IT Modeler

Check PointFebruary 2, 2006

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What’s the Problem?

The information needed to make informed, strategic and tactical decisions is limited due to the absence of a common repository for information about IT resources for all HHS agencies.

Resources meaning the tools, systems, services, people, etc.

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Where is the information today?

Software such as excel or

word

Local or network

drive

Frequency of update or validation

Knowledgeable employee

Duplication of effortSources of

information

Consistency of information

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Week 1 – Installation, trial run, full run of data discovery, Unisys on-site

Week 2 – Data alignment, training, knowledge transfer, Unisys on-site

Week 3+, EASM will continue to populate ITM with data to explore

capabilities of product Determine reports that provide the greatest benefit. Prepare assessment of issues, recommendations and lessons

learned

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Discovery

Initially 10 systems for validation (performance, ETC)

Scale to perhaps 100 systems

Alignment

Align portions of TechCat

Align portions of SysCat output with discovered

systems

Align other HHSC data collected

Reporting

Generate custom reports per HHSC

Training

Train HHSC on installation

Execution of all ITM components including process

on data alignment

4 week effort (2 weeks on site engineering assistance)

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Kickoff technical meeting on January 23

Members from across infrastructure org. participated

Concerns addressed through test run approach

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PC (wdc\AUSIMO203)

Network Diagram – IT Modeler

Admin

JDBC

AppServer( wdc\AUSIMO203 )

Updated on 1/24/06

Central Location – Winter (C)

OS: Windows 2003S/W: IT Modeler Application, Tomcat

Functionality:- Maintain IT Modeler Services- Produce data/reports- Provide multi-user web based accessed

OS: Window 2003 – VMware ESXS/W: Discovery and Exel IT Modeler modeles, MSDE database, MS XML Parser, MS SOAP, Internet Browser,Adobe SVG Viewer,Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Functionality:- Administer IT modeler- Perform Discovery analysis, reporting, and data alignment

Db Server (Mantis)

OS: SolarisS/W: Oracle

Functionality:- Database Services

PC

Users

OS: WindowS/W: Internet Browser,Adobe SVG Viewer,Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Functionality:- View reports and data

INTRA/INTERNET

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Started with a 10 named servers for dry run

Then ran larger listing for full discovery 255 servers list (159 successful IP address)

Then ran smaller list for subnet discover

Results 146 discovery (91 DHS, 32 MHMR, 23 WDC) of 159 Wintel

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Specific Systems

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Domain selected

Monitoring metrics

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Distribution of operating systems across domain

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Analysis of Average CPU and Memory Utilization across the domain

Monitoring metrics

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Combined average where minimum up time increased

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Two processes: manual & automated

Automated process uses an Excel Template

HHSC model mapped to ITM

Data aligned with Model

Data then imported

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Systems Catalog data Enterprise-wide

Selected data gathered from DCC effort

Selected data gathered from DR

Organizational diagrams

Selected data found in PMRS

Technology Catalog data Enterprise-wide (pending)

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Installation Configuration

Discovery Process

Model definition

Data Import

Data Alignment

Navigation of the tool

Change management

Resource requirements

Slide Deck of over 1000 slides

Reports (pending)

Security Model Rules/ Permissions (pending)

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Development of custom reports

Created unique HHSC Visio navigation view

Created customized import workbooks SysCat workbooks

Identified additional requirements for installation Network DB

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Error Logging

Discovery-Long Fully Qualified Name

Network-port Requirements

DB install-compatibility mode issue

UI improvements

Report improvements

Excel Transform Improvement

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Security model & report review items to be completed

Unix sample to be discovered

Database sample to be discovered

HHSC will continue evaluation for 2 weeks

Unisys will provide support off-site

Evaluation to be submitted to project sponsors

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Activity

Physical Systems

Organization

System Name

Projects

Sponsors Stakeholders

ProductProject Tasks

HHSC Model (ITM POC)

Project Management Data

ITM Discovery SYSCAT Data

SYSCAT Data

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Customized Classifications

HHSC Schema

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Visual representation of stakeholder ownership

ITM View

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Project management integration

ITM View

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System alignment to System Names (WORx),

Organizations and Stakeholders

ITM View

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Stakeholder view

ITM View

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System detail view

ITM View

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Customized UI

Customized ITM View

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Questions / Demo