SOAP error in ITPAM when starting Automated Migration Job

Products

• CA Automation Suite for Data Centers - Configuration Automation
• CA Client Automation - Asset Management
• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation
• CA Client Automation - Remote Control
• CA Client Automation - Asset Intelligence
• CA Client Automation - Desktop Migration Manager
• CA Client Automation - Patch Manager
• CA Server Automation

Issue/Introduction

Description:

Problem

• Migration Process completes the preparation phase but the ITPAM process errors on the first SOAP call.
  
  
• The error in the process which we see in the PAM client is:
  
  
  • SOAP invocation failed: java.security.PrivilegedActionException:com.sun.xml.messaging.saaj.SOAPExceptionImpl: Message send failed

Environment

• CABI/ITPAM server:
  
  
• Windows 2008 R2 x64
  
  
• Local SQL 2008
  
  
• CABI 3.2
  
  
• ITPAM 3.0 SP1
  
  
• EEM
  
  
• MDB Server:
  
  
• Local SQL 2005
  
  
• ITCM Server:
  
  
• Windows 2008 R2 x64
  
  
• ITCM r12.5
  
  
• Automated Migration patch

Cause

• Automated Migration Manager (AMM) creates the process definition in ITPAM when the AMM patch is installed.
  
  
• To allow this it does not code the Web Service URL directly in to the process, rather it uses a variable which is configured with the correct value by AMM when a migration is activated
  
  

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• In the environment above ITPAM and ITCM are on different servers so ITPAM needs to call the Web Service on the ITCM server
  
  
• AMM only passed the shortname of the ITCM server when it provided the URL and ITPAM could not access the webservices with this url
  
  
• This was not a name resolution issue and the ITPAM server could resolve the shortname of the ITCM server from the command line.

Solution:

Modify the process definitions to have the actual FQDN of the Web Service URL in all the SOAP calls in the process

1. Logon to ITPAM as ITPAM Admin and open the ITPAM Client
   
   
2. Click "File - Open Library Browser - Default Environment - Orchestrator"
   
   
3. Select "DsmAutomatedMigration"
   
   
4. Dbl click the "Wipe and Reload Process"
   
   
• This will display the Process editor
  
  

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5. Dbl Click the first SOAP Call to display its proerties
   
   

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6. Open the Connection properties section on the right hand pane that opens and overtype the value for the Web Service URL with the FQDN address of the web services on the ITCM server.
   
   
7. Click the "check out" button in the tool bar
   
   

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8. Change Web service URL to the actual FQDN value
   
   

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   Note
   
   
   • The port number may be different in your implementation and you should amend accordingly
     
     
   • The value must be surrounded by Quotes""
     
     
9. Click apply
   
   
10. Repeat for the other SOAP calls in the process
    
    
11. Click the save button on toolbar
    
    
12. Click the "check in" button on toolbar
    
    
13. Repeat this for the "Machine Replacement" Process

The design has been modified in Service Pack 1 which is due to release early 2012. This design change causes AMM to always use the FQDN avoiding the need to make this modification if the products are distributed as above.

Environment

Release: UASIT.99000-12.5-Asset Intelligence
Component: