Content Observability for IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD)
Every archived statement, retrievable on demand — observed, assured, self-healed.
IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) is the high-volume archive your business retrieves from every day — customer statements, bills, invoices, and compliance reports, served back through ODWEK, IBM Content Navigator, and REST. When the Library Server slows, the full-text index queue backs up, or TSM migration stalls, retrievals time out and customers wait. Reveille pioneered Content Observability to catch that: continuous coverage of the Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, TSM, and CMOD REST — plus real user analytics and self-healing built in.
Agentless — the only agentless monitoring system built for IBM CMOD Multiplatforms, on-premises or in the cloud.
The Blind Spot
Enterprises can monitor infrastructure. What they can't see is CMOD.
CMOD is a deep, multi-server archive — Library Server, Object Server, the OnDemand Web Enablement Kit (ODWEK), the full-text index Text Server, and a DB2 database backed by Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM). Infrastructure tools see the servers and the database. What they can't see is whether a document loaded, whether a retrieval came back, or who pulled which statement from which library server — the things that actually drive customer self-service and audit response.
That layer is where silent failures live. A Library Server query slows. The full-text index queue ages. TSM migration backs up unnoticed. A failed load leaves a statement unsearchable. An AI agent or downstream system consuming CMOD content fails — not because the model is wrong, but because the retrieval feeding it broke.
What infrastructure tools see
The servers ping, the database is up, the ODWEK heap looks fine. Every host check is green — and a CMOD document load or retrieval can still be failing.
What Reveille sees
A Library Server query slowing, the full-text index queue aging, TSM migration backing up, failed loads accumulating, and abnormal Content Navigator access — the CMOD-level signals that precede a failed retrieval or a missed SLA.
Why it matters
Platform availability is not workflow availability. Reveille measures the difference — at the Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, TSM, and user-activity level — and self-heals before it reaches a ticket.
What Reveille Watches
Every layer of the CMOD stack. Application-aware.
50+ prebuilt, application-aware tests cover the components that actually drive CMOD service levels — not generic endpoint pings. As the only agentless monitoring system built for CMOD Multiplatforms, a templated monitor approach spins up a working monitor in minutes, drawn from a library that already understands the Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, TSM, and CMOD REST model. Zero relearning.
01 / Connectivity4 tests
Every server reachable
The Library Server, Object Server, Database Server, and ODWEK WebSphere Application Server are reachable — the first signal that the CMOD stack is up.
02 / Platform10 tests
Platform ready to serve
CMOD services, server and process status, the full-text index (FTI) Java process, Object Server free disk space, the arscache1 storage node, Severity 1 alerts, and ODWEK WAS heap, thread, and session counts.
03 / Database4 tests
DB2 answering
The DB2 database responds and its services are up, plus the CMOD system log and database alerts — the data tier behind every load and retrieval.
04 / Performance5 tests
The retrieval round-trip, proven
ODWEK login, open folder, search folder, retrieve document, and logoff — measuring the real round-trip a user takes to find and open an archived document.
05 / TSM11 tests
Archival storage healthy
Tivoli Storage Manager alert status, database, file space, unavailable, error, and scratch volumes, storage pools, migration activity, and node space, files, and performance — so a migration backlog stands out before it stalls loads.
06 / CMOD REST11 tests
The REST interface delivering
Ping with and without signature, list folder details, add, search, search-with-SQL, retrieve, update, and delete document, check transforms, and check application groups over the CMOD REST interface integrations rely on.
07 / Client Access2 tests
Users never locked out
Login checks for IBM Content Navigator and ODWEK — the clients customers and operators depend on to reach archived content every day.
08 / Metrics80+ metrics
KPIs from the IBM Listener
Text Server document processing, Library Server query and cache activity, failed user logins and loads, application-group query response time, document and resource retrieval times, and FTI queue count and age — any of 80+ IBM Listener counters saved as a measurable metric.
Detection is half the job. Reveille closes the loop — from a single threshold breach to a root-cause view in the affected library server, object server, application group, or index queue.
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Anomaly detected
AI/ML dynamic thresholds learn normal CMOD patterns and cut alert noise from workload variation.
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Context-packaged alert
Notifications arrive with the metrics, affected components, and troubleshooting data attached.
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Self-healing remediation
When thresholds breach, Reveille can automatically trigger recovery actions — resolving issues before the ticket queue fills.
KPI Dashboards
CMOD operational KPIs, out of the box.
Reveille's IBM CMOD dashboard metric engine turns Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, and TSM signals into measurable key performance indicators — tracked, charted, and reported through CMOD-aware dashboards. Over 80 metrics ship out of the box, drawn from IBM Listener counters.
