UIM - Protocol used for configuring oi_connector probe for Multi-tenant Origins

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

When the oi_connector probe attempts to contact Operator Console for Multi-tenant Origins, the probe is uses HTTP protocol instead of HTTPS.  When attempting to validate the connection, the error may look like one of the following:

Failure
Not Found

Or

Failure
Error

In the logs, you'll see the connection attempt to UIM REST as follows:

Jun 24 12:44:52:258 [attach_socket, oi_connector] Validating UIM REST Connection
Jun 24 12:44:52:258 [attach_socket, oi_connector] URL:-http://<OCServer>:443/rest/origins
Jun 24 12:44:52:277 [attach_socket, oi_connector] Response to Parse:-HTTP/1.1 400  [Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8, Connection: close] org.apache.http.conn.BasicManagedEntity@7d60009b
Jun 24 12:44:52:277 [attach_socket, oi_connector] Parsed Response:-ERROR
Jun 24 12:44:52:277 [attach_socket, oi_connector] Response:-ERROR
Jun 24 12:44:52:277 [attach_socket, oi_connector] result is ERROR

Note that HTTP protocol is used even though the port is the default HTTPS port (443).

Environment

oi_connector 1.55

Cause

oi_connector doesn't have means to change the protocol used for UIM REST Connections.  HTTP is the only protocol currently available.

Resolution

The next version of oi_connector is planned to fix this by allowing the protocol to be selected for the UIM REST connection.  We have the following workaround.

1. Update the wasp.cfg Configuration:
   • Locate your OC server's wasp.cfg file and open it for editing.
   • In the setup section, add or modify the http_port key to specify a port.
   • Deactivate/Activate the wasp probe
2. Configure the oi_connector:
   • Open the configuration for oi_connector.
   • In the OC Connection Details section, ensure that provide the correct connection details matching wasp.cfg configuration, Specifically, give the same port number given for http_port of OC server.
3. Validate the Connection:
   • Use the validate connection button in the oi_connector configuration to verify that the settings are correct and that a connection can be established.

Additional Information

Enable Multi-tenant Origins (oi_connector documentation)