Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 Installation Guide
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Configuring Cisco IAC With the Wizard
Configuring Agent Properties
Configuring Agent Properties
On the STEP 1 panel of the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud Configuration Wizard, you configure agent properties
for all REX agents and HTTP agents.
for all REX agents and HTTP agents.
Note:
Instructions on how to create the REX Agent and nsAPI accounts also appear elsewhere in this manual. So, if you
have already done so, you can skip that step now.
Creating Service Accounts for Both REX Agent and nsAPI Users
Service accounts for the REX adapter and nsAPI are required to connect Cisco Prime Service Catalog to the REX adapter
and Process Orchestrator, respectively.
and Process Orchestrator, respectively.
Note:
You need to be logged in as a site administrator to complete the steps in this section.
Creating the Service Accounts for REX Agent and nsAPI Users
1.
From the Wizard, choose Create service accounts for both REX Agent and nsAPI users.
2.
On the Organization Designer page, click Create Person from the Common Tasks panel (on the left of the screen).
3.
On the Create Person form, set up the REX user:
a.
Enter “REX” as the First Name and “User” as the Last Name.
b.
Enter a valid, actively monitored e-mail address. This will be the address where notifications relating to the REX
adapter user account will be sent.
adapter user account will be sent.
Note:
Consider using the email address of a CPTA or a distribution list for all CPTAs.
c.
Choose (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time from the drop-down list.
d.
In the current release, only US English is supported; any language selection you make will be ignored
Note:
If you are using the Cisco IAC Virtual Appliance, some or all of this information may have been entered for you.
e.
Browse to choose an Organizational Unit. Click Search, click the Site Administration radio button, then click
Add.
Add.
f.
Optional. Enter a description or any information pertinent to the user account in the Notes field.
g.
Enter REXuser as the Login.
h.
Enter, then enter re-enter (to confirm) the password for the REX user account.
4.
Click Create to create the new user.
Note:
Once the user has been created, the People tab contents should automatically display, showing the user
information you just entered. If you need to make corrections, make them before proceeding to the next step.
Creating the Service Account for nsAPI User
Note:
This step is optional if you intend to enable Directory Integration.
1.
Back on Organization Designer page, choose the People tab at the top of the page, if necessary.
2.
Click Copy (upper right of the screen) to create a copy of the REX user that will be named “nsAPI User”.
Note:
If you are using the Virtual Appliance, this information may have been entered for you.
3.
On the Create Person form: