IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM)

IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) is a configuration management tool that helps IT operations personnel ensure and improve application availability in application environments.

Types of Assets Fetched

This adapter fetches the following types of assets:

• Devices
• Software
• SaaS Applications

Parameters

1. Host Address (required) - The hostname or IP address of the IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) server. A host address without a port uses port 443. If your TADDM server uses port 9431, include it in the host address, for example taddm.example.com:9431.
2. Username and Password (required) - The credentials for a user account that has the Required Permissions to fetch assets.
3. Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
4. HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

Advanced Settings

• Depth size (default: 1, minimum: 1) - The amount of information to fetch for each device.
• Fetch size (default: 1, minimum: 1) - The number of devices to fetch in each request.

Required Permissions

The value supplied in User Name must have read access to devices.

To create a read-only user through the IBM Tivoli TADDM portal:

1. Sign in as an administrator to the data management portal of IBM Tivoli TADDM, then go to Administration -> Roles.
   
2. Click Create Role, and select the Read permissions.
   
3. Go to Administration -> Users. Click Create User. Create a new user and select the role you just created. Select DefaultAccessCollection.