Discovering and importing Tivoli Provisioning Manager data into Rational Quality Manager

You can discover lab resource data that conforms to IP ranges that you specify in the integration_config.xml file for the IBM® Rational® Quality Manager-IBM Tivoli® Provisioning Manager adapter. The latest configurations for these lab resources are displayed.

About this task

To discover the latest lab resource data in Tivoli Provisioning Manager and display this data in Rational Quality Manager:

Procedure

  1. Log in to Rational Quality Manager.
  2. Point to Lab Management (Lab Management), and click All Inventory History. The All Inventory History editor opens.
  3. Click Discover. Tivoli Provisioning Manager begins to discover resources that conform to the IP ranges that you specify in the extended information section of the integration.comfig.xml file. Data from Tivoli Provisioning Manager is added or updated in the Rational Quality Manager database.
  4. The Inventory Operations status menu is updated and displays completion or failure status for that discovery. Imported Lab resources from Tivoli Provisioning Manager are displayed with an indication of whether they are new lab resources or updated lab resources.

What to do next

Open a lab resource description to see detailed configuration information.

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