Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 User Guide
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Setting Up the Infrastructure
Connecting the Cloud Platform Elements
Note:
When you Provision a New Controller you are prompted for two additional settings: Domain and Resource
Name.
b.
Enter the Connection Name. This is the “friendly name” for Cisco PNSC.
c.
Enter the Host Name. This is the host name or IP address for Cisco PNSC.
d.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether secure connection protocol is used to connect to the
server. True is chosen by default.
server. True is chosen by default.
e.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether certificate error messages should be ignored. True is
chosen by default.
chosen by default.
f.
Enter the User Name to use when connecting to Cisco PNSC.
g.
Enter the Shared Secret assigned to the account used to connect to Cisco PNSC.
h.
Re-enter the shared secret to confirm it.
i.
Enter the Password assigned to the account used to connect to Cisco PNSC.
j.
Re-enter the password to confirm it.
6.
Click Submit Order.
Defining the Cisco Prime Performance Manager (PPM) Platform Element
You must be logged in as the Cloud Provider Technical Administrator (CPTA) to perform this task. Complete the following
steps to define the connection information for Cisco Prime Performance Manager (PPM) that will be used in Cisco
Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1. Only one Cisco Prime Performance Manager platform element may be registered.
steps to define the connection information for Cisco Prime Performance Manager (PPM) that will be used in Cisco
Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1. Only one Cisco Prime Performance Manager platform element may be registered.
1.
Launch Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 and log in as a Cloud Provider Technical Administrator.
2.
Choose Setup > System Settings > Connections tab.
3.
On the Connections tab, click Connect Cloud Infrastructure to open the form.
4.
On the Connect Cloud Infrastructure form, choose Cisco Prime Performance Manager from the Platform Element
Type drop-down list.
Type drop-down list.
5.
Specify the following connection information for Cisco Prime Performance Manager:
a.
Enter the Connection Name. This is the “friendly name” for the Cisco Prime Performance Manager connection.
b.
Enter the Host Name. This is the host name or IP address for Cisco Prime Performance Manager.
c.
Enter the Port. This is the TCP/IP port used to connect to Cisco Prime Performance Manager. The default is 4440.
d.
Optional. Enter information that describes Cisco Prime Performance Manager.
e.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether secure connection protocol is used to connect to the
server. True is chosen by default.
server. True is chosen by default.
f.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether certificate error messages should be ignored. True is
chosen by default.
chosen by default.
g.
Enter the User Name to use when connecting to Cisco Prime Performance Manager.
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When using the PPM installed on a Cisco IAC Management Appliance, the user name is “cisco”.
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When using a standalone PPM server or when a new account has been created on the Cisco IAC Management
Appliance for the server connection, the user name will be as set by the PPM administrator.
Appliance for the server connection, the user name will be as set by the PPM administrator.