Connector for LANDESK

This section of the documentation contains technical specifications about the connector that is implemented to link ASM Core and LANDESK version 8.x, 9.0, and 9.5 systems. It describes the details of the third-party application, that is, LANDESK, including:

  • The version for which the connector has been developed
  • The name of the .NET assembly file
  • Connection methodology
  • The resource and link types that can be discovered on the application
  • The attributes of each resource and link types that can be imported into the ASM Core Configuration Management Database (CMDB)

You should familiarize yourself with the information in Installing Connectors before installing any connectors, and read the Integration topics for more information on how to configure them.

Use Case Scenario

Purpose

An organization uses LANDESK version 8.x, 9.0, and 9.5 to discover and maintain resources present in its organization networks.

Role

The role of this connector is to expose the resources and their relationships in order to allow for population and ongoing consistency checks of the ASM Core CMDB.

Connector Description

The table below provides a description of the LANDESK connector.

Information fields

Names

Connector 

LANDESK v8.x/9.0/9.5  <-> ASM Core

Third-party application

LANDESK

Assembly

Infra.Connector.LANDesk.dll

Connector class

Infra.Connector.LANDesk.LANDeskConnector

Configuration file

Infra.Connector.LANDesk.icnf

Connection methodology

ODBC connection to a SQL database

Connection Parameters

The table below provides a description of the LANDESK connection parameters.

Parameters

Description

DB connection

Database connection string or system DSN to the LANDesk SQL database.

DB Login ID 

Database Login ID.

DB password

Database password.

Customization

This connector permits extensions to the schema through customization of the configuration file.

The possible customizations are listed below. However, the customizations are not limited to these:

  • New resource types
  • New resource properties
  • New link types

Connector Diagnostics

The connector has the facility to trace information. The data can be obtained through Polling tracing or Application tracing.

Licensing

The connector for LANDESK is a licensed software. This means that a User has to purchase a specific license to use this connector. Contact Sales for more details.

The connector will ensure that the User is licensed for the Integration Platform module as a prerequisite for its own operation.

Resource Types

This section lists the resource types and their properties that the connector has to discover on LANDESK 8.x, 9.0, and 9.5 systems. The connector later imports the resource types it has discovered into the ASM Core CMDB.

Resource types for LANDESK 8.5

This section lists the resource types and their properties that the connector has to discover on LANDESK v8.5 system. The connector later imports the resource types it has discovered into the ASM Core CMDB.

(Unmanaged) category

The resource types that belong to the (Unmanaged) category are:

  • Unmanaged
  • Unmanaged Computers
  • Unmanaged Infrastructure
  • Unmanaged Other
  • Unmanaged Printers

All resource types above will have the following properties:

  • ID
  • Name
  • IP Address
  • Subnet Mask
  • Physical Address
  • OS
  • Work Group
  • First Scanned
  • Last scanned
  • Device Group
  • Device Group Comment

Device

This resource type will allow for the following attributes to be exposed and imported:

  • ID
  • Type
  • Device Name
  • Display Name
  • Description
  • NT Domain Controller
  • Last Login ID
  • Last Login Name
  • Primary owner
  • Domain
  • Work Group
  • Manufacturer
  • Model
  • RAM Cache
  • Netware Address
  • Directory Address
  • Owner Phone
  • Owner Email
  • Company
  • Server Type
  • Asset Tag
  • Service Tag
  • Serial No
  • Chassis Type
  • System Version
  • Has Battery
  • IP Address 
  • Subnet Mask
  • Host
  • Default Gateway Address

Resource types for LANDESK 8.7

This section lists the resource types and their properties that the connector has to discover on LANDESK v8.7 system. The connector later imports the resource types it has discovered into the ASM Core CMDB.

(Unmanaged) Category

The resource types that belong to the (Unmanaged) category are:

  • Unmanaged
  • Unmanaged Chassis
  • Unmanaged Computers
  • Unmanaged Infrastructure
  • Unmanaged Intel AMT
  • Unmanaged IPMI
  • Unmanaged Other
  • Unmanaged Printers

All resource types above will have the following properties:

  • ID
  • Name
  • IP Address
  • Subnet Mask
  • Physical Address
  • OS
  • Work Group
  • First Scanned
  • Last scanned
  • Device Group
  • Device Group Comment

Device

This resource type will allow for the following attributes to be exposed and imported:

  • ID
  • Type
  • Device Name
  • Display Name
  • Description
  • NT Domain Controller
  • Last Login ID
  • Last Login Name
  • Primary owner
  • Domain
  • Work Group
  • Manufacturer
  • Model
  • RAM Cache
  • Netware Address
  • Directory Address
  • Owner Phone
  • Owner Email
  • Company
  • Server Type
  • Asset Tag
  • Service Tag
  • Serial No
  • Chassis Type
  • System Version
  • Has Battery
  • IP Address 
  • Subnet Mask
  • Host
  • Default Gateway Address
  • Mother Board OEM
  • System OEM
  • Express Service Code
  • Chassis Name

Resource types for LANDESK 9.0

This section lists the resource types and their properties that the connector has to discover on LANDESK v9.0 and 9.5 systems. The connector later imports the resource types it has discovered into the ASM Core CMDB.

(Unmanaged) Category

The resource types that belong to the (Unmanaged) category are:

  • Unmanaged
  • Unmanaged Chassis
  • Unmanaged Computers
  • Unmanaged Connector Client
  • Unmanaged Infrastructure
  • Unmanaged Intel vPro
  • Unmanaged IPMI
  • Unmanaged Other
  • Unmanaged Printers
  • Unmanaged Virtual Hosts
  • Unmanaged Wireless Access Points

All resource types above will have the following properties:

  • ID
  • Name
  • IP Address
  • Subnet Mask
  • Physical Address
  • OS
  • Work Group
  • First Scanned
  • Last scanned
  • Device Group
  • Device Group Comment

Resource Type: Device

This resource type will allow for the following attributes to be exposed and imported:

  • ID
  • Type
  • Device Name
  • Display Name
  • Description
  • NT Domain Controller
  • Last Login ID
  • Last Login Name
  • Primary owner
  • Domain
  • Work Group
  • Manufacturer
  • Model
  • RAM Cache
  • Netware Address
  • Directory Address
  • Owner Phone
  • Owner Email
  • Company
  • Server Type
  • Asset Tag
  • Service Tag
  • Serial No
  • Chassis Type
  • System Version
  • Has Battery
  • IP Address 
  • Subnet Mask
  • Host
  • Default Gateway Address
  • Mother Board OEM
  • System OEM
  • Express Service Code
  • Chassis Name

Link Types

No link types are defined for this connector.