Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 Installation Guide
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Configuring Cisco IAC With the Wizard
Configuring Agent Properties
Note:
This is the connection to the Cisco Prime Service Catalog database. You will need to change the example
provided to replace localhost with the address to your actual database server. Only use localhost if you are
using the built-in Oracle server. (But use the built-in Oracle server only as a test or proof of concept server. Also,
ensure the port number being used matches the port number you have set up for your database implementation (the
port numbers provided are the defaults as defined by Microsoft or Oracle).
using the built-in Oracle server. (But use the built-in Oracle server only as a test or proof of concept server. Also,
ensure the port number being used matches the port number you have set up for your database implementation (the
port numbers provided are the defaults as defined by Microsoft or Oracle).
Note:
Cisco Prime Service Catalog does not allow you to copy text from certain fields. This is why you must type this
URL into the JDBC URL field.
4.
Enter the appropriate URL (either MS SQL or Oracle, depending on your setup) into the JDBC Driver Class field.
Note:
Be sure there are no spaces at the beginning or the end of the string.
5.
Click Submit Order.
Note:
Monitor this requisition to be sure it completes. Only move on once you are certain that the requisition has
completed.
Starting a DB Agent
Follow these steps to enter credentials for connecting to the database.
1.
From the Wizard, choose Start DB Agent.
2.
Navigate to the page with the agent.
3.
On the Control Agents Tab of the Service Links portal, choose Insert Default Parameters.
4.
Click Start Selected, and then click Yes to confirm.
5.
Refresh the page and the red light icon next to Insert Default Parameters will turn green.
6.
Choose Portal Page Assignment to OU.
7.
Navigate to the page with that agent.
8.
Click Start Selected, and then click Yes to confirm.
9.
Refresh the page until the red light icon next to Portal Page Assignment to OU turns green.
10.
Click Close.
Configuring the nsAPI Agent
To configure the nsAPI agent:
1.
From the Wizard, choose Configure NSAPI Agent.
2.
On the Set Agent Configuration form, complete the following:
a.
Set Agent Type to NSAPI.
b.
Choose Basic as the Authentication Scheme.
Note:
This value must be set to “Basic,” otherwise nsAPI will not function correctly and you will not be able to
properly continue Day 0 setup.
c.
Enter the nsAPI username and password (as created earlier).
d.
Reenter the password to confirm.