

    Note

    If you are creating a distributed service model, ensure that the Infrastructure Management Servers on which the model is to be distributed contain cell details of one another in their respective installationDirectory/pw/server/etc/mcell.dir files. For example, EnterpriseNodes=<Infrastructure Management Server 1>, <Infrastructure Management Server 2>, <Infrastructure Management Server 3>,...<Infrastructure Management Server n>

    Note

    When specifying the properties of the CIs in the model, in the Edit Component Properties dialog box, ensure that you select the Yes and Propagate option for Publish to Infrastructure Management Performance Management for the cell of the top-level CI. Also, set Enterprise=T in the pserver.conf file. (See pserver.conf file.) These two settings are mandatory to set up discrete or distributed service models.

  2. Promote and publish the service model to the Child Server. For information, see Promoting-the-service-model.
  3. View the service model by using the Administration Console of the Central Server. For information, see administration console Services Editor tab.

Recommendations for creating distributed service models

  • The CIs associated the with top-level CI must have the home cell specified and the Yes and Propagate: Publish Me and My Providers option selected.
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  • All other CIs must have the Default option selected for the home cell and the Inherit: Publication is dictated by the value set in this CI's consumers option selected.
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  • For a graph view of a service model that has more than 500 CIs, BMC recommends a shallow and very wide service model.

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