Universal CMDB, Configuration Manager, and Universal Discovery

Software version: 10.00, 10.01, 10.10, 10.11, 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.0

Latest software release date: February 2018

Document last updated: May 2018

Documentation Library

The Configuration Management System (CMS) Documentation Library provides the most up-to-date version of Universal CMDB (UCMDB), Configuration Manager (CM), and Universal Discovery (UD) documents available on the Software Support portal.

In addition, you can also use this library to access any of the guides and release notes relevant to previous releases or to download the full documentation set as a bundle.

• Table 1 shows links of CMS online help on the Documentation Portal

• Table 2 shows the documentation for UCMDB version 10.33 and earlier

• Table 3 shows the primary set of software documentation for major/minor UCMDB releases for UCMDB version 10.33 and earlier

• Table 4 shows the Discovery and Integrations Content Guide documentation for the Universal Discovery Content Pack releases for version 25 and earlier

• Table 5 shows additional resources for CMS, including CMS videos, UD Content and UCMDB Browser on ITOM Marketplace, and UCMDB and UD forums.

 

Table 1. CMS 11.0 documentation: Online Help Links on the Documentation Portal

The CMS help centers (Universal CMDB, UCMDB Browser, and Content Pack) are published on our Documentation Portal and publicly accessible.

Help	URL 1	URL 2	Document Type
Deployment Guide	go		Interactive HTML document
Universal CMDB 11.0 Online Help	go	go	Online Help
Universal CMDB Browser 11.0 Online Help	go	go	Online Help
Universal Discovery Content Pack 26 Online Help	go	go	Online Help
CMS 11.0 All Manuals Download	go		Compiled doc set of PDF manuals for UCMDB, UCMDB Browser, and Content Pack

Table 2. Universal CMDB Release Documentation

Document Name	Download												Comment
	10.00	10.01	10.10	10.11	10.20	10.21	10.22	10.30	10.31	10.32	10.33	11.0
Read First!
What's New (Single HTML file)	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	Provides a high level summary of the all the new features available with a specific release.
Software Release Notes	go	go	go		go	go	go	go	go	go	go go*		Contains important information that is not included in books or Help, including last minute information, enhancement requests, fixed issues, and known problems, limitations, and workarounds. * Release Note for CM 10.23.
Support Matrix	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Lists the supported hardware and software for Universal CMDB.
Overview of UCMDB Patch Releases	go		go		go			go				-	Provides an overview of all UCMDB patches. Click the name of a specific patch (the Release column) to open the release notes for the patch, and click the patch bundle name (the Patches column) for the patch details and download link.

 

