Xoom Processor (xp.exe) is a command line tool for retrieving, transforming, storing and applying configuration information using Xoom and its capabilities. Xoom Processor enables users to execute a pipeline of operations. At each stage of the pipeline, a distinct operation can be performed, and the result of the operation stored, applied and/or fed into further operations in the pipeline.
Category Archives: Tutorial
Xoom tutorials and step by step instructions.
Configuration versioning using Xoom (technical)
In this tutorial, we describe the steps to set up a scheduled task that at regular intervals acquires a configuration snapshot using Xoom and stores the resulting Xoom file into a Subversion repository. This results in the ability to see what changes, intended or not, were made to the configuration of the system at what time, and allows the user to effectively revert back to the configuration at any point in the past. Continue reading Configuration versioning using Xoom (technical)
Xoom Demo Video (2010)
This is the demo video we used for some time now in order to introduce Xoom’s capabilities on a semi-technical level. The video was made in March 2010 and is somewhat dated now as the tools’ UIs have evolved, but the basic behaviour is still the same. The video doesn’t have a narrator and explains everything in captions, which makes it handy for demo sessions with spoken explanation and discussions.
The video covers the following:
- Export using Settings Migration Tool.
- Reporting using Xoom Explorer.
- Import using Settings Migration Tool.
We recommend watching the video in full-screen mode in order to make the text on screen (not just the captions) readable.
Changing ClickSofware username and password used by Xoom (technical)
In order to connect to Service Optimization, Xoom is provided with a username and password during its installation. We recommend that a dedicated user is created for Xoom which doesn’t have any other rights, including the right of remote access to the server on which Xoom is installed, and with a password that doesn’t expire. When that is not possible and there is a policy that all passwords need to expire after a certain amount of time, we provide a way to set this password for Xoom through the command line tool called XoomToolkit. Continue reading Changing ClickSofware username and password used by Xoom (technical)