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Control-M for GCP Functions

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Functions enables you to develop, test, and run applications in the cloud.

Control-M for GCP Functions enables you to do the following:

  • Execute GCP Functions jobs and pass URL or body parameters to the functions.
  • Manage GCP Functions credentials in a secure connection profile.
  • Connect to any GCP Functions endpoint.
  • Integrate GCP Functions jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.
  • Monitor the status, results, and output of GCP Functions jobs in the Monitoring domain.
  • Attach an SLA job to your GCP Functions jobs.
  • Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for GCP Functions including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.

Setting up Control-M for GCP Functions

This procedure describes how to install the GCP Functions plug-in, create a connection profile, and define a GCP Functions job in Helix Control-M and 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, use the provision image command:
      • Linux: ctm provision image GCP_Functions_plugin.Linux
      • Windows: ctm provision image GCP_Functions_plugin.Windows
    • For an upgrade, use the following command:
      ctm provision agent::update
  3. Create a GCP Functions connection profile in Helix Control-M or Automation API, as follows:
  4. Define a GCP Functions job in Helix Control- 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 GFU072023.

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version

Details

1.0.02

  • Connection profile errors resolved.
  • Step name changed to Get function details - Service Account.
  • POST request changed to call directly to the HTTP function. 

 

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