You can add an
endpoint and configure the HTTP-REST plug-in to connect to a REST host.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the
vCloud
Automation Center console as a
tenant
administrator.
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Verify that you have
access to a REST host.
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Procedure
1 | Select
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2 | Click
Add ( ).
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3 | Select
HTTP-REST from the
Plug-in drop-down
menu.
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4 | Click
Next.
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5 | Enter a name and,
optionally, a description.
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6 | Click
Next.
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7 | Provide information
about the REST host.
a | Enter the name of
the host in the
name text box.
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b | Enter the address of
the host in the
url text box.
Note
If you use
Kerberos access authentication, you must provide the host address in FDQN
format.
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c | (Optional) Enter the number of
seconds before a connection times out in the
connectionTimeout
text box.
The default value
is 30 seconds.
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d | (Optional) Enter the number of
seconds before an operation times out in the
operationTimeout
text box.
The default value
is 60 seconds.
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8 | (Optional) Configure proxy
settings.
a | Select
Yes to use a proxy
from the
useProxy drop-down
menu.
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b | Enter the IP of the
proxy server in the
proxyHost text box.
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c | Enter the port
number to communicate with the proxy server in the
proxyPort text box.
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9 | Click
Next.
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10 | Select the
authentication type.
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None
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No authentication is
required.
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OAuth 1.0
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Uses OAuth 1.0
protocol. You must provide the required authentication parameters under OAuth
1.0.
a |
Enter the key used
to identify the consumer as a service provider in the
consumerKey text
box.
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b |
Enter the secret
to establish ownership of the consumer key in the
consumerSecret text
box.
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c |
(Optional) Enter the access token that the consumer uses to gain
access to the protected resources in the
accessToken text
box.
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d |
(Optional) Enter the secret that the consumer uses to establish
ownership of a token in the
accessTokenSecret
text box.
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OAuth 2.0
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Uses OAuth 2.0 protocol.
Enter the
authentication token in the
oauth2Token text
box.
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Basic
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Provides basic access
authentication. The communication with the host is in shared session mode.
a |
Enter the user
name for the shared session in the
authUserName text
box.
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b |
Enter the password
for the shared session in the
authPassword text
box.
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Digest
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Provides digest access
authentication that uses encryption. The communication with the host is in
shared session mode.
a |
Enter the user
name for the shared session in the
authUserName text
box.
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b |
Enter the password
for the shared session in the
authPassword text
box.
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NTLM
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Provides NT LAN Manager (NTLM) access authentication within
the Window Security Support Provider (SSP) framework. The communication with
the host is in shared session mode.
a |
Provide the user
credentials for the shared session.
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Enter the user
name for the shared session in the
authUserName text
box.
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Enter the
password for the shared session in the
authPassword text
box.
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b |
Configure the NTLM
details
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(Optional) Enter the workstation name in the
workstation text
box.
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Enter the
domain name in the
domain text box.
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Kerberos
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Provides Kerberos access
authentication. The communication with the host is in shared session mode.
a |
Enter the user
name for the shared session in the
authUserName text
box.
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b |
Enter the password
for the shared session in the
authPassword text
box.
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11 | Click
Add.
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You configured the endpoint
and added a REST host. Service architects can use the Advanced Service Designer
to publish HTTP-REST plug-in workflows as catalog items and resource actions.