BMC TrueSight Server Automation Reviews

My main use case for BMC TrueSight Server Automation is utilizing its features of provisioning, compliance engines, jobs, and scheduled automations.

When I create a task and schedule it for future runs, I can put the compliance sets in place so that when I provision any VM, those jobs should be immediately run after the provision setup, which will help me have complied VMs.

The overall role of BMC TrueSight Server Automation in managing configuration drift brings return on investment through its automation, which helps save me the time and effort of my operations team.

I have seen benefits on-prem specifically, as it provides a scripting kind of concept that allows me to write my own scripts, define destinations, run those scripts, and get outputs back, enabling me to take calls on what to do next. I can automate routine operations such as log shifting, temporary file deletions, and DB log archiving.

BMC TrueSight Server Automation provides me with a centralized management console that depends upon the customer environment. If they want a single setup controlling all, they can have that, or they can have a distributed setup where a single instance controls different teams. For example, in our mission, there are three modules, and they can control their own infrastructure using the same tool, supporting both centralized and decentralized setups.

Our use case is for managing Windows patching processes used in SCCM. I'm a system analyst and we are customers of BMC.

The ability to standardize patching and deployments across affiliates is a valuable function. I also like the ability to access server information and file systems directly through TSSA.

The use cases depend on the customer's requirements. Most of the time, the customers are interested in the deployment of patches. And with respect to Orchestrate, there's a use case for chain management and auto-deployment of patches, as well as vulnerability management through the automation console. Vulnerability management also involves scanning and integration with Qualys and Nessus.

Overall, the BMC TrueSight Server Automation product is very strong. It allows you to operate it through both the GUI and CLI (Command Line Interface). That's the beauty of the product.

We use the solution to address vulnerabilities. It patch servers. It also assists in ensuring compliance with policies, provides end-to-end visibility, and deploys patches effectively. I use it for both patching and vulnerability management.

You can easily get the patching link. Patches can be deployed easily with a single click, making deployment straightforward. This eliminates the need for constant monitoring. You can deploy the necessary patches with one click, ensuring everything is signed correctly, and all issues are resolved.

We use the product for server automation. It helps us to automate and configure endpoints of servers which can include application servers, database servers, etc. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is used for our multi-server environments, including two job servers and DR setups. We use the solution in case of any disaster, or the environment collapses. We have another setup for the console server automation to activate the website to meet product availability for customers and ensure there is no downtime for process environments.

The solution's most valuable features are provisioning, compliance, patching, and integration.

We use the solution for patching and executing a number of scripts as well as decommissioning the server, provisioning a virtual machine, and checking the compliance of the server.

The best feature of the solution is patch automation. The main features of the solution are compliance, which can be checked off in an automated way, and a report generated. We also have a dashboard where we can check and integrate two sets of automation with vulnerability management. This allows us to mitigate vulnerabilities through patching, deploying scripts, executing commands, and making changes to the registry entry.

We use TrueSight Server Automation for patching and executing scripts. It's useful for tasks like decommissioning servers, provisioning virtual machines, etc. We also use it to check server compliance.

Server Automation's best feature is automated patching. It also helps us automate compliance and report generation. We can even integrate TrueSight Server Automation with a vulnerability management solution to remedy vulnerabilities by applying patches, deploying scripts, or changing registry entries.