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Import CA Automation Suite for Clouds Base Configuration for ESX Content Pack

You import the CA Automation Suite for Clouds Base Configuration ESX content pack in to CA Service Catalog to make the ESX available to your Service Consumers. For more information about services, see the CA Service Catalog documentation.

Important! The ESX package is delivered with the updated requestshared.xml file. This XML file replaces the existing requestshared.xml file at the location %USM_HOME%\view\webapps\usm\locale\icusen\request\. The existing file is backed up with the name requestsharedBKP.xml.

If you introduced any custom states to the CA Service Catalog through the existing requestshared.xml, copy these nodes to the new requestshared.xml file.

Follow these steps:

  1. Unzip the CA ASC Server Automation - ESX.zip file to the %USM_HOME%\filestore\contentpacks folder on the CA Service Catalog server.

    Note: Record the location for the reference in the Installation Worksheet.

  2. Run DeployServerAutomation-ESX.cmd.

    The content pack deployment starts automatically.

  3. Type the tenant id at the following prompt, and press Enter: 
    [input] Enter the id of the tenant you want to import the content pack into (Required):

    Note: The tenant ID is case-sensitive.

    For example, Forward Inc.

  4. Type y at the following prompt to proceed with the deployment: 
    Installation will re-start CA Service View multiple times. Please press y to continue or any key to exit:
  5. Press enter at the following prompt: 
    Enter the name of CA PAM configuration to import process definitions to specific CA PAM instance. Leave it blank to import process definitions into the default CA PAM instance [INSTALLED_DEFAULT]

    Follow the onscreen instructions. On the successful deployment, the BUILD SUCCESSFUL message appears. The chargeback feature installation starts.

  6. Type y at the following prompt to proceed creating groups: 
    If build is successful, enter y to Create Groups or any key to exit the setup:

    After the groups are created, the following message opens:

    Offering permissions set successfully in CA Service Catalog.

    The following groups are created in CA EEM and assigns permissions to the service offerings in CA Service Catalog as defined in the content pack groups properties file: