RE: [dcml-frame] Reminder: DCML TC Teleconference - Wednesday 8/17/05 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Hello All,

 

This week’s meeting is fast approaching, and I'm looking to follow up
on the action items from last meeting.  Sarah, can we get this updated
info as the agenda for the next session on Tuesday?  Also, everyone
remember to vote on the F2F ballot, please…

 

jDT

 

 

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From: Sarah Barbuscia
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:30
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Subject: [dcml-frame] Reminder:
DCML TC Teleconference - Wednesday 8/17/05 at 9:00am - 10:00am

 

Hello All, 

 

As a reminder and to prepare for the
upcoming DCML TC teleconference, here is the meeting agenda. Please let me know
if you would like to add any points of discussion: 

 

Agenda: 

 

1. CMDB Alternatives 

2. Action Item Review

 

Date:  Tuesday, 2 August 2005

Time:  10:00am - 11:00am PT

Event Description:

Dial-in:   (888) 772-1825

Passcode:  4087447509

-----Original Message-----

From: Sarah Barbuscia 

Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005
11:17 AM

To:
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Subject: [dcml-appserv]
Availability for rescheduled DCML TC teleconference next week

Dear DCML TC participants, 

 

Due to traveling conflicts, I would like
to confirm if you would be available for a rescheduled teleconference from Tuesday
8/16 to Wednesday 8/17 from 9:00am to 10:00am. Please let me know if this time
will work for you. 

 

Best, 

 

Sarah

-----Original Message-----

From: Sarah Barbuscia 

Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 4:49
PM

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Subject: [dcml-frame] Minutes from
the DCML TC Teleconferences 8/2/05 & 8/3/05

Dear DCML TC Members, 

 

Below are the minutes from the August 2
and August 3 DCML TC meetings. Please let me know if there are any edits or corrections
that should be noted. 

 

Best regards, 

 

Sarah 

 

______________________________________________________

August 2, 2005

 

 

Name Company 

J. Darrel Thomas - EDS 

Tim Howes - Opsware Inc.*

Robin Dasham - Phoenix

Zulah Eckert – BEA

Jamie Clarke - OASIS

 

Update on Use Case – Darrell

 

MSFT is reviewing material, also DT
contacted Andrea and Cisco guys regarding consolidation of efforts.  Should
have feedback from MSFT regarding construct of system definition model and how
DCML should map to layers above and below.

 

TMF - OASIS exchange - simply have
individual member from TMF exchange information with OASIS committee

 

eTOM - work is in process mapping
integrated service model. Perception is that the model is too detailed and is
not conducive to easy adoption. eTOM comparison - DCML could make impact in
salient etiquette (rules) that could be used to construct name space. Rule 1 -
do not recreate data. Second step would be verification and construct
validation. There have been many standards and proprietary efforts in detecting
data but nothing that rules the data.

 

Configuration management problem - Having
a rule construct the data ensures standardization of configuration management
versus vendor specific approaches that is counterintuitive to this approach.
For example, naming conventions are not standardized and are focused on vendor
interpretation. Current focus has been to have a set of problem calls
go away versus making the problem go away. 

 

Fundamental areas for comparison - DCML
is compared to CIM / WYSM - do a gap analysis. 

  

Action Item: Possibly review use cases in
eTOM as an example – owner open?

 

Action Item: Robin and David to create
first pass of Laws of Configuration Basic guidelines and commandments for
creation and instantiation of data center information - allow information to be
attached is a problem - should be referenced what do we see as the most
important rules for data center. 

 

DCML to affect the religion and base line
practice about anecdotal data configuration 

 

Action:
Simplified mapping of the problem statement

 

August 3, 2005 

 

Attendance: Zulah, Fred, Darrel, Robin,
Tim

 

Run Book

As defined in Sun reference book, the run
book manages data center operations. This is an ITIL compliant model. Getting
people to adhere to standardized run book is one of largest issues that DCML
may need to address 

 

Maximize standardized configuration with
some flexibility. Should read from existing element and configuration management
systems. Rule of consumption is part of control elements. 

 

One of the current issues with
configuration management is the passivity associated with validation. The
runbook example that Robin showed provides this function but it is mostly
manual in nature and tends to be labor intensive

 

Proving the data is problematic. ITIL
does a good job of protecting this process 

 

1. Rules how to create, change, and
validate data

 

2. Need an information/data model

 

This illustrates a cascading model of
what is controlled and what is not controlled. 

 

Find what makes sense to start with the
rules based off of business needs. For example, if DCML was to focus on
standard server build processes, the resulting efforts could be registered with
ISACA as it meets processes (which are ITIL)

http://www.isaca.org/

 

ITIL as process, CoBIT as adherence, DCML
as substantiation of model. 

 

Need to have a common information model
which is how to stop data silos from occurring. It may be a difficult position
for a standards org to take. This would include capturing of library of what
configurations should be

 

Metadata extract aggregation structure–
how to map existing or new data within the model. Attributes that everything
within the data center would have mapped to them.  

 

ACTION: Sarah to confirm with OASIS about
possible integration of a WIKI collaboration tool on the website to assist in
providing a forum for TC members to outline problem statements that they would
like DCML to solve.

 

ACTION: Face-to-face – end of August /
beginning of September either on West Coast. Initial comments indicated that
Zulah and Fred would be able to attend on these dates. 

-----Original Message-----

From: Sarah Barbuscia 

Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005
10:55 PM

To:
; 

Subject: [dcml-appserv] Reminder:
DCML TC Teleconference at 10:00am PDT

Hello All, 

 

In preparation for tomorrow's DCML TC
teleconference, here is the meeting agenda. Please let me know if you would
like to add any points of discussion: 

 

Agenda: 

 

1. Use Cases

2. Update on SDM Use Case 

3. Status Update CIM Use Case/Mapping

4. WYSM/MOWS Use Case/Mapping

 

 

Date:  Tuesday, 2 August 2005

Time:  10:00am - 11:00am PT

Event Description:

Dial-in:   (888) 772-1825

Passcode:  4087447509