Configuring the BMC Mainview AutoOperator actor adapter

You configure an adapter in the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager. 

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 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 the configuration.

To configure the actor adapter

1. Log on to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager.
2. To access the adapters page, click the Manage tab, then click the Adapters tab.
3. In the Adapters in Repository list, select the bmc-ao-adapter-mainview-autooperator-actor check box.
4. Click Add to Grid to include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list.
5. Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
6. On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following substeps to configure the adapter by using the form view, or skip to step 7 to configure the adapter by using the XML view:

   1. Enter a name for the adapter.

      Note

      The default name for the BMC Mainview AutoOperator actor adapter is MVAutoOperatorAdapter .

   2. Enter a description for the adapter.
   3. Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements. 
      Include all the required elements, indicated with an asterisk (*).
7. (Optional) Configure the adapter in the XML view using the following substeps:
   1. Enter a name and a description for the adapter.
   2. Click Switch to XML View to specify elements and attributes that are not in the form view.
   3. On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.

   4. Copy the configuration elements and attributes 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.

   5. On the Warning message that appears, click Save.
      This action 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 element of an actor adapter configuration that you can specify using the form view, XML view, or both. You cannot use the form view to configure elements and attributes that do not have an entry in the "UI label" column. To configure such elements and attributes, you have to switch to the XML view. 

Node element for the BMC Mainview AutoOperator actor adapter

XML sample for configuring the actor adapter

<config>
	<mcell-dir-file-path>/xyz/abc/lmn/mcell.dir</mcell-dir-file-path>
	<cell-name>MVAO_BAOCell</cell-name>
	<event-class-name>BAO_JOB_STATUS</event-class-name>
</config>