Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Planning and Setup Guide

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Preface

This manual describes the functions of the following program product:

In this manual:

This manual explains the points you need to consider before you set up Asset Information Manager, and provides detailed procedures that explain how to install and set up Asset Information Manager. The manual also explains how to optimize Asset Information Manager to best suit your asset management operations.

The manuals for Asset Information Manager (including this manual) are listed below. The descriptions of each manual will help you decide the order in which you should read them.

JP1 Version 9 Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Description
Read this manual first.
This manual provides a brief overview of Asset Information Manager features and some typical ways in which Asset Information Manager is used.

JP1 Version 9 Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Planning and Setup Guide
This manual explains the points you need to consider before you set up Asset Information Manager, and provides detailed procedures that explain how to install and set up Asset Information Manager. The manual also explains how to optimize Asset Information Manager to best suit your asset management operations.

JP1 Version 9 Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide
This manual explains the functional details and procedures you need to understand in order to operate Asset Information Manager.

Intended readers

This manual is intended for system administrators who build asset information systems that use Asset Information Manager. In addition, this manual assumes readers have an understanding of the following:

Organization of this manual

This manual consists of the following chapters and appendixes:

PART 1: Design

1. Design Overview
Chapter 1 provides an overview of designing an asset management system using Asset Information Manager. It also describes the design procedure and the items to be evaluated in each design step.

2. Jobs To Be Executed in an Asset Management System
Chapter 2 explains the method of choosing the jobs to be executed when designing an asset management system.

3. Operating Method
Chapter 3 explains how to choose the operating method when designing an asset management system.

4. Evaluating System Configuration
Chapter 4 describes the organization of the programs for an asset management system and describes an example system configuration.

PART 2: Setup

5. Installation and Setup
Chapter 5 describes how to install and uninstall Asset Information Manager. This chapter also describes the setup method for using Asset Information Manager.

6. Achieving Asset Management by Linking to Other Products
Chapter 6 describes how to link HP NNM Version 7.5 or earlier and JP1/IM.

7. Registration and Output of CSV Data
Chapter 7 explains how to register CSV data into an asset management database and how to output asset information from an asset management database. It also explains how to output operation logs.

PART 3: System Definition

8. Basic Knowledge Needed to Use Asset Information Manager
Chapter 8 describes the mechanism of an asset management database and how to manage the user roles and asset statuses that constitute the basic knowledge needed in order to use Asset Information Manager.

9. Changing the Window Operations and User Roles
Chapter 9 explains how to change window operations and user roles.

10. Item Definition
Chapter 10 explains how to define Items for use in executing asset management jobs.

PART 4: Troubleshooting

11. Troubleshooting
Chapter 11 describes the procedures for handling errors in an asset management system.

12. Maintaining the Asset Management Database
Chapter 12 describes how to maintain the asset management database.

PART 5: Reference

13. Details of Information That Can Be Acquired from Linked Products and Details of JP1 Events That Are Issued
Chapter 13 provides details of JP1/Software Distribution inventory information and operation logs and the node information of HP NNM Version 7.5 or earlier that can be imported to the asset management database for use by applications. This chapter also provides in tabular format the details of JP1 events that are issued by Asset Information Manager.

14. Management Information Details
Chapter 14 provides in tabular format the details of the properties of each class that is managed by Asset Information Manager's asset management database. Additionally, this chapter explains the items that are imported or exported using the Import or Export job menu.

A. Organization of Folders
Appendix A describes in tabular format the organization of folders after Asset Information Manager has been installed.

B. List of Processes
Appendix B provides a list of the Asset Information Manager processes.

C. Memory and Disk Space Requirements
Appendix C describes the memory and disk space required by Asset Information Manager.

D. Section and Key Names for Environment Setup Information
Appendix D provides a table that lists section and key names that are needed to add processing via an access definition file, along with the corresponding environment settings.

E. Version Upgrade and Asset Management Database Conversion
Appendix E explains how to convert a DBMS, and how to replace an asset management server.

F. Notes on Using Asset Information Manager in a 64-bit OS
Appendix F provides notes on using Asset Information Manager in a 64-bit OS.

G. Audit Log Output
Appendix G provides information about audit log output.

H. Version Changes
Appendix H describes the changes that have been made in each version.

I. Glossary
Appendix I defines terms used in this manual.

Related publications

This manual is part of a related set of manuals. The manuals in the set are listed below (with the manual numbers):

For details about collecting inventory information, collecting operation log data, and distributing software:

For functions needed to handle problems in asset management systems on the basis of JP1 event information:

For functions needed to manage client security on the basis of asset management system information:

For understanding messages output from an Embedded RDB database:

About online Help

Asset Information Manager provides the following manuals as online (HTML) Help. The text in parentheses following each manual title denotes the name of the corresponding online Help file.

Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager (assetim.chm)

The following manuals constitute an integrated set:

Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager - Creating an Access Definition File (assetscr.chm)

To access online Help, you must use a computer on which Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or later is installed.

