Configuring the HP Operations Manager actor adapter
You can configure an adapter in BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager. The configuration determines how the adapter interacts with HP Operations Manager. Each adapter must have a unique name, but you can create multiple adapters with the same adapter type to allow for different configuration properties.
The form view provides an easy-to-use interface for configuring adapters. It prevents human errors that might occur as a result of copying the configuration XML from the adapter documentation to the UI when configuring an adapter. You can switch to the XML view to configure those elements and attributes that are not available as fields or to configure all the elements and attributes by using XML only. However, after you switch to the XML view and save the configuration in XML from that view, you cannot thereafter use the form view to modify that configuration.
To configure the actor adapter
- Log on to BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager.
- To access the adapters page, click the Manage tab, and then click the Adapters tab.
- In the Adapters in Repository list, select the bmc-adapter-hp-operations-manager-actor check box.
- To include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list, click Add to Grid.
- Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
- On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following steps to configure the adapter by using the form view, or skip to step 7 to configure the adapter by using the XML view:
- Enter a name for the adapter.
- Enter a description for the adapter.
- Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements.
Include all the required elements, which are indicated with an asterisk (*). - Click OK.
The newly configured adapter is now listed in the Adapters on Grid list.
- ( Optional ) Configure the adapter in the XML view by performing the following steps:
Note
Switching to the XML view means that you cannot thereafter use the form view for modifying that configuration.
- Enter a name and a description for the adapter.
- Click Switch to XML View.
- On the warning message that appears, click Switch View.
- In the Properties text box, use XML format to enter the configuration elements and attributes, and then click OK.
Note
If the default value for an optional element is acceptable, omit the element. Do not include empty elements.
- On the Warning message that appears, click Save.
The adapter configuration with settings is saved in the XML view permanently. The newly configured adapter is now listed in the Adapters on Grid list.
The following table describes the configuration elements for the actor adapter. You cannot use the form view to configure elements and attributes that do not have an entry in the UI label column.
Node elements for configuring the actor adapter
UI label |
Element |
Description |
Required |
---|---|---|---|
None |
|
Specifies the container element for all other elements |
Yes |
Username |
|
Specifies the user name for HP Operations Manager server authentication |
Yes |
Password |
|
Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name |
Yes |
Encryption Type |
|
Indicates whether the specified password is encrypted |
No |
Wsdl Url |
|
Specifies the WSDL URL of the application |
Conditional; required if the |
Host |
|
Specifies the IP address or the host name of the server where the HP Operations Manager Web service is available |
Conditional; required if the |
Port |
|
Specifies the communication port for the HP Operations Manager application |
Conditional; required if the |
Protocol |
|
Specifies the communication protocol for the HP Operations Manager application |
Conditional; required if the |
Use Ssl Certificate |
|
Specifies whether SSL certificates are used for authentication |
Conditional; if the value of |
Allow Unsigned Certificate |
|
Specifies whether to allow unsigned certificates from trusted zones |
Conditional; ignored unless the |
Install Certificate |
|
Specifies whether to install security certificates automatically |
No |
Passphrase |
|
Specifies the password to the keystore file (cacerts ) local to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator peer Note The value of the |
Conditional; ignored unless the |
The following figure shows an XML sample for configuring the adapter for secure communication:
XML sample for Base64 configuration
<config>
<username>username</username>
<password encryption-type="base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
<host>172.11.11.111</host>
<port>443</port>
<wsdl-url></wsdl-url>
<protocol>https</protocol>
<use-ssl-certificate>true</use-ssl-certificate>
<allow-unsigned-certificate>true</allow-unsigned-certificate>
<install-certificate>true</install-certificate>
<passphrase>true</passphrase>
</config>}
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