Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Configuring the UCS Manager Adapter
Defining a UCS Manager Connection
Use as default for USCManager Jobs—Select to use the connection as your default connection when setting up future
USCM jobs.
USCM jobs.
The Connection Definition dialog contains the following tabs of configuration settings:
USCManager Connection—Provides information to connect to the designated USCManager server. See
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USCManager Connection Tab
The USCManager Connection tab of the Connection Definition dialog for the USCM Adapter defines parameters needed
to connect to a UCS Manager target.
to connect to a UCS Manager target.
The USCManager Connection tab contains the following elements:
USC Manager Host Name—Enter the server IP or name that hosts the UCS Manager.
USC Manager User—Select the user account used to connect to UCS Manager.
Port—Enter the appropriate port number for connecting to UCS Manager. (Default: 80)
HTTPS—If checked, indicates SSL is to be used. Uncheck the checkbox if SSL is not to be used.
Note:
During connection creation, when checked, the port will default to 80. (Default: unchecked).
Test—Tests the connection.
Connection Definition - General Tab
The General tab of the Connection Definition dialog for the USCM Adapter specifies a limit to the number of jobs the
agent can work on simultaneously and provides a default runtime user for USCM jobs.
agent can work on simultaneously and provides a default runtime user for USCM jobs.
The General tab contains the following elements:
Job Limit—Select the maximum number of concurrent active processes that CWA should submit to the USCM server
at one time.
at one time.
Default Runtime User—Select the name of a default user for USCM jobs. The runtime user is used for authentication
with the USC Manager server to authorize scheduled operations.
with the USC Manager server to authorize scheduled operations.
Only authorized users that have been defined with USC Manager passwords display in this list. The selected user is
automatically supplied as the default runtime user in a new USC Manager job definition.
automatically supplied as the default runtime user in a new USC Manager job definition.
Connection Definition - Options Tab
The Options tab of the Connection Definition dialog allows you to configure parameters for a USCM connection.
The following parameters are available:
CONNECT_TIMEOUT – timeout in seconds establishing a connection (default 60)
REQUEST_TIMEOUT – timeout in seconds for API requests (default 60)
REQUEST_RETRIES – number of retries to retry a failed API request (default 3)
REFRESH_PERIOD – number of seconds between session refreshes. (default -1)