How do I install and configure the Automic Connector for AAI?
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How do I install and configure the Automic Connector for AAI?
Environment
Release : 6.2.0-2
Component : AUTOMIC AUTOMATION INTELLIGENCE ENGINE
Resolution
Beginning with AAI 6.1.0, the Automatic Workload Automation scheduler was added as a supported scheduler type.
This requires the installation of the Automic Connector.
The AAI 6.1.0 Release Notes provide some links for Prereqs and Setup.
The Automic Connector should be installed on a server close to the Automic Workload Automation Scheduler to cut down on any Network latency.
Below are some more details instructions for Linux than found in the links above.
1. The AAI Automic Connector 2.0 from Support.broadcom.com, search for "Automic Automation Intelligence" and look for "AAI Automic Connector 2.0" and copy over to server.
2. For Windows, run the automic-connector-2.0.0.exe to install and follow the prompts.
When the installation finishes edit the application.yml file in the Automic Connector installation directory and update the URL to the AAI server, if on the same host you can use http://localhost:8080, otherwise use the server name in the URL. Also update the AAI username, password, and Domain(Default is JAWS).
For Windows there will be a service created that can be Started or Stopped through services.msc called "automic-connector"
If you installed on Windows go to Step 7 below.
If you are installing on linux go to Step 3 below.
3. For LInux - First create the /var/log/connector-framework directory before installation, this works around a permission denied message you may see in 6.1 GA, which is fixed in later builds.
mkdir /var/log/connector-framework
chmod 777 /var/log/connector-framework
4. Run rpm -i against the installation file.
rpm -i automic-connector-2.0.0.x86_64.rpm
Successful installation looks like:
rpm -i automic-connector-2.0.0.x86_64.rpm
Finish the installation by setting up your AAI-Server credentials. Run the following before starting the service:
cd /opt/broadcom/automic-connector
sudo -u automic-connector ./configure-automic-connector.sh
To start the service:
sudo systemctl start automic-connector
The service can be verified by running:
sudo systemctl status automic-connector
5. Run the configure script to configure the connector to point to your AAI installation.
cd /opt/broadcom/automic-connector
sudo -u automic-connector ./configure-automic-connector.sh
Follow prompts to enter the AAI URI,
The example entries below are for the connector installed on the AAI server, running http, and on the default port.
** The connector name can be anything you want and will show up in the GUI when adding the scheduler**
[sudo -u automic-connector ./configure-automic-connector.sh
*** CONFIGURING CONNECTOR ***
Backing up configuration file to: application.yml.bak...
...Configuration file backed up to: application.yml.bak.
Please enter the following configuration parameters.
Enter AAI server URI (e.g., "https://localhost:4443"): http://localhost:8080
Enter connector name: automic
Enter host name: localhost
Enter connector key password (will not echo, required for HTTPS):
Enter AAI server username (required for HTTP): admin
Enter AAI server password (will not echo, required for HTTP): password
Enter connector domain: JAWS
If all is successful you will see
Verifying AAI server connectivity (please stand by)...2020-12-08 23:54:55,708 INFO [ApiCallerUtil] Attempting HTTP connection to AAI
...AAI server connectivity verified.
Saving connector configuration to: application.yml...
...connector configuration saved to: application.yml.
*** CONNECTOR CONFIGURED ***
6. Start the service with the systemctl command, the below are examples of how to start, stop, restart and status commands.
systemctl start automic-connector
systemctl stop automic-connector
systemctl restart automic-connector
systemctl status automic-connector
systemctl status automic-connector -l (Will provide more detail)
7. Add Automic Scheduler to Web UI v2
Go to the Admin→Schedulers tab and add a new scheduler with the scheduler type "Automic Automation" then click on 'Add an Automic scheduler using the AAI web interface"
Or just go directly to http://<hostname>:8080/aai/web/v2/
Click on Home->System
Click on the + icon to add the Automic Scheduler
Enter Automic Scheduler details
Additional Information
Log file location:
/var/log/connector-framework/connector-framework.log
tail -f /var/log/connector-framework/connector-framework.log
greps for process status
ps -eaf | grep connector
Uninstall the connector
rpm -e automic-connector-2.0.0.x86_64
rm -rf /var/log/connector-framework
rm -rf /var/log/automic-connector
rm rf /opt/broadcom/automic-connector
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