Integrating with Reservation Manager › How to Set Up the Integration › Set and Test the Administration Configuration Parameters

Set and Test the Administration Configuration Parameters

Setting and testing the administration configuration parameters for Reservation Manager in the CA Service Catalog GUI is a required task to set up the integration between CA Service Catalog and Reservation Manager.

To set and test the administration configuration parameters

1. On the Administration tab of CA Service Catalog, click Configuration and click the CA Server Automation Reservation Manager link at the top of the page.

   The configuration options appear.

2. Click the Modify (Pencil) icon to next to each property that you want to update, using the following information:

   Enable HTTPS

   Specifies a web protocol, as follows:

   Select Yes to use HTTPS to communicate with Reservation Manager.

   Important! Verify that Reservation Manager is using HTTPS. If necessary, configure it to use HTTPS; for details, see the CA Server Automation documentation.

   Host Name

   Specifies the computer name on which Reservation Manager is hosted.

   Port Number - {1-65535}

   Defines the port on which the specified server listens. The default is 443.

   UI Port Number - {1-65535}

   Specifies the port number used to log in to Reservation Manager. The default is 8443.

   User ID

   Specifies the user ID that CA Service Catalog uses to log in to Reservation Manager.

   User Password

   Specifies the password for the CA Service Catalog user to log in to Reservation Manager.

3. Verify that you are finished updating configuration properties.
4. Click the Launch button to test the connection between CA Service Catalog and Reservation Manager.

   The connection is tested, using the new values you specified. If the connection fails, try using a different value.

The Reservation Manager configuration details are updated with the values that you specified.