Hi Kyle,

Which version do you use?

Starting v.7.1, CMDB is no longer a mandatory to make SIM works. It provides flexible deployment, which you can select what you need in the installation step
Without CMDB requirement, you can still install SIM and then use it (create and maintain the service model)
If you read in the doc (Installation Guide), you should see that there are 3 ways (basic, standard, atrium deployment).

In such case, you should use the simplest way (basic deployment - without Atrium CMDB).
So, you don't need  Portal (standard deployment) neither Service Model Editor (SME (Service Model Editor).
With only BMC Impact Explorer, you can get SIM up and running.

Hopefully, it clears enough

Rgds,
Indra Widjaya

Hello,

Building models using IX is easy and indeed does not require the CMDB.

Using this mechanism, the SIM model data is stored in the cell repository, as are the events and data that the cell manages.

A migration utility exists (sim2cmdb) to help you migrate models that you created directly in the cell (using IX or using e.g. the command line interface) into the BMC Atrium CMDB.

I hope this helps,

Philippe Plomteux

BEM/SIM Product Manager

BMC Software Aix-en-Provence

Is there a manual or documentation that explains the process to create service models using IX using the services tab?

Thanks,

Gib

Yes, refer to Impact Solutions:  Service monitortoring user guide V 7.2,  chapter 4, editing service model in Impact explorer.

Anil

Hi,

The attached powerpoint summarizes all the options to "get your model into the cell". It was written for 7.1, but remains valid for later versions.

This is no replacement for documentation, but this should help you get started.

HTH

Philippe Plomteux

BEM/SIM Product Manager.

The site is causing me grief...retrying again

We currently canot post documetns in these threads, do yu have access to the documentation listed above from Anil? on the BMC support site?

Thanks

Randy