Track Library Server query and cache activity, report load activity, and Object Server free disk space
Watch full-text index (FTI) queue count and age, and Text Server document processing, in real time
Monitor TSM migration activity, storage pools, and ODWEK and REST app-server performance
Dynamic threshold detection powered by machine learning
Reveille uses patented collectors to observe the actual user experience and activity across IBM Content Navigator, ODWEK, and CMOD REST applications — out-of-band, never capturing passwords. It surfaces user adoption and response times, and flags suspicious or abnormal access that can signal an insider threat or a content access breach.
See who accessed which document, from which library server, and when — for audit, compliance, and capacity reviews
Detect abnormal access: same user from different IPs, different users from one IP, unusual document-access volume
Track failed user logins, CMOD Severity 1 alerts, and the system log for security and audit review
Reduce mean time to threat detection with endpoint integration such as OpenText EnCase Endpoint Security or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Reveille User Analytics — abnormal CMOD document access by user vs baselineDocuments accessed per hour by one user across an 8-hour window. A soft blue band shows that user's typical 30-day baseline range. The user tracks the baseline for most of the day before spiking sharply above the upper bound from 12:00–14:00, triggering an access-anomaly detection that can indicate an insider threat or content access breach in CMOD.User Analytics · IBM CMODDocuments accessed per userLAST 8H200150100500ACCESS ANOMALYbscott · 3.8× baseline · 12:00–14:0009:0011:0013:0015:0017:00bscott · document accessTypical baseline (30-day)OVER BASE3.8×ACCESSED188BASELINE49
Works with your existing stack.
Extend IT operations management (ITOM), security, and AI investments — no rip and replace.
Reveille translates CMOD signals into the language each team needs — IT operations, business owners, and managed service providers.
IT Ops & Platform
Stop flying blind on CMOD health.
50+ agentless CMOD tests and 80+ dashboard metrics across the Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, TSM, and CMOD REST — AI/ML dynamic thresholds and self-healing before the ticket queue fills, in one pane of glass.
OutcomeService Level Assurance, with the data to prove it.
Line of Business
Service Level Assurance on the processes business runs on.
Reveille catches failures before a stalled workflow becomes a missed close, a failed audit, or a broken customer promise.
OutcomeStatements, bills, and reports stay retrievable and on time.
Services & Support
Manage every customer CMOD environment through one pane.
Reduce support burden, prove value, and expand managed services with visibility your clients can see too.
OutcomeNew logo growth and a differentiated managed offering.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What is Reveille for IBM CMOD?
Reveille for IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) is agentless Content Observability software that continuously monitors, alerts, self-heals, and reports on the health of IBM CMOD Multiplatforms environments. It covers the Library Server, Object Server, and Database (DB2) servers; the OnDemand Web Enablement Kit (ODWEK) and its WebSphere Application Server; the full-text index (FTI) Text Server; Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM); the CMOD REST interface; IBM Content Navigator and ODWEK client access; and storage nodes and application groups — helping organizations prevent SLA breaches and keep high-volume report, statement, and archive retrieval running, on-premises or in the cloud.
How is this different from CMOD's own admin tools and dashboards?
CMOD's native tools — the OnDemand Administrator client, System Log, and arsadmin utilities — are platform-scoped: they report on what happens inside CMOD. Reveille is the independent, cross-vendor watcher. It runs application-aware transactions against the Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, and CMOD REST, applies machine-learning thresholds, self-heals on breach, captures real user activity, and feeds your existing SIEM and incident-management tools — one workflow view across CMOD and the TSM storage, DB2 database, and downstream systems it depends on, instead of a console per platform.
Is Reveille for IBM CMOD agentless?
Yes. Reveille installs no agents on your CMOD servers. As the only agentless monitoring system to integrate with CMOD Multiplatforms, it ships with more than 50 out-of-the-box tests against the Library Server, Object Server, Database, ODWEK, TSM, and CMOD REST, and the patented Reveille Collector handles cloud or highly secured environments. Credentials are encrypted, and the Collector offers a local credential store so they are not shared with third parties.
Does Reveille support CMOD on-premises and in the cloud?
Yes. Reveille integrates with IBM CMOD Multiplatforms v9.5 and above and supports both on-premises and cloud-operating CMOD environments. Reveille delivers preventive monitoring to avoid red-level issues across either deployment, and maintains currency with IBM ECM platform advances.
Which CMOD components does Reveille monitor?
