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: 
  ; 
  
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
To: 
    ; 
    
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