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The COSduty Knowledge Module (KM) for PATROL is one of a number of PATROL KMs that OSM provides to extend BMC Software’s PATROL to full systems management capability. By linking the COSMOS modules with PATROL, these Knowledge Modules help to provide a comprehensive, integrated systems management environment.

The COSduty KM for PATROL integrates OSM’s COSduty operator duty management application with PATROL and appears as a PATROL Knowledge Module. It is both accessed from the PATROL console and propagates alarms to the console. To the administrator it appears as a PATROL product. It enables production management to define and enforce systems management policy across all the open systems in the datacenter through the automation, delegation and control of procedures which carry out those policies through a simple to use and secure PATROL interface.

The COSduty KM for PATROL:-

  • Enables complex processes to be rendered simple
  • Enables processes to be delegated, as duties, to non-technical individuals or groups
  • Duties can be performed automatically, to a schedule or at request
  • All actioned duties are audited
  • Organization-specific policies and procedures are enforced
  • Expertise is encapsulated in software not people

Screenshot: the COSduty KM for PATROL is integrated into PATROL

Monitoring of operator duties
The COSduty KM for PATROL monitors operator duties and, if scheduled duties are nearly overdue, then a warning is generated. If duties become overdue then an alarm is generated. For example, if an administrator needs to remove last night’s backup tapes before today’s backup is run then a warning may be issued two hours before backup is due to start if the duty to remove those tapes has not been performed. If the duty has still not been performed half an hour later then an alarm could be generated.

Certified for PATROL
The COSduty KM for PATROL has been certified for PATROL by BMC Software under the MarketZone program. This assures customers that Certified for PATROL products are of the highest quality and integrate with the PATROL Application Management standards.

Benefits of the COSduty KM for PATROL
OSM has integrated the systems management suite, COSMOS, with PATROL so that the applications look and feel like PATROL applications, are driven from the PATROL menus and propagate their alarms to the PATROL console.

The combination of PATROL and COSMOS provides a comprehensive integrated systems management environment and means that users can control their environment from a central point and source their solution from a single vendor (i.e. either BMC Software or one of their resellers).

OSM is one of BMC Software’s longest standing resellers for PATROL with offices in US and UK.

Other Modules in the range
The COSduty KM for PATROL is just one product within OSM’s COSMOS Connect products for PATROL. Other products integrate:

You can find out more about the features, request an evaluation copy of the COSduty KM for PATROL or contact us for pricing and other information.

 

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