How would Skytap be represented in the CMDB lining up with CSDM

[l337]

Skytap enables push button Test/Dev environments to be created.

I have the Skytap Prod application represented in the cmdb_ci_service_auto table.

I would like the Test/Dev environments created within Skytap as individual CIs related to Skytap Prod however I am unsure what class these should be created in according to CSDM.

I welcome all suggestions all your suggestions.

Thanks!

[Niklas Peterson]

Hi,

There is no difference between Test/Dev and Prod, they are just other types of Environment and the environment attribute differs. They relate to the Prod environment, not directly, but through their CI Relationships with the Business Application.

Regards,
Niklas

[l337]

Hi Niklas,

Okay, the business application is Skytap, the application service is Skytap (Prod), let's forget I mentioned Test/Dev. Within Skytap (Prod), QA instances can be spun up to replicate a production setup (think service model). For example, QA1, QA2, QA3, etc. instances can be created through Skytap. We want to track change requests for these QA instances which is why there is a need to track QA1/2/3 etc. as CIs in the CMDB. How should these CIs be classified and what table would they exist in? I was thinking they should/could classified as Mapped Application services in the cmdb_ci_service_auto table. What do you think?

Thanks!

[Niklas Peterson · Accepted solution]

Hi,

OK, sounds like a strange setup to host QA environments within a production environment. Not just from a CMDB perspective but also from a performance perspective. But anyway, yes I would also go for the cmdb_ci_service_auto table.

Regards,
Niklas

[l337]

Thank you for your feedback, it's not strange, it is a capability of the application. Below is some info on Skytap.

Skytap establishes an exact replica of on-premises data center environments on Power Systems or x86 virtual machines residing in either Azure or IBM Cloud, including infrastructure, storage, networking, OS, middleware, memory state, and applications.

Skytap provides self-service access to environments for learning, developing, testing, training, and running enterprise applications.