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Control-M for AWS App Runner

AWS App Runner is a service to deploy containerized web applications and APIs directly from source code or container images, without the need to manage infrastructure.

Control-M for AWS App Runner enables you to do the following:

  • Centralize automation.
  • Manage cross-platform workflows and error handling.
  • Execute AWS App Runner jobs in containers.
  • Manage AWS App Runner credentials in a secure connection profile.
  • Connect to any AWS App Runner endpoint.
  • Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for AWS App Runner, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.
  • Integrate AWS App Runner jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.
  • Monitor the job status, results, and output of AWS App Runner jobs.
  • Attach an SLA job to the AWS App Runner jobs.

Setting up Control-M for AWS App Runner

This procedure describes how to deploy the AWS App Runner plug-in, create a connection profile, and define an AWS App Runner job in Helix Control-M and Automation API.

Warning

Note

Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, import them directly into Control-M using Control-M Automation API.

Before You Begin

  • Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Setting up the API.
  • Verify that Agent version 9.0.21.080 or later is installed.

Begin

  1. On the Agent host, set the Java environment variable by running one of the following commands through a command line:
    • Linux:
      • Bourne Shell/Bash: export BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME=<java_11_directory>
      • csh/tcsh: setenv BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME <java_11_directory>
    • Windows: set BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME="<java_11_directory>"
  2. Run one of the following API commands:
    • For a fresh installation, run the following provision image command:
      • Linux: ctm provision image AWS_AppRunner_plugin.Linux
      • Windows: ctm provision image AWS_AppRunner_plugin.Windows
    • To upgrade, run the following command:
      ctm provision agent::update
  3. Create an AWS App Runner connection profile in Helix Control-M or Automation API, as follows:
  4. Define an AWS App Runner job in Helix Control-M or Automation API, as follows:
Warning

Note

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in. The plug-in ID is AAP092024.

 

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