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19. Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for UCS
Manager
Adapter Overview
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for UCS Manager
IT operations that focus on business process automation involve integration of a wide range of custom and
enterprise applications and the infrastructure on which they run, often with complex interdependencies. In such
environments, IT typically uses workload scheduling solutions to control batch and event-based data processing
and infrastructure operations. These are vital to the success of sales, manufacturing, and financial-management
business tasks.
Cisco Workload Automation has defined standards for workload usability, scalability, and breadth of coverage.
The role of the many adapters available for Cisco Workload Automation is to make connectivity, control, and
visibility of diverse technologies accessible directly through the Cisco Workload Automation user interface. The
breadth of coverage these adapters provide simplifies end-to-end scheduling of processes across the
enterprise.
Managing Complex Component Infrastructure in the Enterprise
Data center resource management has become difficult, time-consuming, and error-prone. It requires careful
coordination among a number of subject-matter experts, including server, network, and storage administrators.
Today, even in organizations striving to move toward methodologies based on Information Technology
Infrastructure Library (ITIL) concepts, administrators often must use separate element managers to configure
each component manually. Cisco UCS® Manager provides unified and embedded management of all software
and hardware components of the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS). It integrates computing,
networking, storage access, and virtualization resources in a single, cohesive system.
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for Cisco UCS Manager allows users to schedule Cisco UCS Manager
component infrastructure jobs through Cisco Workload Automation. They can use its capabilities to automate,
simplify, and improve job scheduling and workload performance. The adapter integrates with Cisco UCS
Manager using the XML API. It automates Cisco UCS Manager activities for blade and rack server management
in the form of Cisco UCS Manager jobs.
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for Cisco UCS Manager enables users of Cisco Workload Automation to