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Topology Synchronization

You can use topology synchronization instead of, or in conjunction with, HPE DFM (Data Flow Management) discovery or service auto-discovery policy templates to create CIs in the RTSM. Accurate and up-to-date CI topology data in the RTSM is essential for Topology-based Event Correlation (TBEC), context-specific tools, and OMi-wide service health monitoring (Health Perspective).

Note Alternatively, you can import existing topology information into the RTSM. For details on importing data from Excel Workbooks and other external sources, see the UCMDB Help.

Topology synchronization can be defined as a set of rules that determine how services, nodes, node groups, and node layout groups monitored by OM are mapped to OMi configuration items (CIs) in the operational database (RTSM).

Topology synchronization is a standard part of the OMi license. It offers a solution to populate the RTSM with CIs from service models (or alternatively, service trees or service graphs) defined in OM. Topology synchronization is especially interesting for OM customers who have created their own service model.

Mapping rules used for topology synchronization are contained in topology synchronization packages. The installation copies the topology synchronization rules to the local file system. The rules are then uploaded to the database when synchronization is used for the first time. You can also write your own topology synchronization rules to populate the RTSM based on your service model or the discovered topology data.

To automate the discovery process, you can use service auto-discovery policies. These enable you to run scripts or programs that discover CIs in your managed environment and automatically populate RTSM. For more information, see Configure Service Auto-Discovery Policies.

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