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.

Parameters

1. Host Address (required) - The hostname or IP address of the IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) server.
2. Username and Password (required) - The credentials for a user account that has the Required Permissions to fetch assets.
3. Verify SSL (required, default: False) - Verify the SSL certificate offered by the value supplied in Host Address. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
   • If enabled, the SSL certificate offered by the value supplied in Host Address will be verified against the CA database inside of Axonius. If the SSL certificate can not be validated against the CA database inside of Axonius, the connection will fail with an error.
   • If disabled, the SSL certificate offered by the value supplied in Host Address will not be verified against the CA database inside of Axonius.
4. HTTPS Proxy (optional, default: empty) - A proxy to use when connecting to the value supplied in Host Address.
   • If supplied, Axonius will utilize the proxy when connecting to the value supplied in Host Address.
   • If not supplied, Axonius will connect directly to the value supplied in Host Address.
5. For details on the common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

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.