Configuring the integration module

Create and configure the integration module in Tivoli® Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) with Tivoli Release Process Manager.

Procedure

  1. In CCMDB, ensure that object structures are set up.
    1. Click Go To > Integration > Object Structures .
    2. Open the Object Structures page.
    3. Select the New Object Structure icon.
    4. Create the object structures:
      • RAMACTCI
      • RAMAUTHCI
      • RAMCLASSIFICATION
      • RAMOMP
      • RAMCITEMPLATE
      You must create these object structures for enabling the service request policy:
      • RAMPMCOMSR
      • RAMSR
      See Object structures.
  2. In CCMDB, ensure that web services are set up.
    1. Click Go To > Integration > Web Services Library.
    2. Open the Web Services Library page.
    3. In the Select Action menu, select Create Web Service > Create Web Service from Object Structure.
    4. Create the web services:
      • RAMACTCI
      • RAMAUTHCI
      • RAMCLASSIFICATION
      • RAMOMP
      • RAMCITEMPLATE
    5. On the List page, click Records.
    6. Check the web services that you created in the earlier step.
    7. In the Select Action menu, click Deploy Web Service.
  3. Click Go To > Integration > Integration Modules
  4. Click New Integration Module.
  5. On the Integration Module page:
    1. In the Name field, type a name for the integration module.
    2. In the Version field, type a version number.
    3. Next to the Handler Name field, click the Search icon.
    4. In the Select Value window, select the handler for Rational® Asset Manager; for example, RAMHANDLER (com.ibm.ram.ccmdb.im.ram.RAMHandler).
    5. In the Operational Management Product Name field, type a name; for example, IBM Rational Asset Manager
    6. In the Class Name field, type the name of the service invoker; for example,com.ibm.ram.ccmdb.im.imram.RAMIMServiceInvoker
  6. On the Logical Management Operations:
    1. Click New Row.
    2. Click the Select Value icon that is next to the Logical Management Operation Name field.
    3. In the Select Value window, click IMPORTSOFTWAREIMAGE.
  7. On the Operational Management Products page:
    1. In the Operational Management Products section, click New Row.
    2. Click the Select Value icon that is next to the Operational Management Product field.
    3. In the Select Value window, click the Rational Asset Manager OMP.
    4. Click the button next to the End Point field and select Go To End Points.
  8. On the End Points page:
    1. Click New End Point.
    2. In the End Point field, type a name for the end point.
    3. Click the Select Value button that is next to the Handler field.
    4. In the Select Value window, select RAMHANDLER (com.ibm.ram.ccmdb.im.imram.RAMHandler).
    5. In the Properties for the End Point, complete the following fields:
      • PORT: Type the port number that is used for the Rational Asset Manager web application.
      • HOST: Type the URL of the Rational Asset Manager server application; for example, http://host:port/com.ibm.ram.repository.web.was, where host is the fully qualified name or IP address of the server and port is the port number. The repository location can be found in the Rational Asset Manager web client by clicking the Help icon and then Extensions. In the Extensions page, locate the Eclipse Client plug-in section.
      • PASSWORD: Type the password for a Rational Asset Manager administrator.
      • USERNAME: Type the user name for a Rational Asset Manager repository administrator.
    6. Click Save to save the end point.
    7. Click Return With Value.
  9. On the Integration Module page, click Save to save the integration module configuration.

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