Extra PVM needed?
Hi,
two years ago I was looking for two peaces of software.
First I wanted to administer my passwords and also the passwords I had to define and use at my customers site. With at least one of them there was the need to share this data so they could search this data.
Second I wanted a new solution to collect all my definitions for all of my remote sessions - most of them targeting my customers. So it made sense to put all session password into the password solution.
After research I found PVM and RDM would perfectly fit together. But now running this solution for two years I often wonder if this pair is realy ment to work together.
So you see what I am heading at. Despite the fact the PVM is the little brother (or sister) of RDM there are better playmates for RDM ...
But maybe I got something wrong or missed an evolution in the last to years. Anyhow, I am looking forward to your comments,
Jogi
All Comments (4)
Hi,
You are absolutely right. RDM contains every features of PVM. To be honest PVM is built on the same Core than RDM but with a more limited UI. The database is 100% compatible (in fact it's exactly the same structure).
So the question is why use PVM? It's pretty simple. It's only if you don't need to open any connections or if you want to split your credentials from your connections.
From what I understand, I don't think you need PVM. RDM will be a perfect fit. Indeed most people are looking for a pasword management tool while what they really need is a connection management tool like RDM.
Regards
David Hervieux
As my customer doesn't need the session functionality I had choosen PVM as sufficient.
Can I use my RDM installation to access the PVM database?
Yes you can.
David Hervieux
Ok, so I could connect to the customers PVM-db (cdb for shortness) with RDM, but:
- I'll have to upgrade cdb. Will the customer still have access without updating software?
- My session-db ist separated from the cdb. Putting this into RDM it doubt I could set my sessions to use credentials from another datasource. RDM would have to access two sources simultanously ...
What about working with two or more password datasource. Putting these into RDM will bring up the same questions as above. Leaving them in PVM implies that I have to switch betweens these source manually. Depending on the connection I want to use or the customer I am working for.