Set up UCMDB

To set up UCMDB, complete the following steps:

Create an Integration Point in UCMDB

  1. Log on to UCMDB as an administrator.

  2. Go to Data Flow Management > Integration Studio. UCMDB displays a list of existing integration points.

  3. Click New Integration Point . The New Integration Point dialog box is displayed.

  4. Complete the Integration and Adapter Properties fields as shown in the following table:

    Field Required Description
    Integration Name Yes Type the name (unique key) of the integration point.
    Integration Description No Type a description of the current integration point.
    Adapter Yes Select HP Software Products / Micro Focus Products > SMA-X >SMA-X Push Adapter.
    Is Integration Activated Yes Select this option to indicate the integration point is active.
    Hostname/IP Yes Type the external hostname or IP Address of the SMA-X instance.
    Port Yes

    The external communication port of the SMA-X instance.

    Note The Adapter automatically populates this field with the default SSL port 443.

    Web application Root context Yes

    The Root context of SMA-X.

    Note The Adapter automatically populates this field.

    Protocol Yes

    The protocol used to connect with SMA-X. The only valid protocols are HTTPS and HTTP.

    Note  

    • The Adapter automatically populates this field with the HTTPS protocol.
    • For SSL connection to a specific SMA-X instance, you must first import the certificate from the SMA-X instance to the probe keystore. The keystore path is:

      \\<UCMDBHOST>\c:\UCMDB\DataFlowProbe\
      bin\jre\lib\security\cacerts 
    Credentials ID Yes

    Click and select Generic protocol. Do one of the following:

    Data Flow Probe Yes

    Select the name of the Data Flow Probe/Integration service used to execute the synchronization from.

    Note Do not use Auto-Select for this field.

    Additional Probes No Select additional probes to use when pushing to SMA-X in order to increase redundancy.
  5. Click Test Connection to make sure there is a valid connection.

  6. Click OK.

    The integration point is created and its detailed are displayed.

    UCMDB creates a default data push job when creating the integration point. If needed you may create or edit the existing job. For more information, see "Work with Data Push Jobs" in the Data Flow Management section of the UCMDB Help.

How to Create a New Credential

If you need to create a new credential, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Select Generic Protocol

  2. Click Create new connection details for selected protocol type .

  3. Populate the fields on the Generic Protocol Parameters page, as follows:

    Field Value
    Network Scope Use the default value.
    User Label Type a label for the credential.
    User Name

    The name of the user used to connect to SMA-X.

    Note The user must have integration level permission in SMA-X.

    Password The password of the user needed to connect to SMA-X.