HP CloudSystem Enterprise and Foundation Software
Configuring HP CloudSystem
to Use a Remote Access
Service to Run Workflows in
HP Operations Orchestration
This document describes how to install Microsoft Windows
Remote Access Service (RAS) on a virtual machine in order to
run .NET workflows in HP Operations Orchestration.
CloudSystem Foundation and RAS
CloudSystem Foundation is a Linux-based appliance. In order for the integrated HP Operations
Orchestration (OO) to run .NET workflows, a virtual machine with RAS must be configured to
process the workflows.
The requirements for this configuration are as follows:
• CloudSystem Foundation and CloudSystem Enterprise are installed
See the
HP CloudSystem 8.1 Installation and Configuration Guide
in the Enterprise
Information Library.
• A virtual machine is available to host the RAS
Preparing CloudSystem and installing RAS
1. From the CloudSystem Foundation base appliance console, run the following command:
vim /etc/httpd/conf_d/gzip.conf
2. Comment out the line SetOutputFilter DEFLATE, then save and close the file.
3. To restart the httpd service, run the command:
service httpd restart
4. Log on to the virtual machine where you plan to install RAS.
5. Download the CloudSystem Foundation CA root certificate:
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a. Open the browser certificate details.
b. Open the certificate chain information.
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c. Save the root certificate on the virtual machine.
6. Download the
installer-win64-1.0.2067.exe
from the HP Operations Orchestration
Community Edition:
Click here to access installer
7. Launch the installer and complete the following steps:
a. On
Options
, check
Remote Action Server (RAS).
Important:
Save the certificate using the “Base-
64 encoded X.509 (.CER)” option.
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b. In
Register RAS
, the CentralURL should be the CloudSystem Foundation appliance
OO URL.
• Make sure to check
Central capable of register a RAS (optional)
and
provide OO Central credentials (the same provided during the
CloudSystem Enterprise installation).
• Check
Provide the CA root certificate of Central
and browse to the path
where the certificate was exported in step 5.
• Click
Test connection
to check the configuration and enable the “Next”
button.
• If everything is correct then the “Next” button becomes enabled. Click
“Next” to continue.
c. If everything is configured correctly and the RAS installer can communicate with HP
OO Central, then you will see a screen with all installation items checked.
8. From the CloudSystem Foundation base appliance, run:
vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/gzip.conf
9. Remove the
#
from #SetOutputFilter DEFLATE, then save and close the file.
The line should no longer be commented out in the configuration file.
10. Restart the httpd service:
service httpd restart
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Enabling the new registered worker
When you log in to HP OO Central and access the
System Configuration
panel, you should see two
registered workers in the
Topology
section. There is a default Linux worker and the Windows RAS
worker you created in the previous steps.
Select the Windows RAS worker and then click the enable button ( ). At this point you can
execute workflows using the recently installed worker. Select the
Workflows
panel to run a specific
Windows workflow.
Some workflows require special setup on the target machine where it is executed. Make sure to
review the specific workflow requirements on each workflow description before running the flow.
Learn more about HP CloudSystem:
http://www.hp.com/go/CloudSystem and
http://www.hp.com/go/CloudSystem/docs
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