Configuring the Active Directory adapter
You configure an adapter in Grid Manager. The configuration provides information about how the adapter interacts with the BMC Performance Manager Portal application. While each adapter must have a unique name, 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. The form view prevents human errors that might occur as a result of copying the configuration XML from the XML sample into 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 using XML only. However, after you switch to the XML view, and save the configuration in the XML from that view, you cannot thereafter use the form view for modifying that configuration.
Note
The default name for the actor adapter is ActiveDirectory.
The following video (5:20) describes how to configure the Microsoft Active Directory adapter on BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform version 7.9.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/xuimNRBDLac
The following video (7:05) describes how to use the Active Directory module.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sua_fRzaDtY
To configure the adapter
- Log on to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager.
- Access the adapters page, by clicking the Manage tab; then click the Adapters tab.
- In the Adapters in Repository list, select the
bmc-adapter-active-directory-actor
check box. - Click Add to Grid to include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list.
- Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
- On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following substeps to configure the adapter using the form view or jump to step 7 to configure the adapter using the XML view:
Enter a name for the adapter.
Note
The Name field does not support single-quote (') and ampersand (&) characters.
- Enter a description for the adapter.
- Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements.
Include all required elements indicated with an asterisk (*).
- ( optional ) Configure the adapter in the XML view using the following substeps:
- Enter a name and a description for the adapter.
- Click Switch to XML View.
- On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.
Copy the configuration elements and attributes from the XML sample into the Properties text box, 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.
This saves the adapter configuration with settings in the XML view permanently. The newly configured adapter is now listed in the Adapters on Grid list.
The following table describes the node elements required for configuring the actor adapter.
Node elements required for configuring the actor adapter
UI label | Element | Definition | Required |
---|---|---|---|
Target |
| Specifies the host name or IP address of the remote or local computer | No |
User Name |
| Specifies the user name for remote host authentication | Conditional; required depending on your environment |
Password |
| Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name | Conditional; required depending on your environment |
Adapter Files Location |
| Specifies the location on the server hosting Active Directory and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) services where *.ldf and other files created by the adapter are to be stored | Yes |
Character Set |
| Specifies the supporting CharSet (also called character set) Notes
Valid values:
| No |
Logon With User Credentials |
| Starts a service on the remote computer
|
The following figure shows an XML sample for configuring the actor adapter.
XML sample for configuring the actor adapter
<config>
<target>10.128.18.29</target>
<user-name>administrator</user-name>
<password>bmcAdm1n</password>
<adapter-files-location>C:\AD Files</adapter-files-location>
<logon-with-user-credentials>true</logon-with-user-credentials>
</config>
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