Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 User Guide
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Setting Up the Infrastructure
Connecting the Cloud Platform Elements
h.
Enter the Password assigned to the account used to connect to Cisco Prime Performance Manager.
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When using the PPM installed on a Cisco IAC Management Appliance, this must be the same password that was
entered for the “Administrator Password” property during the installation procedure for the Cisco IAC
Management Appliance.
entered for the “Administrator Password” property during the installation procedure for the Cisco IAC
Management Appliance.
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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 password will be as set by the PPM administrator.
Appliance for the server connection, the password will be as set by the PPM administrator.
i.
Re-enter the password to confirm it.
6.
Click Submit Order.
Reconnecting PPM
Cisco IAC ships with a trial version of Cisco Prime Performance Manager (PPM). Since it is a trial only and will expire,
you will at some point need to uninstall the demo and install the full version of PPM. However, by upgrading, you will then
run into an issue where the Cisco IAC alarms need to be inactivated and some entries in the table cleaned up. Therefore,
before changing the platform element (PE), you will need to perform the following steps:
you will at some point need to uninstall the demo and install the full version of PPM. However, by upgrading, you will then
run into an issue where the Cisco IAC alarms need to be inactivated and some entries in the table cleaned up. Therefore,
before changing the platform element (PE), you will need to perform the following steps:
Note:
For full instructions on how to install the full version of PPM, please refer to “
Upgrading Cisco PPM to the Full
License
,” in the Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3 Installation Guide.)
1.
Navigate to Service Item Management menu.
2.
Expand the Assurance Control group.
3.
Open Alarm Definition.
a.
For all entries, set the property FSM Status to “Inactive” for all entries
4.
Open Alarm Groups.
a.
Delete all entries.
5.
Close the screen.
Defining the Cisco Process Orchestrator Platform Element
You must be logged in as the Cloud Provider Technical Administrator to perform this task. Complete the following steps
to define the connection information for Cisco Process Orchestrator that will be used in Cisco Intelligent Automation for
Cloud 4.3.1.
to define the connection information for Cisco Process Orchestrator that will be used in Cisco Intelligent Automation for
Cloud 4.3.1.
1.
Launch Cisco IAC 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 Process Orchestrator from the Choose Platform Element
area’s Platform Element Type drop-down list.
area’s Platform Element Type drop-down list.
5.
In the Cisco Cloud Portal area, specify the following connection information:
a.
Enter the Connection Name. This is the “friendly name” for the Cisco Process Orchestrator connection.
b.
Enter the Host Name. This is the host name or IP address for Cisco Process Orchestrator.
c.
Enter the Request Center Port. By default, this is 8080.