What’s new in Control-M 9.0.18 From now on (v9.0.18), Control-M will receive major updates yearly. Along with this release the following new/enhancements are released. In-Place Upgrade – Less downtime on upgrading Control-M/Enterprise Manger (EM) and Control-M/Server Control-M 9.0.18 now supports and compatible with version 9 clients. Some new features introduced in v9.0.18 may not work. […]
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Common ITOM (Discovery) Implementation Project Pain Point – Part 2
When we implement an ITOM discovery project these are some of the common pain points and pitfalls which affects the overall project timeline. Discovery tools are not perfect. Especially when it comes to discovering new device type (in-house developed). So be clear on explaining the possibility on discovering these devices. In Discovery process, minimum […]
Continue readingWMI Access for Non-Admin Accounts
Getting an administrator account for discovery purpose is always a difficult part. In Linux/Unix environment commands can be controlled by using sudoer file. Whereas windows it is very hard. Most of the discovery tools uses WMI queries to collect information. The following steps helps to setup WMI access for a non-administrator account. 1.Enable WMI […]
Continue readingCommon ITOM (Discovery) Implementation Project Pain Point – Part 1
When we implement an ITOM discovery project these are some of the common pain points and pitfalls which affects the overall project timeline. Understand the environment Clearly define the scope and expected outcome and exit criteria Don’t accept bigger scope (like 100’s of servers). If needed split it into multiple phases Involve customer to […]
Continue readingInstall 2 different versions of Control-M Agents on same windows machine
Based on BMC’s Control-M support matrix, cannot install different versions of Control-M agent on same windows machine. However, I’ve manage to find the following workaround.
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