Relationships

Relationships define the associations that exist among targets, or more extensively, among managed entities. In general, relationships are inherent to a target type definition. But not all relationships can be anticipated at target type creation. Thus, Cloud Control supports creation of supplemental relationships. There are two methods available to create new relationships:

• Manually, by adding a generic system target

• Interactively, within the Configuration Topology Viewer

This section describes the manual process. For information on creating relationships within the Configuration Topology Viewer, see Creating a Relationship to a Target.

There are two ways to access the generic system wizard:

• From the Setup menu, select Add Target, then select Generic System

• From the Targets menu, select Systems, then click the Add button

General

Provide general details of the generic system:

• Specify a meaningful target name

• Indicate whether this is to be a privilege-propagating system

• Set system properties such as cost center and life cycle status

• Add system members; there should a logical correspondence to the selections

• Review member dependencies and indicate whether to include them

• Set the time zone appropriately (defaults to Greenwich Mean Time)

When done, click Next.

Define Associations

Select the check box to display any associations (relationships) that Cloud Control automatically detects based on the members added to the system. Add additional associations as follows:

1. Click Add.

2. Complete the dialog that opens as follows:

   1. Select a member target in the left table. This populates the right table.

   2. Select an associated target in the right table. This populates the association drop-down list.

   3. Select the association you want to create.

   4. Click OK. The new association appears in the associations table.

3. Click Add and repeat to create additional associations.

When done, click Next.

Availability Criteria

Use this page to declare the key members of the system; that is, the members that must be running for the system to be considered available. You can select any one, some, or all members, but you must select at least one.

When done, click Next.

Charts

Customize how you want charts to appear on the System Charts page:

• Supplement suggested charts with charts you add

• Edit certain suggested charts to fit your needs

• Deselect the suggested charts check box and customize the page entirely

• Alter the appearance of the Members page by adding and removing columns and abbreviations

When done, click Next.

Review

Verify the makeup of the generic system target. If everything appears in order, click Finish.

Upon confirmation that the target was successfully created, use the Configuration Topology Viewer to review and traverse the relationships you created.