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Configure CA Process Automation Datasets for ESX

Configure the CA Process Automation datasets to provide data to the CA Automation Suite for Clouds Base Configuration automated processes for ESX. For more information about datasets, see the CA Process Automation documentation.

Note: Configure Error Handling Parameters in ASC_GlobalDataset and then proceed configuring the datasets that are listed in this topic.

The Datasets capture information of CA Server Automation and Reservation Manager Host, port, userid, and password to connect to CA Server Automation. These details help in provisioning, changing, and snapshot features. In addition, datasets also capture CA Service Catalog, CA Process Automation host, and login credentials to initiate the web services. These details help the solution to get the information from CA Service Catalog and update the request states.

Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the CA Process Automation console.
  2. Click the Library tab from the home page.
  3. Click the CA ASC folder.
  4. Click ASC_GlobalDataset and Check Out.

    Note: Delete all the unwanted or unused dataset values to ensure proper connection.

  5. Click Login Parameters CHANGE ME and complete the following details:
    userID

    Specifies the CA Service Catalog Administrator user name.

    Value: spadmin

    password

    Specifies the CA Service Catalog Administrator password.

    businessUnit

    Specifies the CA Service Catalog business unit name (This value is case-sensitive).

    SAM_User

    Specifies the CA Server Automation Administrator user name.

    SAM_Password

    Specifies the CA Server Automation Administrator password.

    SpecAM_Touchpoint

    If the CA Process Automation Agent is installed on CA Server Automation, then enter the Touchpoint value. This information is used for the datastore and VMware ESX provisioning.

  6. Click APP URLs CHANGE ME and complete the following details:
    SLCM_URL

    Specifies the CA Service Catalog URL.

    ITPAM_URL

    Specifies the CA Process Automation URL.

    SAM_URL

    Specifies the CA Server Automation URL.

  7. Click Misc Parameters CHANGE ME and complete the following details:
    Administrator_Email

    Specifies the administrator email.

    VC_ESX_HostName

    Specifies the ESX host name. This information is used in VMware ESX provisioning.

    VC_Datacenter_Name

    Specifies the Datacenter name. This information is used in VMware ESX provisioning.

    VC_Server_Name

    Specifies the vCenter server name. This information is used in VMware ESX provisioning.

    SpecAM_Home

    Specifies the CA Server Automation bin folder path. This information is used in VMware ESX provisioning.

    SpecAMTouchpoint

    Specfies the SpecAM Touchpoint. If the CA Process Automation Agent is installed on the CA Server Automation server, then enter the Touchpoint value. This information is used for the datastore and VMware ESX provisioning.

    ESX_HostUser

    Specifies the ESX host user name. This information is used in VMware ESX provisioning.

    Value: root

    ESX_OperationRetry

    Specifies the retry count, when the operation fails.

    Default: 3

    ESX_WaitAttempts

    Specifies the number of attempts during the wait period.

    Default: 5

    ESX_WaitTime

    Specifies the time interval between each attempt.

    Default: 60

    StorageAdminOrAdminGroup

    Specifies the storage admin.

    WindowsAdmin

    Specifies the Windows VM template parameters.

    Specify the AdminPassword value for the default template. This value is used when the template is not available in the valuemap. Continue creating index values for each Windows VM Template:

    Expand the Windows Admin folder, add Indexed Value. A new parameter set is added.

    Expand Parameters, and add the following values:

    Template

    Specifies the name of the Windows virtual machine template.

    AdminUserName

    Specifies the user name of the virtual machine that accesses the newly provisioned Windows VM using the template.

    Default: administrator

    AdminPassword

    Specifies the administrator password.

    IsPasswordProvided

    Specifies whether password is provided or not.

    Change the parameter value to True if the password is provided.

    Default: False

    LinuxAdmin

    Specifies the Linux VM template parameters.

    Specify the AdminPassword value for the default template. This value is used if the template is not available in the valuemap. Continue creating index values for each Linux VM Template:

    Expand the LinuxAdmin folder, Add Indexed Value. A new parameter set is added.

    Expand Parameters, and add the following values:

    Template

    Specifies the name of the Linux virtual machine template.

    AdminUserName

    Specifies the user name of the virtual machine that accesses the newly provisioned Linux VM using the template.

    Default: root

    AdminPassword

    Specifies the administrator password.

    SSHPort

    Specifies the port where SSH service is listening on the newly provisioned Linux virtual machine with the template.

    Default: 22

    UseSudo

    Specify true if you want to use the sudo user in the Linux environment. For information about configuring the sudo user, see the Update the sudoers File section.

    IsPasswordProvided

    Specifies whether password is provided or not.

    Change the parameter value to True if password is provided.

    Default: False

    PAMHome

    Specifies the CA Process Automation installation path.

    Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\PAM

    StorageOwner

    Specifies the name of storage server that is configured with CA Server Automation.

  8. Click AD Login Parameters CHANGE ME and complete the following details:

    Adding these parameters allows you to toad secondary users as local administrator to the provisioned machine.

    domainName

    name of domain

    Example: ca

    domainAdmin

    Specifies the domain administrator name.

    domainAdminPassword

    Specifies the domain administrator password.

    isDomainAdminPassswordProvided

    Specifies whether domain administrator password is provided or not.

    Change the parameter value to True if the password is provided.

    Default: False

  9. Click Pam Parameters CHANGE ME and complete the following details:
    pamMachineAdmin

    Specifies the CA Process Automation machine administrator user name.

    Default: Administrator

    pamMachineAdminPassword

    Specifies the CA Process Automation machine administrator password.

  10. Click Storage and enter the details of the following storage services.

    Note: If Storage is configured, highlight the Storage Value Definition for the storage integration.

    Note: If the CA Process Automation Agent has been installed on CA Server Automation, then enter the Touchpoint in the SpecAM_Touchpoint field.

  11. Click Save.
  12. Click Check In.
  13. Close ASC_GlobalDataset.

    You have configured the CA Process Automation content for CA Automation Suite for Clouds Base Configuration for ESX.