Design of a CMDB with integrated knowledge management based on Topic Maps
Abstract
Configuration management databases have gained popularity in enterprises
due to their role in providing efficient IT Resource and Service Management.
Enterprises are becoming more competitive through increasing of resource utilization
to support their business services. Existing configuration management
database implantations are known to have serious problems, introducing security
and maintenance issues. They use a centralized approach implemented
via a complex logical database model. This complexity reduces the possibility
for enterprises to achieve competitive advantage. Apart from this, implementing
such a complex model requires time.
There is room for a new logical database model. Cfengine’s approach to
logical database is not as a traditional inventory, but rather as a knowledgebase
semantic web of information that connects various aspects of configuration
management. The thesis considers designing of a logical database model,
and its topic map model for Cfengine 3, which is a machine-learning approach.
The developed model is characterized of being easily manageable, easy to implement,
extensible, and optimized for updating process.
Description
Master i nettverks- og systemadministrasjon
Publisher
Høgskolen i Oslo. Avdeling for ingeniørutdanningUniversitetet i Oslo