Configuring the Solaris Zones adapter

You can create an adapter in Grid Manager by defining a configuration. This configuration provides information about how TrueSight Orchestration interacts with Solaris Zones.

While each adapter must have a unique name, you can create multiple adapters with the same adapter type to allow for different configuration properties.

To create an actor adapter configuration

1. Log on to the TrueSight Orchestration Grid Manager.
2. To access the adapters page, click the Manage tab and then click the Adapters tab.
3. In the Adapters in Repository list, select the check box corresponding to the type of adapter to be added.
4. Select bmc-adapter-solaris-zones-actor to add an actor adapter to the Grid.
5. To include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list, click Add to Grid.
6.   Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
7. On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following sub-steps to configure the adapter by using the form view, or jump to step 8to configure the adapter by using the XML view:
   1.  Enter a name for the adapter.
   2. Specify a description for the adapter.
   3. Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements. 
      The configuration elements for the adapter are described in the following table. Include all required elements indicated with an asterisk (*).
   4. Click OK.
8. (optional) Configure the adapter in the XML view using the following substeps:
   1. Specify a name for the adapter.
   2. Specify a description for the adapter.
   3. Click Switch to XML View.
   4. On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.

   5. In the Properties text box, enter the adapter configuration properties in XML format, including all required elements. 
      XML sample for configuring the actor adapter
      

      <config>
         <target>vm-sol-abc</target>
         <user-name>admin</user-name>
         <password encryption type ="Plain">admin1</password>
         <port>9080</port>
         <prompt>#</prompt>
         <timeout-secs>60</timeout-secs>
         <known-hosts-config>admin/ssh/known_hosts</known-hosts-config>
         <allow-unknown-hosts>false</allow-unknown-hosts>
         <preferred-pk-algorithm>ssh-rsa</preferred-pk-algorithm>
         <establish-connection-timeout-secs>100
      </establish-connection-timeout-secs>
         <network-environment>true</network-environment>
         <line-termination>&#A;</line-termination>
      </config>
   6. Click OK.
   7. 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 adapter configuration elements and attributes 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.

Node elements and attributes required to configure the actor adapter

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.