Version 10.31 of the HPE Configuration Management System consists of Universal CMDB 10.31 (UCMDB) and Universal Discovery 10.31 (UD). Version 10.31 is released in the same time frame with UCMDB Browser version 4.12 and Content Pack 22.00.
This release extends the features that were introduced in version 10.30, including improvements to the REST API, improvement to Automated Service Modeling, new content for cloud and network. Starting from this version, new modules are being migrated from the Administration module in UCMDB UI into the UCMDB Browser, with the introduction of the new package manager.
The main items that are introduced in this release are:
Performance and capacity
Improvement to the SOLR search engine
Extended support matrix coverage
Administration and supportability
Discovery Content and Integrations
Enhancements and improvements to UCMDB Browser, including
Improvements to the Automated Service Modeling feature, allowing you to
The Automated Service Modeling (ASM) feature has the following improvements:
As a modeler, you can extend service map by manually adding an entry point to any component of a service model
The new Add Entry Point option in the service model component context menu allows service modelers to extend their service maps by manually adding an entry point to any component of a service model (business application or running software). For details, see "Manually Add an Entry Point to a Service Model Component" in the HPE Universal CMDB Browser User Guide.
As a modeler, you can manually add IP ranges to probes from UCMDB Browser
If the Probe shows the error message "the IP address is not in the discovery IP Range", you can manually add a new IP range to the probe from the new Probe Errors pane (Discovery > Discovery Issues > Probe Errors). For details, see "Add an IP Range Manually" in the HPE Universal CMDB Browser Installation and Configuration Guide.
Accessibility improvement
Providing secure access to the Probe JMX Console by making HTTPS port 8453 default
Starting with version 10.31, for fresh installed Data Flow Probes, by default the jettyHttpsEnabled setting in the Probe configuration file DataFlowProbe.properties is true and the HTTPS port 8453 is used for the Probe server, with the HTTP port 1977 being disabled. For more information, see "Using HTTPS Port 8453 as Default for Data Flow Probe" in the HPE Universal CMDB JMX Reference Guide.
Hybrid user management with multiple user repositories
Starting from version 10.31, when you have LDAP server(s) configured, you can also authenticate with UCMDB users. This allows you to perform hybrid user management with multiple user repositories. Now a UCMDB user has an ID composed of name and repository. For example, now you can have the user admin from UCMDB, and also a user named admin from the LDAP server Repository1. For more details, see "Hybrid User Management with Multiple User Repositories" in the HPE Universal CMDB Hardening Guide guide.
Improvement to the SOLR search engine
Starting from version 10.31, the SOLR auto commit feature is enabled by default, this means that SOLR will automatically commit documents (indexed CI data):
Since UCMDB can run heavy data-in operations, by setting these values the updated data is often sent to Solr, therefor the Solr's performance is improved.
For more information, see "Solr Auto Commit" in the HPE Universal CMDB Administration Guide.
UCMDB ChatOps tool available
Added the UCMDB ChatOps tool, which is a simplified collaboration model that enables people, processes, tools and bots (chat robots) to exchange information, trigger activities and automate manual tasks in a simpler, rapid, and more cost-efficient way. You can use this tool to search for CIs, as well as to view the following information for a specified CI:
The history changes.
For more details, see the HPE Universal CMDB ChatOps Administrator and User Guide.
UCMDB ChatOps requires UCMDB version 10.31. It is not bundled with CMS 10.31. You can download UCMDB ChatOps and its documentation from HPE Live Network .
Other Improvements
Added possibility for enabling a-sync history from JMX Console
Starting from version 10.31, new JMX methods introduced in the UCMDB:service=Async History Service category allow you to enable asynchronous CI history from the UCMDB JMX console. This is helpful if you want to improve data-in performance. For details, see "How to Enable Async History Feature" in the HPE Universal CMDB JMX Reference Guide.
Improvements to the UCMDB REST API
Starting with UCMDB 10.31, you can perform the following operations using UCMDB REST API:
For more information, see "HPE Universal CMDB REST API" in the HPE Universal CMDB Developer Reference Guide.
Added the most common identification rules for the following five classes to supportability handlers to help collect more data for troubleshooting purpose: node, ip_address, interface, running_software, and business_application.
Extended Support Matrix Coverage
Operating Systems:
Cloud Environment:
UCMDB Browser 4.12 is not bundled with CMS 10.31. You can download UCMDB Browser 4.12 and its documentation from HPE Live Network.
Package Manager
Added the Package Manager module in the Administration Console for UCMDB Browser, which enables you to easily manage the capabilities of your system based on the packages you deploy. For more details, see the HPE Universal CMDB Package Manager Guide.
Improvement to the Get Related Widget
Starting with UCMDB Browser 4.12, you can view in the Right panel the CI Type's count information displayed in parentheses. Also, you can go back to a previous state displayed in the get related map, simply by selecting the desired CI in the Navigation Context menu. For more details, see "Get Related Widget" in the HPE Universal CMDB Browser User Guide.
Other Improvements
Improved the export time for reports.
Improved the loading time for embedded widgets.
For more details, see the UCMDB Browser 4.12 documentation.
HPE Universal Discovery (UD) software provides visibility into IT environments by automatically discovering and mapping IT applications and infrastructure elements. This is an overview of the main new features and enhancements in Universal Discovery 10.31.
Added possibility for encrypting IP ranges related information on probes
Added a new attribute domain_encrypt in the domainScopeDocument.xml file to act as a flag to tell the probe whether to encrypt or decrypt the IP ranges related information in the domainScopeDocument.xml and domainRangesDocument.xml files. No need to manually modify the attribute. You can invoke the new JMX method setDomainEncrypt to control this attribute. For detailed instructions, see "How to Encrypt/Decrypt IP Ranges Information on the Probes" in the HPE Universal CMDB JMX Reference Guide.
Content Pack 22.00 is not bundled with CMS 10.31. You can download Content Pack 22.00 from the HPE Live Network. Content Pack 22.00 can be installed on:
HPE releases frequent Content Packs that extend the breadth and depth of discovery and integration content, and enhancements to existing content. Content Pack 22.00 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 discovery and inventory (including agent support) for the following operating system:
Discovered Applications
Added support for discovering the following applications:
New Discoveries
Added support for Cloud Foundry Event Discovery.
Cloud Foundry provides RESTful API to get the events. The Cloud Foundry Event Monitor job queries the events every 30 seconds and reports them into UCMDB.
Integrations
Added support for integrating HPE Network Automation (NA) 10.21.
Added a new parameter NNMiHost to the Pull Topology from NNMi adapter. NNMiHost is the host name to use with the NNMi integration. You must fill in this parameter if FIPS is enabled. NNMiHost has priority over IP address, which means instead of IP address, NNMiHost will be used if it is filled in.
Others
Added a new parameter mapLLDPPortsByNames to the Layer2 Topology CDP-LLDP based by SNMP job. If setting the parameter to true, the LLDP entry is mapped to the local port based on names. If setting the parameter to false, the LLDP entry is mapped to the local port based on indexes. The default value is false.
Inventory Discovery Knowledge version: 2016.12
For more information, see the Content Pack 22.00 documentation.