Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.2 User Guide
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Setting Up the Infrastructure
Connecting the Cloud Platform Elements
Enter the TCP/IP port used to connect to the Cisco UCS Manager server. By default, the following ports are used:
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Port 443—SSL protocol
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Port 80—HTTP connection
Optional. Enter information that describes the Cisco UCS Manager server.
Choose the time zone that is used on the Cisco UCS Manager server from the drop-down list.
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.
True is chosen by default.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether certificate error messages should be ignored. True is chosen
by default.
by default.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether Cisco UCS Manager is Managed by Cisco UCS Director.
False is chosen by default.
False is chosen by default.
Note:
In you choose True you are prompted to enter two additional settings: Cisco UCS Director Instance and Cisco
UCS Director Physical Account.
Enter the User Name to use when connecting to the Cisco UCS Manager server.
Enter the password assigned to the account used to connect to the Cisco UCS Manager server.
Re-enter the password to confirm it.
6.
Click Submit Order.
Defining the OpenStack Cloud Manager 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 the OpenStack Cloud Manager that will be used in Cisco Intelligent Automation
for Cloud 4.2.
to define the connection information for the OpenStack Cloud Manager that will be used in Cisco Intelligent Automation
for Cloud 4.2.
1.
Choose Setup > System Settings > Connections tab.
2.
Click Connect Cloud Infrastructure.
3.
On the Connect Cloud Infrastructure form, choose OpenStack Cloud Manager from the Platform Element Type
drop-down list.
drop-down list.
4.
Specify the following connection information for the OpenStack Cloud Manager server:
Enter the Connection Name. This is the “friendly name” for the OpenStack Cloud Manager connection.
Enter the Host Name. This is the host name or IP address for the OpenStack Nova Compute.
Enter the Port. This is the TCP/IP port used to connect to the OpenStack Nova Compute. By default, the following
Port 8774 is used.
Port 8774 is used.
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.
True is chosen by default.
Click the True or False radio button to indicate whether certificate error messages should be ignored. True is
chosen by default.
chosen by default.
Set the APIC Enabled OpenStack option to Yes if the OpenStack deployment is enabled with the APIC plug-in.
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If set to Yes, you then select the Cisco APIC to be used.