This is the documentation home page for BMC Atrium Discovery and Dependency Mapping (BMC Atrium Discovery) 8.0, Tideway Foundation 7.3.1, and Tideway Foundation 7.3 documentation.

BMC Atrium Discovery 8.0

BMC Atrium Discovery 8.0 is the first release of BMC Atrium Discovery since the acquisition of Tideway Systems by BMC Software. This version of BMC Atrium Discovery is released under the BMC Software End User License Agreement. The functionality of the product is as described in the Tideway Foundation 7.3.1 documentation.

BMC Atrium Discovery 8.0, Tideway Foundation 7.3.1, and Tideway Foundation 7.3 documentation

The BMC Atrium Discovery 8.0, Tideway Foundation 7.3.1, and Tideway Foundation 7.3 documentation is divided into the following sections:

• Tideway Foundation – provides an introduction to Tideway Foundation. It is intended for any staff who are unfamiliar with Tideway Foundation.
• Release Notes – accompany each product release and provide details of new features introduced in that release as well as known issues/workarounds. For information on between-release updates or EFix releases, see the readme file that is provided with the update.
• Getting Started – provides a brief introduction and step by step guide to starting work with Tideway Foundation. It contains much useful information for new users of Tideway Foundation.
• User Guide – describes the day to day use of the product. It is intended for IT operations staff and managers who are using and managing Tideway Foundation, including viewing, creating, exporting, searching, Lifecycle Management and reporting on data from an infrastructure or a business perspective. Information on the Search and Reporting Service is also provided.
• Configuration Guide – describes how to set up and configure the product. It is intended for IT operations staff who are responsible for setting up, managing and configuring Tideway Foundation and any associated slaves. It describes options on the Tideway user interface that are only available to users with administration privileges as well as command line access to certain parts of the product which are not accessible through the UI.
• Deploying Tideway Foundation – provides information on pre-requisites for a successful deployment of Tideway Foundation, information on the appliance specification and performance data.
• Application Modeling – describes how to use Tideway Foundation to create and maintain a model of your business applications. This includes details of the Tideway Foundation model and focuses on the different types of nodes available. It also includes information on the Tideway Pattern Language TPL and is intended for business modelers and system administrators who are responsible for modeling business applications. It assumes familiarity with Tideway Foundation.
• Troubleshooting – provides information on possible problems that you may encounter, troubleshooting and debugging tips, and how to collect data that Tideway Customer Support may need to solve problems.