Configuration Management (CMDB) Module
The Configuration Management module is mandatory module of iTop. It contains the definition of all the basic building blocks of the CMDB: Organizations, Contacts (Persons and Teams) as well as the usual physical devices (Servers, Network Devices…), software elements (DB Server, Database Schemas, Licences, Patches…) and the relations between all these objects.
Contacts
Person
The class Person is used to describe physical persons as contacts in the CMDB. Persons can be grouped into Teams. Persons can be linked to other configuration items (for example to describe who to contact in case of problem with an application). In iTop the caller of a User request is a Person as well as the agent assigned to resolve it.
Person Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
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Last Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
First Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Active, Inactive | Yes |
Location | Foreign key to a(n) Location | No |
Function | Alphanumeric string | No |
Manager | Foreign key to a(n) Person | No |
Employee number | Alphanumeric string | No |
Email address | No | |
Notification | Possible values: no, yes | No |
Phone | Alphanumeric string | No |
Mobile phone | Alphanumeric string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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Teams | All the teams this person belongs to |
Tickets | All the tickets this person is the caller |
CIs | All the configuration items linked to this contact |
Creating a new Person
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Team
A team represents a group of persons. In iTop, Teams can be used to: associate a set of persons to a given configuration item, create a “workgroup” for assigning tickets or group persons for receiving notifications.
Team Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
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Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Active, Inactive | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Email address | No | |
Phone | Alphanumeric string | No |
Notification | Possible values: no, yes | No |
Function | Alphanumeric string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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Members | All the people belonging to this team |
Tickets | All the tickets assigned to this team |
CIs | All the configuration items linked to this contact |
Creating a new Team
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
To add members to the Team, click on the tab “Members” and use the buttons to Add/Remove Persons from the list.
You can also specify a “Role” for each member of the Team.
Documents
There are several types of documents in iTop. All of them can be managed from the “Documents” menu in the “Configuration Management” section
Document File
A File Document is used to upload documentation that can be shared accross multiple objects in the CMDB. Once a document (in any format: Word, PDF, Spreadsheet, etc.) has been uploaded into iTop, it can be “attached” to many different configuration items that share the same documentation. This is useful for processing instructions, technical documentation, etc. that need to be referenced from several places in the CMDB.
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The maximum upload size configured on the web server
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The maximum size of a MySQL packet configured on the MySQL server
Document File Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
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Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Draft, Obsolete, Published | No |
Version | Alphanumeric string | No |
Document type | Foreign key to a(n) Document Type | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
File | Any binary content (document) | Yes |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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CIs | All the configuration items linked to this document |
Contracts | All the contracts linked to this document |
Services | All the services linked to this document |
Document Note
A Note is used to store a short text document. HTML formatting of Notes is supported using the WYSIWYG editor.
Document Note Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Draft, Obsolete, Published | No |
Version | Alphanumeric string | No |
Document type | Foreign key to a(n) Document Type | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Text | HTML string | Yes |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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CIs | All the configuration items linked to this document |
Contracts | All the contracts linked to this document |
Services | All the services linked to this document |
Document Web
Web documents are used to store hyperlinks to external applications or documents. Think to them as “pointers” to external documents.
Document Web Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Draft, Obsolete, Published | No |
Version | Alphanumeric string | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
URL | Absolute or relative URL as a text string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
CIs | All the configuration items linked to this document |
Contracts | All the contracts linked to this document |
Services | All the services linked to this document |
Configuration Items
Application Solution
Application Solutions describe complex applications that are made of (or depend on) several basic components. They are a specialized type of “Group” for documenting large applications. The main information conveyed by an Application Solution is its list of relationships.
Application Solution Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
CIs | All the configuration items that compose this application solution |
Business processes | All the business processes depending on this application solution |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Application Solution
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
To link other configuration items to the new Application Solution, click on the tab “CIs” and use the buttons to Add/Remove CIs from the list. The tab “Contacts” is for managing the relationships with Contacts, etc.
Relations
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Impacts: an Application Solution is considered as impacting all its related Business Processes (listed in the tab “Business Processes”).
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Depends on: an Application Solution is considered as depending on all its related CIs (listed in the tab “CIs”).
Business Process
A Business Process is used to document a high-level process or an important application for the operations. It is quite similar to an Application Solution but for describing higher level applications or whole processes in the organization. The main information conveyed by a Business Process is its list of relationships with Application Solutions and Contacts.