The online Help files are stored in the following folder:

Asset-Information-Manager-installation-folder\help

Conventions: Abbreviations for product names

This manual uses the following abbreviations for product names:

Abbreviation Full name or meaning
ActiveX ActiveX(R)
Asset Information Manager, AIM Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager
Asset Information Manager Embedded RDB Edition Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Embedded RDB Edition
JP1/Base Job Management Partner 1/Base
JP1/Client Security Control,
JP1/CSC		 Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Agent
Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Manager
JP1/IM Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Rule Operation
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - View
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Console
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Scope
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - View
JP1/IM - Manager Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Console
JP1/Integrated Manager - Central Console Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Console
JP1/Software Distribution,
JP1/SD		 JP1/Software Distribution Client Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client
JP1/Software Distribution Manager Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager
Linux Linux(R)
MBSA Microsoft(R) Baseline Security Analyzer
Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R) 6 SP1 or later
Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 7
Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 8
Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 9
Microsoft Internet Information Services or IIS Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 5.0
Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 5.1
Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 6.0
Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 7.0
Microsoft(R) Internet Information Services 7.5
Microsoft Office Microsoft(R) Office 2000
Microsoft(R) Office 2003
Microsoft(R) Office 2007
Microsoft(R) Office 2010
Microsoft(R) Office XP
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2008 Standard
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Microsoft(R) SQL Server 7.0
Microsoft Windows Script Host Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Script Host
HP NNM, HP NNM Version 7.5 or earlier HP OpenView network node manager 6.4
HP OpenView Network Node Manager Starter Edition 7.5
HP OpenView NNM SE 7.51
ORACLE, Oracle Oracle8i and Oracle9i
Pentium Pentium(R)
Windows Windows 2000 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server Operating System
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional Operating System
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Server Operating System
Windows 95 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 Operating System
Windows 98 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 Operating System
Windows CE Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition
Windows Me Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition Operating System
Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Enterprise Edition Version 4.0
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Network Operating System Version 4.0
Windows Server 2003 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition Operating System
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition Operating System
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 (x64) Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008# Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
Windows XP Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition Operating System
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System
Windows Server 2003 R2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise# Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows XP Professional Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System
WSUS Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Update Services

#: Does not include installations that include the Server Core option.

Conventions: Acronyms

This manual also uses the following acronyms:

Acronym Full name or meaning
AMD Advanced Micro Devices
API Application Programming Interface
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASP Active Server Pages
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CD-R Compact Disc Recordable
CD-R/W Compact Disc Read/Write
CN Common Name
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSV Comma Separated Value
DAT Digital Audio Tape
DBMS Data Base Management System
DC Domain Component
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLL Dynamic Linking Library
DN Distinguished Name
DVD Digital Versatile Disk
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
GUI Graphical User Interface
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
ID Identification
IP Internet Protocol
ISAPI Internet Server Application Programming Interface
IT Information Technology
ITU International Telecommunication Union
JIS Japanese Industrial Standards
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MAC Media Access Control
MIB Management Information Base
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MO Magneto-Optical disk
ODBC Open Data Base Connectivity
OS Operating System
OU Organization Unit
PC Personal Computer
RDB Relational Database
SID System ID
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SP Service Pack
SSL Secure Socket Layer
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
UTF UCS Transformation Format
WS Work Station
XML Extensible Markup Language

Conventions: Diagrams

This manual uses the following conventions in diagrams:

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Conventions: Fonts and symbols

The following table explains the fonts used in this manual:

Font Convention
Bold Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example:
  • From the File menu, choose Open.
  • Click the Cancel button.
  • In the Enter name entry box, type your name.
Italics Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example:
  • Write the command as follows:
    copy source-file target-file
  • The following message appears:
    A file was not found. (file = file-name)
Italics are also used for emphasis. For example:
  • Do not delete the configuration file.
Code font A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example:
  • At the prompt, enter dir.
  • Use the send command to send mail.
  • The following message is displayed:
    The password is incorrect.

The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:

Symbol Convention
| In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example:
A|B|C means A, or B, or C.
{ } In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example:
{A|B|C} means only one of A, or B, or C.
[ ] In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example:
[A] means that you can specify A or nothing.
[B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing.
... In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding are not shown for purposes of brevity.
In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example:
A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary.

Conventions for permitted characters

In most cases, only the following characters are permitted as syntax elements (if other characters are permitted, the manual will state this explicitly):

Type Definition
Alphabetic characters A to Z, a to z
Upper-case alphabetic characters A to Z
Lower-case alphabetic characters a to z
Numeric characters 0 to 9
Alphanumeric characters A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9
Symbols ! " # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . / :
; < = > @ [ ] ^ _ { } ~ ?
space

Conventions: KB, MB, GB, and TB

This manual uses the following conventions:

Conventions: References to other manuals

Within the group of manuals Description, Planning and Setup Guide, and Administrator's Guide, references in one manual to another manual are indicated in the following format:

For details about AAA, see n.n.n BBB in the manual CCC.

AAA
The topic to be referenced.

n.n.n
The chapter or section number to be referenced. This number might be followed by a number or letter in parentheses.

BBB
The title of the chapter or section to be referenced.

CCC
The abbreviated name of the manual to be referenced. Common parts of manual names, such as Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager, are omitted.

Conventions: Version numbers

The version numbers of Hitachi program products are usually written as two sets of two digits each, separated by a hyphen. For example:

The version number might be shown on the spine of a manual as Ver. 2.00, but the same version number would be written in the program as 02-00.

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