Table 3. Universal CMDB Software Documentation

Document Name		Download														Comment
		10.00	10.01	10.10		10.11	10.20		10.21	10.22	10.30	10.31	10.32	10.33	11.0
Compiled doc sets
All Manuals Download		-	-	-		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go	go	Zip of the full documentation set for UCMDB, UD and CM as listed in this table. To use: After downloading, unzip the set to a local directory and use Acrobat's Advanced Search feature to search for key words across the doc set.
CMS Best Practices Library		-									go*					* Online searchable CMS Best Practices Library.
Deployment
Deployment Guide (.zip file)		go	go	go		-	go		-	-	go	-	-	go	go	Provides instructions for installing and upgrading Universal CMDB and Universal CMDB Configuration Manager.
User Guides
Administration Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go	go	Explains how to administer the Universal CMDB system and users.
Modeling Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Enables you to manage the content of your IT universe model.
Data Flow Management Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Explains how to integrate Universal CMDB with other data repositories and how to set up Universal CMDB to discover network components.
Developer Reference Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		For users with an advanced knowledge of Universal CMDB. Explains how to define and use adapters and how to use APIs to access data.
Configuration Manager User Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	-	-	-	go*		Provides tools to manage and control the data in your CMS. * Configuration Manager version 10.23 is released one month after UCMDB version 10.33. You can use it in tandem with UCMDB versions from 10.22 CUP6 and later.
UCMDB End-to-End Workflow Walkthrough Guide		-	-	-		go	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Provides end-to-end workflow walkthrough instructions for selected typical scenarios.
Sizing Guide		-	-	-		-	-		-	go	go	go	go	go		Helps Universal CMDB (UCMDB) and Universal Discovery (UD) customers to right size your CMS infrastructure to support your CMDB strategy. The objective of sizing is to estimate the system resource required to ensure the deployed system meets the performance objectives.
Inventory Tools User Guide		-	go	-		go	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Describes how to use the standalone inventory discovery tools that recognize software applications. These tools are the Viewer, Analysis Workbench, and SAI Editor.
UCMDB Open Source Third Party License Acknowledgments		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Contains license acknowledgement for the open source and third-party components redistributed with the UCMDB product.
UCMDB Configuration Manager Open Source Third Party License Acknowledgments		-	go	go		-	go		go	go	-	-	-	go*		Contains license acknowledgement for the open source and third-party components redistributed with the UCMDB Configuration Manager product. * For CM version 10.23
Hardening Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Discusses the planning and architecture required to implement secure use of Universal CMDB.
Database Guide		go	go	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Describes how to deploy and maintain Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Server databases for use with Universal CMDB.
Backup and Recovery Guide		-	-	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Provides information on how to perform backup and recovery for the UCMDB Server, Data Flow Probes, and Configuration Manager.
JMX Reference Guide		-	-	go		-	go		go	go	go	go	go	go		Reference guide describing the JMX methods documented for Universal CMDB.
DDMI to Universal Discovery Migration Guide		-	go	go		-	go*		go	go	go	go	-**	-	-	Describes how to migrate DDMI server configurations to Universal Discovery, and how to migrate DDMI agents to Universal Discovery agents. * Renamed to DDMI to Universal Discovery Migration Walkthrough Guide. ** The committed support for DDMI ended on December 31, 2016. Therefore, 10.31 is the last version of UCMDB to support the DDMI migration. Starting with version 10.32, the DDMI migration functionality is no longer available.
Upgrader Reference		-	go	-		-	go		-	-	go	-	-	-	-	Reference guide describing the upgraders that are run during an upgrade with information on how to troubleshoot each.
FIPS Deployment Guide		-	-	-		-	-		go	go	go	go	go	go	-*	Provides guidelines for switching the CMS system to the FIPS mode. It is strongly recommended that you follow the guidelines strictly to avoid any unseen risk that may be introduced by the complex FIPS solution. This guide also walks you through the entire FIPS migration process step-by-step to ensure that the FIPS mode can be successfully turned on for CMS 10.21 (or later). * Version 11.0 does not support FIPS mode.

 

Table 4. Discovery and Integrations Content Guide for Universal Discovery Content Pack Releases

Discovery and Integrations Content Guide	Content Pack Release																Comment
	CP11	CP12	CP13	CP14	CP15	CP16	CP17	CP18	CP19	CP20	CP21	CP22	CP23	CP24	CP25	CP26
Supported UCMDB versions	10.00	10.01	10.10	10.11	10.11 10.20	10.11 10.20 10.21	10.11 10.21	10.11 10.22	10.11 10.22	10.11 10.22	10.11 10.22 10.30	10.11 10.22 10.30 10.31	10.22 10.30 10.31 10.32	10.22 10.31 10.32 10.33	10.22 10.31 10.32 10.33	10.22 10.33 11.0
Content Pack Support Matrix	go																Provides the following information about the Universal Discovery Content Pack releases: Content Release Strategy Changes, Support Matrix, and Installation Notes.
Release Notes	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	Contains important information that is not included in books or Help, including last minute information, enhancement requests, fixed issues, and known problems, limitations, and workarounds.
General Reference	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Provides general reference information.
Discovery Modules		go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Provides detailed information about the discovery modules and jobs in the UCMDB UI > Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs module.
Discovery Activities		go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Provides detailed information about the discovery activities in the UCMDB UI > Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Zone-Based Discovery module.
Supported Content (Revised Edition)		go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Contains supportability information, including discovered applications, discovered operating systems, supported agents, supported protocols and default ports, supported integration.
Micro Focus Integrations		go	go*	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Contains detailed information about UCMDB integrations with Software products.
3rd-Party Integrations			go*	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	go		Contains detailed information about UCMDB integrations with 3rd-party products. * Starting with UCMDB version 10.10 and CP12, the Discovery and Integrations Content Guide – Integrations document was split into two documents: Discovery and Integrations Content Guide – Micro Focus Integrations Discovery and Integrations Content Guide – 3rd-Party Integrations

 

Table 5. Additional CMS Resources

Additional CMS Resources		URL
UD Content and UCMDB Browser on ITOM Marketplace
Content Packs and Content Pack Updates for UD	CP14 and later	go
	CP13 Updates for UCMDB 10.10	go
	CP12 Updates for UCMDB 10.01	go
Inventory Discovery Knowledge Pack		go
Community Content for UD		go
Discovery Knowledge Packs for DDMI		go
UCMDB Development Center (UDC)		go
UCMDB Browser for Universal CMDB		go
Forums
UCMDB and UD Documentation Forum		go
UCMDB and UD Support Customer Forum		go