Configuring the BMC Network Automation adapter
You configure an adapter in Grid Manager. The configuration provides information about how the adapter interacts with the BMC Network Automation 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 adapter user guide 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 BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for BMC Network Automation contains an actor adapter only; it does not include a monitor adapter. The default name for the actor adapter is BCANActor.
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-bmc-network-automation-actor versionNumber 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 skip to step 7 to configure the adapter 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 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.
- In the Warning message, click Switch View.
Copy the configuration elements and attributes from the adapter user guide 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 configuration elements for the actor adapter.
Node elements required to configure the actor adapter
UI label | Element | Definition | Required |
---|---|---|---|
Soap Url |
| Specifies the URL for the remote SOAP service
| Conditional; required if not specified in the request |
User Name |
| Specifies the user name for the BMC Network Automation server authentication | Conditional; required if not specified in the request |
Password |
| Specifies the password for the user name specified | Conditional; required if not specified in the request |
Soap Version |
| Specifies the SOAP version to use | Conditional; required if not specified in the request |
Use ssl certificate |
| Specifies whether to use an SSL certificate to establish a secure connection | No |
Install Certificate |
| Specifies whether to install security certificates automatically Note
| No |
Allow Unsigned Certificate |
| Specifies whether to allow unsigned certificates from trusted zones | No |
Passphrase |
| Specifies the password to the keystore file (cacerts) local to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator peer Warning
| No |
The following figure shows an XML sample to configure the adapter for insecure communication.
XML sample to configure the actor adapter for insecure communication
<config>
<soap-url>http://10.10.75.126:8480</soap-url>
<user-name>sysadmin</user-name>
<password>abc123</password>
<soap-version>1.1</soap-version>
</config>
The following figure shows an XML sample to configure the adapter for secure communication.
XML sample to configure the adapter for secure communication
<config>
<soap-url>https://s-17157:9443</soap-url>
<user-name>sysadmin</user-name>
<password>admin</password>
<soap-version>1.1</soap-version>
<use-ssl-certificate>true</use-ssl-certificate>
<install-certificate>true</install-certificate>
<allow-unsigned-certificate>true</allow-unsigned-certificate>
<passphrase>changeit</passphrase>
</config>
Enabling custom logging
To enable custom logging for the adapter, you must specify a log file name. You can also provide additional parameters for logging.
Note
You must be using BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform version 7.8 or later to use the custom logging feature. These parameters will be ignored in earlier versions of BMC Atrium Orchestrator Platform.
These parameters are available with supported adapter versions. See your adapter documentation for details.
- Log File Name: Provide a name for the log file.
This file will be stored in the AO_HOME/tomcat/logs directory. If Log File Max Backup Index value is greater than 0, the log file name is suffixed with the backup index. For example, if the parameter value is a.log, backup log files will have names, such as a.log.1, a.log.2. - Log File Size: Specify a size limit for the log file.
If the value specified for Log File Max Backup Index is greater than 0, when the specified size is reached, the current file is renamed with the suffix .1. Otherwise, the log file will be reset and over-written. The default value is 10MB. The available units are KiloBytes (KB), MegaBytes (MB) or GigaBytes (GB). - Log File Max Backup Index: Enter the maximum number of backup files allowed. The default value is 10.
- Log File Append: Select this option to append new log information to the existing information in the file. If unselected, the file will be overwritten with new log information.
Log Level: Enter the logging level using one of the following choices:
Logging level
Description
DEBUG
The most detailed logging level; logs low-level messages, normal execution, recoverable erroneous conditions, and unrecoverable erroneous conditions
INFO
(default)
Logs normal execution, recoverable erroneous conditions, and unrecoverable erroneous conditions
WARN
Logs recoverable erroneous conditions and unrecoverable erroneous conditions
ERROR
The least detailed logging level; logs only error conditions that are not usually recoverable
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