Configuring the NetApp RCU actor adapter

You can add an adapter in TrueSight Orchestration Grid Manager by defining a configuration. This configuration provides information about how to interact with the NetApp Rapid Cloning Utility (RCU) application. You can add multiple adapters with the same adapter type to allow for different configuration properties. Each adapter must have a unique name.

To configure the actor adapter

1. Log on to Grid Manager.
2. To access the adapters page, click the Manage tab, and then click the Adapters tab.
3. On the Adapters in the Repository list, select the bmc-adapter-netapp-rcu-actor check box.
4. To include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list, click Add to Grid.
5. Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
6. On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following steps to specify the properties for the new adapter:

   1. Enter a name for the adapter.

      Tip

      Use NetAppRCUActor as the adapter name, which is the default adapter name used by the processes in the AO-AD-NetApp_Rapid_Cloning_Utility module.

   2. Enter a description for the adapter.
   3. Under Properties, enter the adapter configuration properties in an XML format, including all the required elements as indicated in the following table.
      The Properties text box must contain a valid XML configuration node for the adapter, as shown in Sample XML template for configuring the actor adapter using a plain password and Sample XML template for configuring the actor adapter using an encrypted Base64 password. These samples show all the possible elements. If the default value for a non-required element is acceptable, omit the element. Do not include any empty elements.
   4. Click OK.
      A confirmation message is displayed on the Adapters page when the changes are saved.

The following table describes the configuration elements for the actor adapter:

Node elements required to configure the actor adapter

Sample XML template for configuring the actor adapter using a plain password

<config>
<vcenter-target>d-13096.xyz.com</vcenter-target>
<user-name>username</user-name>
<password>password</password>
<rcu-service-target>172.11.11.111</rcu-service-target>
<rcu-service-port>61922</rcu-service-port>
<rcu-service-protocol>http</rcu-service-protocol>
<version>rcu 3.0</version>
<use-ssl-certificate>true</use-ssl-certificate>
<allow-unsigned-certificate>true</allow-unsigned-certificate>
<install-certificate>true</install-certificate>
<passphrase>changeit</passphrase>
<controller-connection-parameters>
<user-name>username</user-name>
<password>password</password>
<ssl>false</ssl>
</controller-connection-parameters>
</config>

Sample XML template for configuring the actor adapter using an encrypted Base64 password

<config>
<vcenter-target>d-13096.xyz.com</vcenter-target>
<user-name>username</user-name>
<password encryption-type="Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
<rcu-service-target>172.11.11.111</rcu-service-target>
<rcu-service-port>61922</rcu-service-port>
<rcu-service-protocol>http</rcu-service-protocol>
<version>rcu 3.0</version>
<use-ssl-certificate>true</use-ssl-certificate>
<allow-unsigned-certificate>true</allow-unsigned-certificate>
<install-certificate>true</install-certificate>
<passphrase>changeit</passphrase>
<controller-connection-parameters>
<user-name>username</user-name>
<password encryption-type="Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
<ssl>false</ssl>
</controller-connection-parameters>
</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.

• 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

Encrypting an element's contents

You can add the attribute secure="true" to an XML adapter element XML view to ensure that the element's contents is encrypted when displayed.