Tivoli Provisioning Manager

TPM
 

 

TPM performs coordinated provisioning of two different types of machines: real machines with tpmfosd and virtual machines with built-in customizable Virtual Templates. For virtual machines, TPM provisions a VM using a DCM object called a Host Platform. For real machine provisioning, either the standalone TPMfOSD or the Embedded edition can be used. TPM will also provision the network i.e. VLANs, Switch Fabric, NIC, Subnets etc. It is designed to automate all aspects of provisioning. Compared to ITCM, TPM handles virtualization, which ITCM never could.

 

Workflows consistently perform all provisioning tasks. TPM comes with prebuilt workflows, so for the most part workflows do not need to be customized. If you ever need to write your own workflows then the Eclipse based APDE environment will make it easier. Besides, the Deployment Engine of TPM is handling the execution of workflows and the interaction with the Data Center Model.

 

During the TPM course all hands-on exercises are using the very powerful Central Lab Platform (CLP) located in Montpellier, France (where there are 219 days of sunshine per year!) In 2008, I was hired by IBM France as a TPM subject matter expert to be part of the team that developed CLP. CLP is the IBM showcase for PaaS(Platform as a Service). IBM in Montpellier provides the hardware, OS, course images, storage and network infrastructure for thousands of courses run daily around the globe. Participants only need access to any browser that can directly connect to the CLP infrastructure from a business or from home. The TEM server and required Endpoints will be provisioned in Montpellier for the duration of the one week course. Everything you do is cumulative and will be saved until the last day of the courses. Then, Virtual Machines will be deprovisioned and resources will be returned to a pool of available resources. That is what TPM does best for you!

 

 

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