Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Configuring the BusinessObjects BI Platform Adapter
Using WinAD or LDAP Authentication
Using WinAD or LDAP Authentication
If you are using WinAD or LDAP authentication, you need to configure the location of the login configuration.
To use WinAD or LDAP authentication:
1.
Go to the
master/services/{89561999-da3e-486a-9209-3d6024f4fef3}
folder.
2.
Create a subfolder called
config
, if it does not already exit.
3.
Create a text file named service.props if it does not already exist.
4.
Open the service.props text file and add the following line:
LoginConfig=c:\\windows\\bscLogin.conf
...or wherever the login configuration is located. Note the use of
\\ if this is a Windows location.
5.
Restart the master after creating/updating this file.
See
for other parameters that can be set in service.props related to polling, output,
and log gathering.
Configuring the HTTPS Protocol
It is recommended that BusinessObjects BI Platform Web servers be configured to use SSL via the HTTPS protocol for
Data Services/Data Integrator. If your environment is configured to use HTTP, you can skip this section.
Data Services/Data Integrator. If your environment is configured to use HTTP, you can skip this section.
For complete instructions on configuring BusinessObjects BI Platform servers to use the HTTP or HTTPS protocol, refer
to the BusinessObjects documentation that ships with the product.
to the BusinessObjects documentation that ships with the product.
Obtain Security Certificates
From a Windows desktop, you can obtain a security certificates for each target BusinessObjects BI Platform server using
the Microsoft Internet Explorer Certificate Cache.
the Microsoft Internet Explorer Certificate Cache.
Note:
Although other procedures are available for obtaining the required certificates, the procedure below can be
performed from your Windows desktop.
Note:
You need to carry out the following instructions only if your server certificate is generated in-house (that is,
self-signed) or if your server certificate is signed by a Certification Authority that is not trusted by the version of Java you
are using. Alternatively, if your adapter connection fails by reporting the error “unable to find valid certification path to
requested target” you need to carry out the following instructions.
are using. Alternatively, if your adapter connection fails by reporting the error “unable to find valid certification path to
requested target” you need to carry out the following instructions.
To obtain target BusinessObjects BI Platform server security certificates
1.
Open the Internet Explorer browser and navigate to the following dispatch URL (replacing servername and port as it
applies to your environment).
applies to your environment).
https://<adminHost:adminPort>/admin/servlet/webservices
where
adminHost is where the Data Integrator Administrator is installed and adminPort is the port the Data
Integrator Administrator is listening on.
A
Security Alert
message displays.