Configuration Management Database Federation (CMDBf)
The Configuration Management Database Federation (CMDBf) standard facilitates the sharing of information between configuration management databases (CMDBs) and other management data repositories (MDRs). The CMDBf standard enables organizations to federate and access information from complex, multi-vendor infrastructures.
Implementing the CMDBf standard simplifies the process of managing related configuration data stored in multiple CMDBs and MDRs and supports the creation of an ITIL v3 Configuration Management System (CMS). It also provides IT personnel with a more complete picture of their entire IT environment, allowing them to more effectively manage the components in their IT environment and better utilize configuration data to streamline management tasks and resolve issues without the need of creating a single monolithic repository of configuration data.
With a standard way for vendors and tools to share and access configuration data, organizations can use their CMDBs to:
- Keep track of changes to an IT environment
- Better understand the impact of proposed changes to the IT environment.
DMTF welcomes feedback on our standards, but requires that individuals submitting comments first agree to our DMTF Feedback Policy.
| DSP # | VERSION | DOCUMENT TITLE | COMMENTS |
| DSP0252 |
1.0.0 | Configuration Management Database Federation Specification | .pdf file, DMTF Standard (6-25-09) |
| DSP8040 |
1.0.0 | CMDBf serviceData XSD | .xsd file, DMTF Standard (10-22-09) |
| DSP8041 |
1.0.0 | CMDBf serviceMetadata XSD | .xsd file, DMTF Standard (10-22-09) |
| DSP8042 |
1.0.0 | CMDBf registration WSDL | .wsdl file, DMTF Standard (10-22-09) |
| DSP8043 |
1.0.0 | CMDBf query WSDL | .wsdl file, DMTF Standard (10-22-09) |
Related Information:
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Presentations:
- CMDB Federation: DMTF Standards for Federating CMDBs and other Management Data Repositories (pdf)
Mark Johnson, IBM - September 17,2009
Presentation Abstract: Many organizations base IT management on a configuration management system consisting of a configuration management database (CMDB), other management data repositories, and configuration and change management processes to plan and govern changes in the IT environment. Federation technology may be used to balance the need to integrate data from the various data repositories with a need to manage the data in each repository separately.
Watch the recorded presentation online here!