Common questions

What is BMC BladeLogic server automation?

What is BMC BladeLogic server automation?

BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Suite allows users to manage server and application lifecycle events such as Discovery, Inventory, Provisioning, Configuration, Change Control, and Continual Compliance.

How BladeLogic works?

The BladeLogic Portal is a web-based user interface targeted at end users who do not need the ability to create content for jobs. Portal users are typically operators who execute common server configuration management activities, such as patching, compliance, and software deployment.

What is BMC TSSA?

TSSA is part of the BMC data center automation suite that also includes network and process automation. Organizations use TSSA to manage physical, virtual, and cloud servers across Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems through a single pane of glass.

What does BMC Patrol do?

BMC Patrol is a management system based on agent technology. It comprises a console and multiple agents. Each host to be monitored has a BMC Patrol agent on it, together with the required knowledge modules. A knowledge module is a plug-in device that connects to the agent and is used to monitor events.

What is true sight server automation?

TrueSight Server Automation is a leading platform for the management, control, and enforcement of configuration changes in the datacenter. Using this platform, administrators can manage both physical and virtual servers.

Where does BMC BladeLogic patch management come from?

The patch management capability came from the company’s 2008 acquisition of BladeLogic. BMC BladeLogic Server Automation has extensive server configuration management capabilities, of which patching is a subset. BladeLogic supports operating systems from Microsoft server platforms, many Linux flavors, Solaris, AIX, etc.

What are the use cases of BladeLogic server automation?

While patching is one of the core use cases enabled in BladeLogic Server Automation, others include provisioning, compliance, configuration management, and software deployment. BladeLogic is normally offered as a platform, but there are options to purchase only the patch capabilities if required.

What’s the name of BladeLogic SecOps response service?

SecOps Response Service, originally introduced as BladeLogic Threat Director, is now known as TrueSight Vulnerability Management for Third-Party Applications. BladeLogic Database Automation continues to be sold and supported under the BladeLogic name.

What kind of software does BMC Software use?

BMC was founded in 1980. Its many software offerings include Digital Enterprise Management solutions intended to make digital business fast, seamless, and optimized from mainframe to mobile to cloud and beyond. BMC software runs in 82 percent of the Fortune 500 and serves more than 10,000 customers worldwide.

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Ruth Doyle