Getting started with automating application deployment
This topic describes the installation and configuration tasks required for the use case.
Before you install
Task | Description and reference |
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Ensure that your SCM system complies with the requirements. | One of the BMC Atrium Orchestrator processes employed by the ARA Workflow Job is responsible for running an NSH script (referred to as the SCM script) that accesses your SCM system and copies the relevant Java EE application files from it.
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Verify that your Java EE application server is supported. | Deployment of Java EE applications by the ARA Workflow Job is currently supported for IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic application servers. For the full list of supported versions of these Java EE application servers, see the BMC BladeLogic Application Release Automation Getting Started Guide. |
Obtain the ARA Workflow Job kit. | Obtain the ARA Workflow Job kit from BMC Software. This kit, a zipped directory named ARA-Project-Sample.zip, contains the ARA Project module that you must import into BMC Atrium Orchestrator to enable the creation of ARA Workflow Jobs, as well as other associated files. For information about the contents of the kit, see Contents-of-ARA-Workflow-Job-kit. |
Installation roadmap
The following table lists the products and versions that are required.
Product | Version | Reference |
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BMC Atrium Orchestrator | 7.6.01, patch 4 | |
BMC BladeLogic Server Automation | 8.1 | |
BMC BladeLogic Application Release Automation | 8.1 |
Configuration roadmap
The following table lists the configuration tasks that are required. It also provides pointers to publications with detailed instructions.
Task | Products involved | Description and reference |
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Step 1. Activate required adapters. | BMC Atrium Orchestrator | Install, activate, and configure the following BMC Atrium Orchestrator adapters:
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Step 2. Activate required modules. | BMC Atrium Orchestrator | Install and activate the following BMC Atrium Orchestrator modules:
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Step 3. Configure the connection between BMC BladeLogic Server Automation | BMC BladeLogic Server Automation | Through the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation console, you must add the configuration information required to connect to BMC Atrium Orchestrator. |
Step 4. Perform post-installation tasks for Java EE application management. | BMC BladeLogic Application Release Automation | Perform the post-installation tasks for setting up the management of Java EE applications through the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation console. |
Step 5. Import the ARA Project module file to BMC Atrium Orchestrator. | BMC Atrium Orchestrator | To import the ARA Project module to BMC Atrium Orchestrator, you can either use the Development Studio component of the BMC Atrium Orchestrator solution or run a command line that invokes the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Installer Platform Utilities and performs the import. For more information, see Importing-the-ARA-Project-module. |
Step 6. Select the ARA Project module for use in Workflow Jobs. | BMC BladeLogic Server Automation | After importing the ARA Project module into BMC Atrium Orchestrator, you must perform an initial selection of the ARA Project module through the BMC BladeLogic Console, so that the processes that it contains are available for any ARA Workflow Job that you subsequently create. To perform this task, your role must be granted the WorkflowJob.Configure authorization. To select the module, perform the following steps:
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