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CMDB management
The CMDB management module, accessible through the CMDB Management node in the Service Desk
navigation pane, provides unified management for all basic CIs such as device asset information, that
can be used for SOM.
The module can register the specific CI information and the related management and maintenance and
data synchronization interfaces with the CMDB, and it provides data support for display and
configuration in Service Desk. You can use these CIs when designing the SOM processes.
The main features used to manage CIs are CI Type, CI Relation, and CI Relation Type. Each are described
below:
• CI Type—The CI type is used to define the CI’s attributes. CIs can be added to types defined by IMC
or the user can create their own types.
• CI Relation—A relation is used to create a relationship between two CIs using a relation type.
A relation consists of a relation type and two CIs.
• CI Relation Type—The relation type defines the relation between CIs. Once a relation type is
created, you can define CI relationships with it.
There are no default Relation types, so you must create one before you can add relations between
CIs.
CI management
The following sections describe how to manage CIs by using the CMDB Management node in Service
Desk.
Adding a CI to the existing CMDB
1. In Service Desk, click the CMDB Management node in the navigation pane to expand it, and then
double-click CI Management. The CI Management tab opens in the task pane.
2. Under Filter Condition, select a CI type from the list.
3. Click Add. The Add CI dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28 .