Configure external Operations Orchestration

Complete the following tasks to configure Operations Orchestration to integrate with HCM ARA:

Note In the following instructions, CSA_HOME is the directory in which Application Release Automation is installed and ICONCLUDE_HOME is where you installed Operations Orchestration.

Be sure all the latest patches for Operations Orchestration have been installed. See the Codar System and Software Support Matrix for more information.

Add JRE to system path

The HCM ARA flows that are imported require that a JRE be included in the system path on the system running HCM ARA.

On Windows:

  1. Open the Environment Variables dialog:

    1. Right-click Computer and select Properties.
    2. Select Advanced System Settings.
    3. Click Environment Variables.

  2. Select the Path system variable.
  3. Click Edit.

  4. At the end of the value for Variable value, add a semicolon (;) and the following path:

    If Operations Orchestration and HCM ARA are installed on the same system:

    ICONCLUDE_HOME\java\bin

    or

    If Operations Orchestration and HCM ARA are installed on different systems:

    CSA_JRE_HOME\bin

  5. Click OK and close all windows.

 

On Linux:

Open a shell and enter the following command:

If Operations Orchestration and HCM ARA are installed on the same system:

export PATH=$PATH:$ICONCLUDE_HOME/java/bin

or

If Operations Orchestration and HCM ARA are installed on different systems:

export PATH=$PATH:CSA_JRE_HOME/bin

Note By setting the system path, all applications (that require a JRE) use the JRE that is installed with Operations Orchestration or HCM ARA (depending on the path you configured and if it is the only path or the first path set to a JRE in the system path). If you need to run another JRE with an application, you must type in the relative path to that JRE in order to run it (for example, when you configure SSL).

Install HCM ARA content packs

Install the HCM ARA content packs by running the Content Capsule Installer. Download the HCM ARA Cloud Content Capsule using the Content Capsule Installer. You can access the Content Capsule Installer from the CSA_HOME\tools\CSLContentInstaller directory after installing HCM ARA. For details about running the Content Capsule Installer, see the Cloud Service Automation Content Pack User Guide.

Configure internal users

Internal users can be used to configure Operations Orchestration for HCM ARA.

  1. Log in to Operations Orchestration Central.

  2. Click the System Configuration button.
  3. Select Security > Internal Users.
  4. Click the Add (+) icon.

  5. Enter the following information:

    Field Recommended value
    User Name codaroouser
    Password cloud
    Roles ADMINISTRATOR, SYSTEM_ADMIN

    The codaroouser user is used to import the Operations Orchestration flows. When importing flows, this user is configured in the Operations Orchestration input file used by the process definition tool.

  6. Click Save.

  7. Enter the following information:

    Field Recommended value
    User Name admin
    Password cloud
    Roles ADMINISTRATOR, SYSTEM_ADMIN
  8. Click Save.

  9. Log out of Operations Orchestration Central and log back in as the codaroouser.

Deploy content packs required by HCM ARA

Download the HCM ARA Cloud Content Capsule using the Content Capsule Installer. You can access the Content Capsule Installer from the CSA_HOME\tools\CSLContentInstaller directory after installing HCM ARA. For details about the Content Capsule Installer, see the Cloud Service Automation Content Pack User Guide.

The HCM ARA content pack must be deployed after the base Operations Orchestration content packs have been deployed.

Verify the deployed content packs

To verify that all content packs were successfully deployed during installation, complete the following steps:

1. Log in to Operations Orchestration Central.

2. Click the Content Management button.

3. Click the Content Packs tab.

4. Look for the names and versions of content packs in the list. If a content pack is missing, follow the instructions below to manually deploy it.

The content packs that should have been automatically deployed are:

  • CSA-HPOO
  • CODAR
  • EXISTING-INFRASTRUCTURE-WINDOWS
  • CSA-VMWARE
  • CSA-SITESCOPE
  • CSA-SA
  • CSA-HP-HELION-PUBLIC-CLOUD
  • CSA Chef Provisioner
  • CSA-AMAZON
  • SM
  • SA
  • Virtualization
  • HP Solutions
  • Cloud
  • Base

  • EXISTING-INFRASTRUCTURE

  • CSA-Docker

Deploy the Operations Orchestration and component tool content packs

If one or more of the base Operations Orchestration or HCM ARA component tool content packs are not deployed, you must deploy them manually.

To manually deploy the Operations Orchestration or HCM ARA component tool content packs, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to the existing Operations Orchestration Central.
  2. Click the Content Management button.
  3. Click the Content Packs tab.
  4. In the Deploy New Content dialog, click the Add files for deployment icon.
  5. Click the Deploy New Content icon.
  6. Click the Add files for deployment icon.

  7. Navigate to the CSA_HOME\oo\OOContentPack\ directory. Select, open, and deploy the following HCM ARA content packs in the order shown below:

    • oo10-base-cp-1.4.4
    • oo10-cloud-cp-1.4.0
    • oo10-hp-solutions-cp-1.4.0
    • oo10-virtualization-cp-1.4.0
    • oo10-sa-cp-1.2.0.001
    • oo10-sm-cp-1.0.3

    The deployment may take a few minutes and the dialog will show a progress bar.

  8. Click the Deploy New Content icon.
  9. Click the Add files for deployment icon.
  10. Navigate to the CSA_HOME\Tools\ComponentTool\contentpacks\ directory, select all the content packs, and click Open.

  11. Click Deploy.

    The deployment may take a few minutes and the dialog will show a progress bar.

  12. When the deployment succeeds, click Close to close the dialog.

Set up system accounts for HCM ARA content pack

Set up system accounts for the HCM ARA content pack:

  1. Log in to Operations Orchestration Central.
  2. Click the Content Management button.
  3. Select Configuration Items > System Accounts.
  4. Click the Add icon.

  5. Enter the following information if it is not already configured:

    Field Recommended value
    System Account Name CSA_REST_CREDENTIALS
    User Name ooInboundUser
    Password cloud

    Note The User Name configured for the CSA_REST_CREDENTIALS System Account setting must match the Override Value(Operations Orchestration version 10.21) configured for the CODAR_OO_USER System Property setting.

  6. Click Save.

Set up system properties for HCM ARA content pack

Set up the following system properties for the HCM ARA content pack:

  1. Log in to Operations Orchestration Central.
  2. Click the Content Management button.
  3. Select Configuration Items > System Properties.
  4. Click the Add icon.

  5. Enter the following information if it is not already configured:

    Field Recommended Value
    Name CSA_REST_URI
    Override Value https://<codar_hostname>:8444/csa/api
  6. Click Save.

Configure Single Sign-On

For instructions, see Configure Single Sign-On between HCM ARA and Operations Orchestration.

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