Veritas Configuration Manager

José María Fernández

Jose_fernandez@symantec.com

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Why do configuration changes cause downtime?

App3 User

App2 User

App1 User

IT Staff

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4. Integrate these controls into processes such as change and incident mgmt

3. Proactively avoid outages with proper impact analysis

1. Stop unauthorized changes

What Steps Should Customers Take?

2. Correlate incidents with change

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Veritas Configuration Manager: Core Functionality

AUTO DISCOVER

COMPARE SERVERS

TRACK CHANGES

MAP DEPENDENCIES

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How Does Veritas Configuration Manager work?

Infrastructure Software

OS & Patch Levels

Middleware Software

Database Software

File System

Memory CPU

Network I/O

Custom Applications

Enterprise Applications

WHAT IS DISCOVERED? WHAT CONSUMABLES ARE CREATED?

Inventory Reports

Compliance

Change Audits

WHAT IS TRACKED?

Who?

When?

Before/After?

Impacted?

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Value ExtractionCore Platform

VCM ServerManaged Servers

Configuration Repository

Lightweight VCM Agents

VCM System Architecture

Web UI

Reporting

Integration

Comparison

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Enterprise Architecture

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Hardware Configuration

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Software Configuration

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Service View, Dependency Map and Change Notification

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Change Audit: Who, When, What

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Change Details: Before / After

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