User`s guide

ADM User’s Guide
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Application
consolidation
Beforerunningan
applicationconsolidation
initiative,usethissolution
toidentifyapplications,
hostsandservicesthatare
underutilizedandare
excellentcandidatesfor
consolidation.
 Createashortlistofhoststhatareretirementcandidates.
 Createashortlistofservicesthatareretirementcandidates.
 Listallhoststhatarenotheavilyusedandcouldberetired.
 Listallservicesthatarenotheavilyusedandcouldberetired.
 Determinetheimpactofthehoststhatareretirementcandidates
onotherhostsandservices.
 Determinetheimpactofbusinessapplicationretirementon
otherhostsandservices.
 Createashortlistofhoststhathaveminimaldependencyon
otherhostsandservices.
Application
migration
Beforemigratingyour
applicationstonew
vendors,versions,or
systems,usethissolutionto
getaclearpictureofyour
applicationarchitecture,
theirdependencies,andthe
demandplacedoneach
application,host,and
service.
 Listallhoststhatsupportyourapplicationinfrastructure.
 Listallservicesthatsupportyourapplicationinfrastructure.
 Showwhichotherhostsandservicesaredependentonthehosts
thatsupportthisapplication.
 Graphthedemandplacedonhoststhatismigratedovera
specifiedtime.
 Graphthedemandplacedonservicesthatismigratedovera
specifiedtime.
 Determinetheimpactofapplicationsthatareupgrade
candidatesonotherhostsandservices.
Mergersand
acquisitions
Asyouacquireordivest
businessoperations,use
thissolutiontominimize
theimpactofacquiringor
sellingassetsandensure
yourbusinessapplications
continuefunctioning
withoutinterruption.
 Createashortlistofhoststhatarebeingacquiredorsold.
 Createashortlistofservicesthatarebeingacquiredorsold.
 Showwhichotherhostsandservicesaredependentonhosts
thatarebeingacquiredorsold.
 Graphthedemandplacedonhoststhatarebeingacquiredor
soldoveraspecifiedtime.
 Graphthedemandplacedonservicesthatarebeingacquiredor
soldoveraspecifiedtime.
 Determinetheimpactofapplicationsthatareupgrade
candidatesonotherhostsandservices.
Disaster
recovery
planning
Createandautomatically
maintainaccurateand
up‐to‐datedocumentation
ofyourdisasterrecovery
plans.Youcanalsousethis
solutiontoaudityour
disasterrecoveryplans,
ensuringyourbusinesswill
continuewithout
interruption.
 Listallhoststhatsupportyourapplicationinfrastructure.
 Listallservicesthatsupportyourapplicationinfrastructure.
 Showwhichotherhostsandservicesaredependentonhostsin
yourapplicationinfrastructure.
 Determinetheimpactofapplicationsthatareupgrade
candidatesonotherhostsandservices.
SOX
compliancy
audit
Section404ofthe
Sarbanes‐OxleyAct
requiresyoutodocument
yourkeyfinancial
applications,amongstother
things.Thissolution
providesyouwiththe
necessaryinformation
requiredfor
Sarbanes‐Oxleycompliance
readiness.
 Showthelistofhoststhatsupportyourcriticalfinancial
applications.
 Showthelistofservicesthatsupportyourcriticalfinancial
applications.
 Showthelistofhoststhatdependonotherhoststhatsupport
yourcriticalfinancialapplications.
 Graphthedemandplacedonhoststhatsupportyourcritical
financialapplications.
 Graphthedemandplacedonservicesthatsupportyourcritical
financialapplications.
Table 9-1. Reports in the Solver Tab
Business
Initiative Definition Reports