fresh new user of iTop I am still trying to figure a few things out.
Currently trying to integrate a few backuping servers in my CMDB I can't seem to find the adequate class.
I have been searching in differents areas of the documentation, including:
Data Model Documentation \ Configuration Management
Data Model Documentation \ End-users devices
Data Model Documentation \ Virtualization Management
Data Model Documentation \ Advances Storage
Data Model Documentation \ Data Center Devices
and I didn't find what I need.
I would like to use a 'BackupPc class' similar to the 'Middleware' class
Be sure I did search as much as I could before asking the question here :)
Can anyone please help me ? I'm kinda lost here :s
Thanks a lot
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first of all thanks for your interest.
Second I can't tell you about the relationship between the potential "Backup PC" class and the other classes since I am not familiar with the classes yet.
Your answer however gives me a clue: it seems easy or common to create a special class for a special logical CI you want to insert into your database.
I have a couple of backup PC that I want to create and I'm at the beggining of my researches, it seems to me I have to create a backup PC class and that I CAN'T use an existing one
What do you say about this Marco ?
Thanks for your help
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I ran into the same issue when exists a change in CIs, I need to know if the backup routine exists and whether it is running or not, yet I managed to evolve in the creation of the class and how to integrate it with the CI's . I classified the new class as abstract and managed to create the fields and functions as needed.
our backups will become CI's I think.
Thanks again for your help.
What kind of a backup software do you use ?
We want ton insert around 40-60 Backup PC into our CMDB.
Another thing we are wandering: which configuration parameter should we put into the CMDB ?
Every single one of them ? Should the whole configuration be documented in the CMDB or just the main informations ?
What do you think of that ?
In case you're wondering, yes my favourite punctuation is the question mark :)
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We use the Symantec Netbackup, I send just a fell properties: Policy, Client Server (Backup Client), Backup Window, runtime, last execution, status (runinng or not).
I think this is all for document your backup if a CI, because the other properties you dont need in CMDB, its for DR (Disaster Recovery).
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Hello,
fresh new user of iTop I am still trying to figure a few things out.
Currently trying to integrate a few backuping servers in my CMDB I can't seem to find the adequate class.
I have been searching in differents areas of the documentation, including:
Data Model Documentation \ Configuration Management
Data Model Documentation \ End-users devices
Data Model Documentation \ Virtualization Management
Data Model Documentation \ Advances Storage
Data Model Documentation \ Data Center Devices
and I didn't find what I need.
I would like to use a 'BackupPc class' similar to the 'Middleware' class
Be sure I did search as much as I could before asking the question here :)
Can anyone please help me ? I'm kinda lost here :s
Thanks a lot
Guys, anyone ?
I'll be a happy iTop user once my problem is solved :)
It would help if you could describe how you would like this class to relate to the other classes.
Regards,
Marco
Hello Marco,
first of all thanks for your interest.
Second I can't tell you about the relationship between the potential "Backup PC" class and the other classes since I am not familiar with the classes yet.
Your answer however gives me a clue: it seems easy or common to create a special class for a special logical CI you want to insert into your database.
I have a couple of backup PC that I want to create and I'm at the beggining of my researches, it seems to me I have to create a backup PC class and that I CAN'T use an existing one
What do you say about this Marco ?
Thanks for your help
Hi Romain,
I ran into the same issue when exists a change in CIs, I need to know if the backup routine exists and whether it is running or not, yet I managed to evolve in the creation of the class and how to integrate it with the CI's . I classified the new class as abstract and managed to create the fields and functions as needed.
Obs.: First, you neeed to add the toolkit extension and a your class for backups..See: https://wiki.openitop.org/doku.php?id=customization:add-class-sample
Last edit: Thiago Arcanjo 2015-03-24
Hello Thiago,
the things I understand in your post are very intersting, plus the screenshot means a lot to me.
Every backup is a CI right ?
Thank you very much for your help,
Romain
Yes, if you think that the backup routine can generate impact in their CI's, in a change or implementation. Your Backup becomes also a CI.
Hello Thiago,
our backups will become CI's I think.
Thanks again for your help.
What kind of a backup software do you use ?
We want ton insert around 40-60 Backup PC into our CMDB.
Another thing we are wandering: which configuration parameter should we put into the CMDB ?
Every single one of them ? Should the whole configuration be documented in the CMDB or just the main informations ?
What do you think of that ?
In case you're wondering, yes my favourite punctuation is the question mark :)
Its fine.
We use the Symantec Netbackup, I send just a fell properties: Policy, Client Server (Backup Client), Backup Window, runtime, last execution, status (runinng or not).
I think this is all for document your backup if a CI, because the other properties you dont need in CMDB, its for DR (Disaster Recovery).
Excellent ! Thank you for your answer Thiago.
I felt just the same about the properties: just a few properties, not all of them.
Next step is to create the class, muito obrigado.