Configuring the Amazon Web Services provider type

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider is registered by default during the installation process. However, you want to add AWS providers, or update the settings for an existing provider. For example, if the BMC Cloud Lifecycle management node does not have internet access to access AWS, you could set up a provider that specifies a proxy host that does have access.

If you need to create an additional AWS provider, or change a value for an existing AWS provider, use the following procedure.

• • To modify the configuration of an AWS compute provider
  • Where to go from here

To modify the configuration of an AWS compute provider

1. Select the Compute category in the Providers workspace (see Registering-resource-providers).
2. Do one of the following:
   1. To create a new provider, select Add .
   2. To update an existing provider, select an AWS compute provider and click Edit .
       A window provides options for defining the provider.
      
      

3. Specify the following fields, or modify as necessary:

   Field	Description
   Name	Name that you assign to this AWS provider type definition.
   Description	Text description that distinguishes this provider type.
   Customize Load Balancer Placement	Enables you to change the placement of the load balancers in the onboarded VPCs or an Availability Zones. The default value is True.
   Customize Network Placement	Enables you to change the placement of the networks in the onboarded VPCs or an Availability Zones. The default value is True.
   Enroll Server	Select True to automatically enroll the servers for the onboarded EC2 workloads in BMC Server Automation. The default value is False.
   Validate RCSD Agent Status	Enables BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management to verify the status of the BMC Server Automation RSCD Agent on the EC2 workload server as part of the enrollment process. The default value is False.
   Proxy Settings	The following settings apply if you are using a proxy host to access the internet.
   Enable Proxy	Select True to enable BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management to access the internet via a proxy host. The default value is False; proxy mode is not enabled.
   Protocol	Select the proxy protocol from the drop-down list (HTTP or SOCKS).
   Proxy Host	The name or IP address of the system that serves as the proxy host. If proxy is enabled, this field is required.
   Port	The port on which BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management communicates with the proxy host (for example, 8080). If proxy is enabled, this field is required.
   User Name	The name of a user with Administrator privileges on the proxy host.
   Password	Password for the above user.
   NTLM Domain	If the proxy host is in a Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM), select the domain name from the drop-down list.
   NTLM Workstation	If the proxy host is in a NTLM domain, select the workstation from the drop-down list.

4. Click Submit.
5. Restart the OSGi container. On the system where BMC Cloud Platform Manager is installed, do either of the following:
   • Microsoft Windows — Restart the BMC CSM service by using the stop andd start commands of the Services window.
   • Linux — Enter the following commands from the specified path:
     
     • /etc/init.d/stop bmccsm
     • /etc/init.d/start bmccsm

Where to go from here

Continue with Configuring-user-credentials-for-Amazon-Web-Services-workloads.