Provisioning On Demand Introducing IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinkDynamic Orchestrator

IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinkDynamic Orchestrator and IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager automate the traditional manual provisioning process, performance measurement, capacity planning, and infrastructure deployment. IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinkDynamic Orchestrator operates in a closed loop that performs automatic resource-requirements prediction based on predefined service level objectives and agreements, and automates infrastructure deployment. This just-in-time cycle ensures that each application has the resource it needs, when it needs it—without static overprovisioning.

This book is targeted at a diverse audience but is mainly geared toward the technical professional (consultants, IT architects, and IT specialists) responsible for providing quality services in an IT organization. It can be used as reference upon the deployment of IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinkDynamic Orchestrator and IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager guiding throughout the planning, installation, configuration, general usage, and troubleshooting phases, with focus on effective deployment of these products in a way that quickly generates real business value for customers.

Part 1. Fundamentals
Chapter 1. Introduction to on demand provisioning from IBM
Chapter 2. ITITO and ITPM general overview
Part 2. Preparation and installation
Chapter 3. Case study scenario
Chapter 4. Getting IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinkDynamic Orchestrator up and running
Part 3. Logical planning, customization, and operations
Chapter 5. Logical planning
Chapter 6. Data Center Model
Chapter 7. Workflows
Chapter 8. Automation packages
Chapter 9. Operations
Appendix A. Out-of-the-box logical operations, automation packages, and workflows
Appendix B. ITITO database schema
Appendix C. The ITSO Data Center Model
Appendix D. Additional material

• WebSphere Application Server V6 Scalability and Performance Handbook, SG24-6392-00
• Patterns: Broker Interactions for Intra- and Inter-enterprise, SG24-6075-00
• Patterns: SOA with an Enterprise Service Bus in WebSphere Application Server V6, SG24-6494-00

Publish Date
21 December 2003

Last Update
23 December 2003

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Author(s)

Edson Manoel is a Software Engineer at IBM Corporation - International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center, working as an IT Specialist in the Systems Management area. Prior to joining the ITSO, Edson worked in the IBM Software Group as a Tivoli Technology Ambassador and in IBM Brasil Professional Services Organization as a Certified IT Specialist. He was involved in numerous projects, designing and implementing systems management solutions for IBM customers and Business Partners. Edson holds a BSc degree in Applied Mathematics from Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• Edson Manoel

Sara Carlstead Brumfield is a Software Engineer at IBM, currently working in the Tivoli Support Center. Her career has included many diverse projects, including developing system management tools for AIX, starting the hosted services group for a start-up, and recruiting development tools vendors for the RS/6000 server platform. Sara holds a Bachelors degree from Rice University, with majors in Computer Science and the Study of Women and Gender.

• Sara Carlstead Brumfield

Kim Converse is a Software Engineer at IBM Corporation Software Group, working as a Tivoli Services Consultant specializing in the e-business on demand arena. Prior to joining the consulting group, Kim worked with IBM Software Group in Function and System Verification Test groups testing numerous Tivoli and Network Computing products. She was also a member of the RS/6000 Executive Briefing Center in Austin, Texas. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Kim Converse

Mark DuMont is a Senior Systems Integration Specialist with IBM Global Services. He currently supports the Lincoln Financial Advisors account in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mark holds a degree from Indiana University and has more than 21 years of experience in various support roles within Information Technology. For the past six years he has provided implementation strategies and technical support to Lincoln Financial Advisors for the Tivoli core products of Framework, Software Distribution, Inventory, Distributed Monitoring, Remote Control, and Enterprise Console in both the AIX and Windows environments.

• Mark DuMont

Leonard Hand is a Senior Consulting I/T Architect at the IBM Global eBusiness Solution Center. He has more than 16 years of experience in architecting, designing, and implementing leading edge technology solutions to meet complex business requirements. Len has a strong technical background in networking, autonomic computing, performance/scalability, and PD/PSI (problem identification and problem source identification).

• Leonard Hand

Gordon Lilly is a Tivoli Services Consultant based in the United Kingdom. In the past few years he has worked with customers across the EMEA, providing solutions and specialist advice on performance and availability and security products. He recently moved to the Pan-EMEA on demand Services team.

• Gordon Lilly

Morten Moeller is an IBM Certified IT Specialist working as a Project Leader at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center. He applies his extensive field experience to his work at the ITSO, where he writes extensively about all areas of Systems Management. Before joining the ITSO, Morten worked as a Distributed Systems Management Specialist in the Professional Services Organization of IBM Denmark, where he was involved in numerous projects designing and implementing systems management solutions for major customers of IBM Denmark.

• Morten Moeller

Adam Nemati is an IT Architect in the Global e-business Solution Center (GeSC). The GeSC is a Technical Competency Center focused on working with IBM customers worldwide to architect, integrate, and test scalable, leading-edge solutions. Adam has more than 23 years of experience in providing solutions for customers with multivendor networks and applications. He is experienced in most major networks and networking protocols, Web technology, Web/Wireless Security, Pervasive Computing, and Network Computing.

• Adam Nemati

Al Waisanen is the senior staff member in the IBM Software Executive Briefing Center in Austin, Texas, where he specializes in on demand, storage, and systems management briefings. He holds Master of Business Administration and Computer Science degrees. Prior to joining IBM, he was a Vice President of Data Processing in the finance industry. At IBM, he has held a variety of positions in Systems Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Project Management, Strategy, and Product Line Management.

• Al Waisanen

ISBN

0738498815

IBM Form Number
SG24-8888-00

Number of pages
488