Configuration Management System (CMS)

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, 2018.05, 2018.08

Latest software release date: August 2018

Document last updated: August 2018

Documentation Library

The Micro Focus 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 Micro Focus 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.

Note: Click go links to access the specified document version on the portal. "*" indicates a new document is being introduced or a change with the document.

 

Table 1. CMS 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.

Version

 

Help

 11.0 2018.05 2018.08 Document Type
URL 1 URL 2 URL 1 URL 2 2018.08 2018.08  

Deployment Guide

 go go go Interactive HTML document
Universal CMDB Online Help go go go go go go Online Help
CMS UI* Online Help go go go go go go

Online Help

Universal Discovery Content Pack Online Help CP26 go CP26 go CP27 go CP27 go CP28
go		 CP28
go		 Online Help
CMS All Manuals Download go go go Compiled doc set of PDF manuals for UCMDB, UCMDB Browser, and Content Pack

Note:

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
Read First!
What's New (Single HTML file) 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
Compiled doc sets
All Manuals Download - - - - 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.

Micro Focus CMS Best Practices Library -  go* * Online searchable CMS Best Practices Library.
Deployment
Deployment Guide (.zip file) 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 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.

Note:

  • * 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 Micro Focus 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

How to search in all PDF documents in a folder

After downloading the All Manuals Download zip file, unzip the full set on your local directory. You can then search across the doc set using the Advanced Search capabilities in Adobe Acrobat.

To search for a keyword across all documents in the documentation set:

  1. Open any PDF document in the local directory.

  2. Select Edit > Advanced Search (or Shift+Ctrl+F).

  3. Select the All PDF Documents in option and browse for the local directory.

  4. Enter your keyword and click Search.

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