Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Using the UCS Manager Adapter
Defining a UCS Manager Job
Job Definition Dialog - Server Details
From the Management tree, you can select a server and display its details via the Server Details menu option.
The Server Details dialog displays all the server's attributes; that is, its property values.
Job Definition Dialog - Parameters
The Parameters tab specifies job related parameters with CWA variable support.
Because UCSM interactions are simply POST requests, there is no way of knowing with certainty that a request has
actually failed.
actually failed.
For example, suppose a job to "Start a Server" is executed. The POST request is successful, but then it is up to UCS
Manager to complete the operation. The adapter polls for an expected result (Server Powered On, in this case), but it is
possible we never get the expected result because UCS Manager is unable to power on for some reason. Alternatively,
it is also possible that a request may take an inordinate amount of time to complete. For these conditions, job parameter
(EXPECTED_RESULT_TIMEOUT) in seconds is used (default of -1). If during job status polling, the expected result is not
available within the timeout, the job will complete abnormally. A value of -1 indicates it should not timeout, essentially
running until the expected result is available .
Manager to complete the operation. The adapter polls for an expected result (Server Powered On, in this case), but it is
possible we never get the expected result because UCS Manager is unable to power on for some reason. Alternatively,
it is also possible that a request may take an inordinate amount of time to complete. For these conditions, job parameter
(EXPECTED_RESULT_TIMEOUT) in seconds is used (default of -1). If during job status polling, the expected result is not
available within the timeout, the job will complete abnormally. A value of -1 indicates it should not timeout, essentially
running until the expected result is available .
Job Definition Dialog - Run Page
The Run page of the
USCManager Job Definition dialog
specifies the UCSManager Connection and UCSManager
Runtime user to be used.
Note:
If the job exists under a parent group, by default, all properties in the Agent/Adapter Information section are
inherited from its parent job group. If you want to override any one of these properties, clear the Inherited option.
The Run page contains the following elements:
Inherited – If the job exists under a parent group, by default, all properties in the Agent Information section are
inherited from its parent job group. If you want to override any of these properties, clear the Inherited check box.
This check box is only displayed if the job belongs to a job group.
inherited from its parent job group. If you want to override any of these properties, clear the Inherited check box.
This check box is only displayed if the job belongs to a job group.