Version 10.32 of the HPE Configuration Management System consists of Universal CMDB 10.32 (UCMDB) and Universal Discovery 10.32 (UD). Version 10.32 is released in the same time frame with UCMDB Browser version 4.13 and Content Pack 23.00.
This release makes the Automated Service Modeling (ASM) open to any customer with a UD (full) license. Plus, the release extends the features that were introduced in version 10.30 and 10.31, including enhancements to the hybrid user management feature, support for LDAP dynamic groups, extended support matrix coverage, and new discovery content and integrations. Continued from the previous release, new modules are being migrated from the Administration module in UCMDB UI into the UCMDB Browser, with the introduction of the new LDAP Manager and Probe Dashboard.
The main items that are introduced in this release are:
Administration and supportability
Enhancements to the hybrid user management feature, including support for CAC and LW-SSO
Discovery Content and Integrations
Discovered operating systems:
New and extended discoveries:
New capabilities of the existing Amazon Web Services Discovery job: Amazon EC2 Container Registry (Amazon ECR), Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS), and Elastic Load Balancing Discovery
Integrations:
Enhancements and improvements to UCMDB Browser, including
Automated Service Modeling - Starting with this release, ASM license is not needed to leverage the ASM model (UD license is needed for any discovered OSI within ASM)
The Automated Service Modeling (ASM) license model is enhanced. Starting with this release, ASM license is not needed to leverage the ASM model (UD license is needed for any discovered OSI within ASM). It means that you can create any numbers of ASM models via the UCMDB Administration UI and the UCMDB Browser UI.
Support for LDAP dynamic groups
Support for LDAP dynamic groups is now available with the introduction of two new JMX methods. You can configure LDAP dynamic groups using JMX method configureLdapDynamicGroups and enable the use of dynamic groups by invoking useDynamicGroups. For more details, see "How to Enable and Define LDAP Authentication Method" in the HPE Universal CMDB JMX Reference Guide or HPE Universal CMDB Hardening Guide.
Enhancement to the hybrid user management feature
Instead of choosing a repository from the drop-down list, now the User Login field on the UCMDB UI login screen enables a user to specify the repository using the following mechanisms:
For more details, see "Hybrid User Management with Multiple User Repositories" in the HPE Universal CMDB Hardening Guide.
Support for CAC and LW-SSO for hybrid user management
The hybrid user management feature now supports CAC and LW-SSO. The new infrastructure setting Enable LDAP Authentication in non interactive flows allows you to control whether you want to display the LDAP repository selection in UCMDB UI login screen. For more details, see "Hybrid User Management with Multiple User Repositories" in the HPE Universal CMDB Hardening Guide.
Generate Customizable Change Report
Starting with version 10.32, the implementation of SDK API and REST API enables you to generate customizable change report only for specific attributes, or to exclude specific attributes. For details, see "Generate Customizable Change Report" in the HPE Universal CMDB Developer Reference Guide.
Other Improvements
UCMDB Server will start faster. The data-acquisition module is such optimized that it requires less than 10% time compared to the previous versions.
Added support for connecting UCMDB Server to an Oracle database using Service Name. The support can be enabled by configuring the new database context configuration dal.datamodel.service.name in the cmdb.conf file or providing a value for the new Service Name field in the UCMDB Server Configuration Wizard. For details, see "Connecting to an Oracle Database Using Service Name" in the HPE Universal CMDB Database Guide.
Extended Support Matrix Coverage
Operating Systems:
Databases:
Added support for Microsoft SQL Server versions 2014 SP2 and 2016 for UCMDB server and UCMDB Integration Service
Virtualization:
Other
Removed support for the UCMDB Browser embedded in Configuration Manager
Note:
(Embedded UCMDB Browser only) UCMDB 10.32 requires version 4.13 of the embedded UCMDB Browser. It does not support embedded UCMDB Browser version 4.12 (or earlier). If you are using UCMDB Browser version 4.12 (or earlier), make sure you move the UCMDB Browser embedded to UCMDB Browser Standalone.