Library Server, Object Server, Database (DB2), and ODWEK WebSphere Application Server connectivity and status; CMOD services, server and process status, and the full-text index (FTI) Java process; Object Server free disk space and the arscache1 storage node; ODWEK WAS heap memory, thread, and session counts; the DB2 database, services, system log, and database alerts; ODWEK login, open folder, search folder, retrieve document, and logoff; Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) alerts, database, file space, volumes, storage pools, migration, and node activity; the CMOD REST interface; and IBM Content Navigator and ODWEK client access.
How many tests does Reveille provide for CMOD?
More than 50 CMOD Multiplatforms-specific out-of-the-box agentless tests across eight categories — Connectivity, Platform, Database, Performance, TSM, CMOD REST, Client Access, and Metrics — plus over 80 dashboard metrics. The monitor extends with Reveille infrastructure wizards for SQL, REST and web services, JMX (Java management beans), and server-level checks via PowerShell, WMI, and Windows performance counters, or SSH, SCP, and SFTP on UNIX.
Can Reveille detect a slow Library Server or a stalled full-text index queue?
Yes. Performance tests track ODWEK login, open-folder, search-folder, and retrieve-document response times, while metrics track Library Server query response time, document and resource retrieval times, and full-text index (FTI) queue count and age — so a Library Server slowing or an index queue backing up stands out. Machine-learning dynamic thresholds learn normal CMOD patterns and reduce alert noise from workload variation.
Does Reveille self-heal CMOD issues?
Yes. On a threshold breach, Reveille can conditionally trigger recovery actions — choosing from 70+ proactive actions including redriving connections and dependent services — resolving many issues before the ticket queue fills. The Reveille platform also supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for communication with AI assistants and agents.
Can Reveille tell who accessed which document and detect abnormal access?
Yes. Reveille's patented collectors observe the actual user activity across IBM Content Navigator, ODWEK, and CMOD REST applications — capturing who accessed which document, from which library server, and when, for audit, compliance, and capacity reviews. It detects suspicious or abnormal access patterns — such as the same user from different IP addresses or different users from one IP — that can indicate an insider threat or content access breach, and reduces mean time to threat detection with endpoint integration such as OpenText EnCase Endpoint Security or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The user-analytics collector is a passive packet observer and never captures user passwords.
Does Reveille monitor the TSM storage behind CMOD?
Yes. CMOD relies on Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) for archival storage, and Reveille monitors TSM alert status, database, file space, unavailable, error, and scratch volumes, storage pools, migration activity, and node space, files, and performance — so a migration backlog or a volume problem surfaces before it stalls loads or retrievals.
How does Reveille handle CMOD capacity planning?
Reveille dashboard metrics baseline Library Server query and cache activity, Text Server document processing, Object Server free disk, TSM activity, and ODWEK and REST app-server performance. Combined with user analytics on transaction volumes, search hit counts, hot content, query activity, and response times, that exposes consumption trends so you can plan capacity before user growth outpaces the environment.
What about security and audit monitoring for CMOD?
Reveille captures the actual user activity of who accessed what document during what time period — useful for audit, compliance, and capacity reviews. It surfaces failed user logins and suspicious activity, tracks CMOD Severity 1 alerts and the system log, and integrates with SIEMs such as Splunk and incident-management tools such as ServiceNow to reduce mean time to threat detection.
Does Reveille integrate with our existing tools?
Yes. Reveille integrates with existing ITOM platforms such as Splunk and incident-management systems such as ServiceNow to extend your existing IT investments, and with endpoint detection such as OpenText EnCase Endpoint Security and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It exposes REST endpoints to administer Reveille and retrieve metrics and activity, and supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for communication with AI assistants and agents.
Will Reveille work in a secured or cloud environment?
Yes. The patented Reveille Collector runs as a low-footprint service near the application, collecting CMOD data locally or remotely into a compressed and optionally encrypted package — ideal for cloud or highly secured deployments, with a local credential store so application credentials are not shared with third parties.
How quickly can we get value from Reveille for CMOD?
Reveille's CMOD monitor template and templated monitor probes jumpstart monitor creation — more than 50 out-of-the-box tests and 80+ dashboard metrics from a library that already understands the Library Server, Object Server, ODWEK, TSM, and CMOD REST model. Customers typically see reduced CMOD support tickets, shortened time to resolution, and greatly enhanced coordination with IBM support.
Customer Outcomes
What Reveille customers actually see.
95%
SLA attainment
Across ECM, IDP, and automation platforms — measurable Service Level Assurance, not best effort.
50%+
Less downtime and ticket volume
Self-healing automation and earlier detection cut the firefighting load in half — or better.
20+ hrs
Reclaimed each week
Manual checklists, status meetings, and after-the-fact troubleshooting replaced by proactive observability.
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