Business Process Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions that impact this business process |
Creating a new Business Process
The creation of a Business Process object is similar to the creation of an Application Solution, except that its components are Application Solutions instead of any CIs.
Relations
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Impacts: no additional CIs are impacted by a Business Process.
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Depends on: a Business Process is considered as depending on all its related Application Solutions (listed in the tab “Application Solutions”).
DB Server
An instance of a database server software (like MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2…) running on a particular system (PC, Server or Virtual Machine).
DB Server Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
System | Foreign key to a(n) Functional CI | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | No |
Software licence | Foreign key to a(n) Software Licence | No |
Path | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
DB schemas | All the database schemas for this DB server |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new DB Server
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a DB Server impacts all its Database Schemas, as well as the Application Solutions it belong to. A DB Server also impacts the contacts (Persons or Teams) linked to it.
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Depends on: a DB Server is considered as depending on the system (PC, Server or Virtual Machine) on which it runs.
Database Schema
Database Schema Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
DB server | Foreign key to a(n) DB Server | Yes |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Database Schema
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Database Schema impacts all the Application Solutions it belongs to.
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Depends on: a Database Schema is considered as depending on its DB Server.
Middleware
An instance of a middleware software (software offering services to other software, or enterprise integration software) installed on a particular system (PC, Server or Virtual Machine). For example: Tomcat, JBoss, Talend, Microsoft BizTalk, IBM Websphere or Lotus Domino can be put under this category.
Middleware Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
System | Foreign key to a(n) Functional CI | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | No |
Software licence | Foreign key to a(n) Software Licence | No |
Path | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Middleware instances | All the middleware instances provided by this middleware |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Middleware
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Middleware impacts all its Middleware Instances, as well as the Application Solutions it belong to. A Middleware also impacts the contacts (Persons or Teams) linked to it.
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Depends on: a Middleware is considered as depending on the system (PC, Server or Virtual Machine) on which it runs.
Middleware Instance
A particular application instance (or service) provided by an installed middleware software. For example a web application deployed with Tomcat can be documented as a Middleware Instance.
Middleware Instance Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Middleware | Foreign key to a(n) Middleware | Yes |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Middleware Instance
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Middleware Instance impacts all the Application Solutions it belong to. A Middleware Instance also impacts the contacts (Persons or Teams) linked to it.
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Depends on: a Middleware Instance is considered as depending on its Middleware.
Network Device
Network Device Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
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Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: implementation, obsolete, production, stock | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Location | Foreign key to a(n) Location | No |
Rack | Foreign key to a(n) Rack | No |
Enclosure | Foreign key to a(n) Enclosure | No |
Network type | Foreign key to a(n) Network Device Type | Yes |
Brand | Foreign key to a(n) Brand | No |
Model | Foreign key to a(n) Model | No |
IOS version | Foreign key to a(n) IOS Version | No |
Management IP | IP Address | No |
RAM | Alphanumeric string | No |
Rack units | Numeric value (could be negative) | No |
Serial number | Alphanumeric string | No |
Asset number | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Purchase date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
End of warranty | Date (year-month-day) | No |
PowerA source | Foreign key to a(n) Power Connection | No |
PowerB source | Foreign key to a(n) Power Connection | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Network interfaces | All the physical network interfaces |
Devices | All the devices connected to this network device |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Network Device
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Network Device impacts all the devices connected to it (Servers, PCs, SAN Switches, NAS, Storage Systems, other Network Devices, etc.), the Application Solutions it belongs to and all the contacts (Persons or Teams) directly linked to it.
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Depends on: a Network Device is considered as depending on the other Network Devices and SAN Switches it is connected to. If the Network Devices is located in an Enclosure, it depends on it.
Other Software
Any type of software that do not fit in the other categories: PC Software, Middleware, DB server or Web Server.
Other Software Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
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Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
System | Foreign key to a(n) Functional CI | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | No |
Software licence | Foreign key to a(n) Software Licence | No |
Path | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Other Software
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: an Other Software impacts all its instances, the Application Solutions it belongs to and all the contacts (Persons or Teams) directly linked to it.
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Depends on: an Other Software is considered as depending on the system (PC, Server or Virtual Machine) on which it runs.
PC Software
An instance of a software application installed on a PC. (For example: an instance of MS Office, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop or Filezilla).
PC Software Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
System | Foreign key to a(n) Functional CI | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | No |
Software licence | Foreign key to a(n) Software Licence | No |
Path | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new PC Software
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a PC Software impacts all its instances, the Application Solutions it belongs to and all the contacts (Persons or Teams) directly linked to it.
