IBM Software Group © 2008 IBM Corporation IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Server Management/Task Management/Workflow

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Server Manager  Hardware view is updated for easier viewing of resources  Improved Compliance page Capability to run scan and check in 1 activity plan Capability to run software configuration check (require TADDM) Compliance check are grouped into tabs Allowed software tabs is separated Scan against specific patch approval group  Improved Recommendation page  Improved credentials page – embedded workflow and variables tab  Deployment properties are integrated as part of the server management application

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Server Manager – cont’d

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Server Manager – GUID and Agent  GUID and Agent information is available on the list page

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Server management – Improved hardware view

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Improved compliance page  All checks are categorized into tab  Added Allowed Software tab  Scan and Check can be run as one single task

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Improved compliance page Allow running compliance against specific patch groups

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Improved credentials page Workflow and variables for SAP are on the same page

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Management  All TPM operations a consolidate into the concept of “Provisioning Task”  Provisioning task can have more than one subtasks each could potentially have multiple targets  The status of all TPM operations can be monitored using the Provisioning Task Tracking application  Provisioning Task Definition application provides interfaces to create and management existing tasks that can be launched against different targets

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Definition  Provisioning Workflow Task Defines a task based on a provisioning workflow  Script Task Defines a task based on a script, merged endpoint task and script task  Activity Plan Task Defines a task using Activity Plan Editor, this gives user the most options

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Definition

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Definition - Workflow

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Definition - Script

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Definition – Activity Plan

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Tracking

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Task Tracking

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 TPM 7.1 Agent and SDI Enhancements – Task Status In progress and completed task monitoring of software downloads –DCD Depots and Peers used for downloads show active success, or failed for in progress tasks. –The success or failure of DCD Depots and Peers is also shown (same as x).

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Workflow  The Provisioning workflow application allows you to create and management provisioning workflow  The Provisioning workflow status page allows you to keep track of the provisioning workflow executions

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning Workflow  Integrate page to show the history of executions selected workflow

IBM Software Group | Tivoli software © 2008 IBM Corporation Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.1 Provisioning workflow status