CMS-LDAP Manager module
The new CMS-LDAP Manager module is now available in the Administration Console for UCMDB Browser. It enables you to associate Universal CMDB groups with LDAP groups or LDAP users, and to view the existing mappings. Also, you can configure a new LDAP server or you can modify the configuration of an existing LDAP server using the CMS-LDAP Manager module.
For more details about the CMS-LDAP Manager module, see the HPE Universal CMDB CMS-LDAP Manager Guide.
Probe Dashboard available in the Administration Console for UCMDB Browser
The new Probe Dashboard available in the Administration Console for UCMDB Browser replaces the original Discovery module. It retrieves and displays real-time information about data flow probes and workflow/discovery jobs in a centralized view, allowing you to easily view all probes and jobs, and also drill down to probe and job details from the UCMDB Browser, without having to log into the UCMDB server.
The snapshot of probes is automatically updated every 30 seconds, and the snapshot of jobs is automatically updated every 5 minutes.
For more details about the Probe Dashboard, see "Accessing the Administration Console for UCMDB Browser" in the HPE Universal CMDB Browser User Guide.
Other Improvements
Environment Widget Improvements
The Environment widget now has an improved topology map, focusing on simplicity and usability.
As a user, you can export the topology map in the SVG format
Starting with UCMDB Browser 4.13, a new option Export to SVG is added to the Map Toolbar, which allows you to export the topology map in the SVG format.
UCMDB Server Version update
Starting with UCMDB Browser 4.13, the minimal UCMDB server version required is UCMDB 10.10. For details on supported versions, refer to the HPE Universal CMDB Browser Support Matrix.
For more details, see the UCMDB Browser 4.13 documentation.
HPE Universal Discovery (UD) software provides visibility into IT environments by automatically discovering and mapping IT applications and infrastructure elements.
Important: 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 will no longer be available.
Database performance improvement
When you have more probes in your environment, the Oracle or SQL database server performance during discovery can be improved with the introduction of a new configurable infrastructure setting Set Max Objects For Insert Results. This setting allows you to set the maximum number of merge queries in a transaction for the CCM_DISCOVERY_DESTS_RESULTS table (default value: 50). It takes effect immediately and does not require server restart. For more details, see "How to Set Maximum Objects for Insert Results" in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.
Note: Content Pack 23.00 is not bundled with CMS 10.32. You can download Content Pack 23.00 from the HPE ITOM Marketplace. Content Pack 23.00 can be installed on:
Important: Starting with Content Pack 23.00, Content Pack is no longer compatible with UCMDB 10.11 (with or without a CUP on top of it).
HPE releases frequent Content Packs that extend the breadth and depth of discovery and integration content, and enhancements to existing content. Content Pack 23.00 delivers a wide range of content in the areas of support matrix, new discoveries, new and enhanced jobs, and integrations.
Discovered Operating Systems
Added support for Universal Discovery agent, utilization plug-in, and scanner for the following operating systems:
New and Extended Discoveries
Added support for the following discoveries:
New capabilities of the existing Amazon Web Services Discovery job: Amazon EC2 Container Registry (Amazon ECR), Amazon EC2 Container Service (Amazon ECS), and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) Discovery
Microsoft Azure Discovery
Updated Versions for Discovered Applications
Added support for discovering the following applications:
Integrations
Added support for integrating the following application versions to the existing integrations:
Added the Arxscan Arxview integration. This integration only supports population from Arxscan Arxview. The population adapter pulls storage data from Arxscan Arxview, and then the data is sent to UCMDB. This integration supports Arxscan Arxview version 2.x.
Others
The Migrate DDMI Agent job is no longer supported starting with CP23. If you need DDMI migration, use UCMDB 10.31 and CP22 instead.
Added the following Discovered CITs to VMware ESX Topology by VIM, VMware vCenter Topology by VIM, and Storage Devices Topology by CIM jobs:
For more information, see the Content Pack 23.00 documentation.