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Depends on: a PC Software is considered as depending on the PC on which it runs.
Server
A Server is typically used in iTop to document a physical server machine. The Server object documents asset management information, physical characteristics and operational informations (contracts and services). A Server can be related to software components, contacts and documents. More relationships can be added to Servers by other modules like the module “Advanced Storage”.
Server Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: implementation, obsolete, production, stock | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Location | Foreign key to a(n) Location | No |
Rack | Foreign key to a(n) Rack | No |
Enclosure | Foreign key to a(n) Enclosure | No |
Brand | Foreign key to a(n) Brand | No |
Model | Foreign key to a(n) Model | No |
OS family | Foreign key to a(n) OS Family | No |
OS version | Foreign key to a(n) OS Version | No |
Management IP | IP Address | No |
OS licence | Foreign key to a(n) OS Licence | No |
CPU | Alphanumeric string | No |
RAM | Alphanumeric string | No |
Rack units | Numeric value (could be negative) | No |
Serial number | Alphanumeric string | No |
Asset number | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Purchase date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
End of warranty | Date (year-month-day) | No |
PowerA source | Foreign key to a(n) Power Connection | No |
PowerB source | Foreign key to a(n) Power Connection | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Softwares | All the softwares installed on this configuration item |
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Network interfaces | All the physical network interfaces |
FC ports | All the fiber channel interfaces for this device |
Network devices | All network devices connected to this device |
SANs | All the SAN switches connected to this device |
Logical volumes | All the logical volumes connected to this server |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Server
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Server impacts all the software instances running on it, as well as hypervisors. A Server is also considered as impacting any Application Solution it belongs to.
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Depends on: a Server is considered as depending on the Logical Volumes, SAN Switches and the Network Devices it is connected to. If the Server is located in an Enclosure, it is considered as depending on it.
Web Application
An instance of an application accessible using a web browser and that runs on a given Web Server instance.
Web Application Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Web server | Foreign key to a(n) Web server | Yes |
URL | Absolute or relative URL as a text string | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Web Application
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Web Application impacts the Application Solutions it belongs to and all the contacts (Persons or Teams) directly linked to the Web Application.
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Depends on: a Web Application is considered as depending on the Web Server on which it runs.
Web server
Web server Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Status | Possible values: active, inactive | No |
Business criticity | Possible values: high, low, medium | No |
System | Foreign key to a(n) Functional CI | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | No |
Software licence | Foreign key to a(n) Software Licence | No |
Path | Alphanumeric string | No |
Move to production date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts for this configuration item |
Documents | All the documents linked to this configuration item |
Tickets | All the tickets for this configuration item |
Application solutions | All the application solutions depending on this configuration item |
Web applications | All the web applications available on this web server |
Provider contracts | All the provider contracts for this configuration item |
Services | All the services impacted by this configuration item |
Creating a new Web server
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Relations
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Impacts: a Web Server impacts all the Web Applications running on it, the Application Solutions it belongs to and all the contacts (Persons or Teams) directly linked to the Web Server.
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Depends on: a Web Server is considered as depending on the system (Server, PC or Virtual machine) on which it runs.
Miscellaneous
Group
Any arbitrary group of CIs. Groups can be used to define explicit sets of configurations items for any documentation purpose. For example when doing an OS migration, it can be convenient to create a group “Servers to be migrated” and to remove the servers from the group as the migration progresses.
Group Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Implementation, Obsolete, Production | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Type | Alphanumeric string | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Parent Group | Foreign key to a parent Group | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Linked CIs | All the configuration items linked to this group |
Creating a new Group
Location
A Location object in iTop is used to document the physical location of other configuration items. A Location basically has an address and therefore is most often used to describe a physical site. It is a good practice to ensure that for a given Organization, Location names are unique.
Location Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Status | Possible values: Active, Inactive | No |
Owner organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Address | Multiline character string | No |
Postal code | Alphanumeric string | No |
City | Alphanumeric string | No |
Country | Alphanumeric string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Contacts | All the contacts located on this location |
Devices | All the devices in this location |
Creating a new Location
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
OS Licence
A licence contract for a particular operating system. The licence is related to one operating system (for example Windows 2008 R2) and can be associated with severall servers or virtual machines.
OS Licence Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
OS version | Foreign key to a(n) OS Version | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Usage limit | Alphanumeric string | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Perpetual | Possible values: no, yes | Yes |
Start date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
End date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Key | Alphanumeric string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
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Documents | All the documents linked to this licence |
servers | All the servers where this licence is used |
Virtual machines | All the virtual machines where this licence is used |
Creating a new OS Licence
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
OS Patch
OS Patch Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
OS version | Foreign key to a(n) OS Version | Yes |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Documents | All the documents linked to this patch |
Devices | All the systems where this patch is installed |
Creating a new OS Patch
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Organization
The Organization is the base entity for the ownership of configuration items in iTop. Organizations are also used in iTop to document customers, providers, and organizational units within the same company. To describe complex structures, Organizations can be arranged into a hierarchy (by use of the optional “Parent” field).
Organization Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Code | Alphanumeric string | No |
Status | Possible values: Active, Inactive | No |
Parent | Foreign key to a parent Organization | No |
Delivery model | Foreign key to a(n) Delivery Model | No |
Creating a new Organization
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Physical Interface
A physical network interface on a physical server, as opposed to virtual interfaces that are defined at the sofware level either in operating systems or virtual machines.
Physical Interface Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Device | Foreign key to a(n) Connectable CI | Yes |
IP Address | IP Address | No |
MAC address | Core:AttributeMacAddress+ | No |
Comment | Multiline character string | No |
Speed | Decimal value (could be negative) | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
VLANs | VLANs to which this interface is connected |
Software
A generic item of a software in the software catalog. Software instances installed on a particular system always refer to a given Software. iTop splits the softwares in 5 categories: DB Servers, Middlewares, PC Softwares, Web Servers and Other Softwares.
Software Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
vendor | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Version | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Type | Possible values: DB Server, Middleware, Other Software, PC Software, Web Server | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Documents | All the documents linked to this software |
Software Instances | All the software instances for this software |
Software Patches | All the patchs for this software |
Software Licences | All the licences for this software |
Software Licence
A licence contract for a particular software. The licence is related to one software (for example MS Office 2010) and can be associated with several instances of this software.
Software Licence Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Usage limit | Alphanumeric string | No |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Perpetual | Possible values: no, yes | Yes |
Start date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
End date | Date (year-month-day) | No |
Key | Alphanumeric string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Documents | All the documents linked to this licence |
Software instances | All the systems where this licence is used |
Creating a new Software Licence
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Software Patch
Software Patch Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
Name | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Software | Foreign key to a(n) Software | Yes |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Documents | All the documents linked to this patch |
Software instances | All the systems where this software patch is installed |
Creating a new Software Patch
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
VLAN
A Virtual LAN is used to group together in a logical way networks Subnets and Physical Interfaces that participate in the same VLAN.
VLAN Properties
Name | Type | Mandatory? |
---|---|---|
VLAN Tag | Alphanumeric string | Yes |
Organization | Foreign key to a(n) Organization | Yes |
Description | Multiline character string | No |
Tabs
Tab | Description |
---|---|
Subnets | Subnets which are part of this VLAN |
Physical network interfaces | Interfaces which are part of this VLAN |
Creating a new VLAN
Type the Class name in the Quick create area to create a new object, then fill
the form and press the Create
button.
Typology
Type | Description |
---|---|
Brand | The possible values for the “Brand” of a device. |
Contact Type | Possible values for the “role” of a Person inside a Team or a Delivery Model. |
Document Type | |
IOS Version | Possible values for the types of operating system for network devices (from Cisco's Internetwork Operating System). |
Model | The possible values for the “Model” of a device. The list of models is organized per brand in iTop. |
Network Device Type | The possible values for the “Type” of a Network Device (e.g. Router, Switch, Firewall, etc.) |
OS Family | The possible values for the “OS Family” attribute of Servers, Virtual
Machines and PCs. A sample list can be: * CentOS * Debian * Fedora * HP-UX * MacOS X * RedHat * Solaris * SuSE * Ubuntu * Windows |
OS Version | The possible values for the “OS Version” of a computer. The
OS Versions are organized per
OS Family in iTop. For example if you define the OS Type “MacOS X”, the versions for this OS Type can be: * 10.0 - Cheetah * 10.1 - Puma * 10.2 - Jaguar * 10.3 - Panther * 10.4 - Tiger, etc. Whereas for the OS Type “Windows”, the versions can be something like: * XP * XP SP1 * XP SP2 * XP SP3 * Vista * Vista SP1 * Vista SP2 * 7 * 7 SP 1 * Server 2008 * Server 2008 R2 * Server 2012, etc. |