CA Performance Management - 3.7

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Install CA Business Intelligence Reports and Dashboards

The following procedures apply to configuring the standalone CABI integration and the Unified Dashboards and Reporting for Infrastructure Management solution. For more information, see Unified Dashboards and Reporting for Infrastructure Management.
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The following procedures apply to configuring the standalone CABI integration and the Unified Dashboards and Reporting for Infrastructure Management solution. For more information, see Unified Dashboards and Reporting for Infrastructure Management.
After you install the
CA Business Intelligence
 JasperReports Server, use the following procedures to set up and run
CA Business Intelligence
 reports in
CA Performance Center
.
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Install Reports on the
CA Business Intelligence
 JasperReports Server
To make
CA Business Intelligence
 reports that use
CA Performance Management
 data available, install them on the
CA Business Intelligence
 JasperReports Server.
The capm_reports-xxxx.zip package (where "xxxx"  is the package version) is located in the
Installation_Directory/
PerformanceCenter/cabi folder after the
CA Performance Management
 installation.
For
CA Business Intelligence
 on Windows, before you install the reports, Powershell must be enabled.
The installation script can be used for a fresh installation or an upgrade. The script covers the following items:
  • Data source connector files
  • Data source connector configuration
  • CA Performance Center
     host name, port, and schema definition
  • Report files
  • Dasboard/dashlets files
  • Common folder structure to use in Shared CABI environment
User administration and authentication setting updates are excluded from the script and must be configured manually.
Follow these steps:
  1. Verify that the
    CA Business Intelligence
     JasperReports Server is available.
  2. Copy the capm_reports-xxxx.zip file to the
    CA Business Intelligence
     JasperReports Server host and unpack it into a folder for the reports.
    Ensure the report archive (capm_topn-x.x.x.zip) and the data source archive (capm_da-x.x.x.zip) are in the same folder on
    CA Business Intelligence
     JasperReports Server as the installation scripts.
  3. Run the Install.bat (Windows) or Install.sh (Unix) installation script.
    The
    CA Performance Management
    CA Business Intelligence
     content installation requires a
    CA Business Intelligence
     tomcat instance restart. The
    CA Business Intelligence
     web interface is unavailable for approximately 10-15 minutes after the installation start. Ensure that the installation process is done during an appropriate maintenance window.
  4. Complete the following prompts:
    • Input a CA PC target host
      Specify the
      CA Performance Center
       host name. Do not specify the Data Aggregator host name.
    • Input the
      CA Performance Center
       GUID
      This prompt appears only when the installer cannot connect to the
      CA Performance Center
       server and get GUID automatically.
      The
      CA Performance Center
       GUID (unique) is used as the default password, and must be configured correctly. The GUID passes to the Data Aggregator to ensure that the request is going to the correct
      CA Performance Center
       instance.
      The following web service call on the
      CA Performance Center
       host retrieves this information:
      http://
      PC_host
      :8181/pc/center/webservice/datasources/performanceCenterGUID
      Example Response:
       
      <dataSourceGUID name="CA Performance Center" guid="
      66750a6b-57f6-440e-b501-d79134d9bb61
      "/>
    • Input a target CA PC port [8181]
      Specify the
      CA Performance Center
       port.
      Default:
       8181
    • Input a target schema http/https [http]
      Specify http or https.
      Default:
       http
    • CA PC admin user [admin]
      Specify the
      CA Performance Center
       admin user.
      Default:
       admin
    • CA PC admin user password [admin]
      Specify the password for the 
      CA Performance Center
       admin user.
      Default:
       admin
    The script can take up to 10 minutes to complete the installation.
  5. To configure the values that are required for generating the OpenAPI token, go to the following location:
    CABIJasperReportsServer
    /WEB-INF/bundles
  6. Edit the capc_config.properties file.
    The OpenAPI token setting values must match the parameter values on the Data Aggregator for (
    cookieName
    ,
    tokenEncryptionDecryptionKey
    , and
    tokenTimeoutInMinutes
    ) in the following location:
    /opt/IMDataAggregator/apache-karaf-2.4.3/etc/com.ca.im.odata.authservice.impl.AuthenticationService.cfg
    • openAPIcookieName
      The name of the cookie containing the token. This value should match the
      cookieName
       value.
    • encryptionKey
      The key that is used to decrypt incoming tokens. This value should match the
      tokenEncryptionDecryptionKey
       value.
    • tokenTimeout
      The length of time, after which, the token is invalidated. This value should match the
      tokenTimeoutInMinutes
       value.
Configure User Synchronization
When
CA Performance Management
 integrates with
CA Business Intelligence
, you create and manage users in CA
CA Performance Center
. The users that you create in CA
CA Performance Center
 are replicated in
CA Business Intelligence
. Replicated users can access reports and dashboards without having to log in to CABI.
Note the following:
  • User names that contain the following special characters are not synchronized with the CABI Server:
    • , \ | ` " ' ~ ! # $ % ^ & [ ] * + = ; : ? < > } { ) ( /
    • Spaces
  • Synchronization between
    CA Performance Management
     and
    CA Business Intelligence
     occurs every 5 minutes. Users that you create in CA
    CA Performance Center
     may take up to 5 minutes to appear in
    CA Business Intelligence
    .
LDAP support is planned for a future
CA Performance Management
 release.
Follow these steps:
  1. On the
    CA Business Intelligence
     system, copy the following files in
    <CA Business Intelligence>
    /apache-tomcat/webapps/jasperserver-pro/WEB-INF/config
    :
    • capm.properties
    • capm.jks
  2. Add the copied files in the following location on the system where CA
    CA Performance Center
     is installed:
    <CA
    CA Performance Center
    >
    /PC/webapps/pc/WEB-INF/CABIKeystore
Add a Certificate for SSL-Enabled
CA Performance Center
For reporting to work in an SSL-Enabled
CA Performance Center
 instance, you must add the appropriate certificates to the
CA Business Intelligence
 trust store. The appropriate certificates are the root or intermediate certificates comprising the chain of trust for the
CA Performance Center
 public certificate. For more information, see Set Up SSL Certificates for Performance Center.
Follow these steps:
  1. On the
    CA Business Intelligence
     server, enter the following URL in a browser to open CA
    CA Performance Center
    :
    https://<
    capc_hostname
    >:8182
    A warning about an un-trusted certificate appears in the browser.
    The browser prompts you to get the certificate.
  2. Save the certificate with the following name in a local folder:
    capc_cert.cer
    The certificate that you saved is the CA
    CA Performance Center
     public certificate.
    If the CA
    CA Performance Center
     public certificate is not self-signed, you must import the root and intermediate certificates used for signing the CA
    CA Performance Center
     public certificate.
    To save the certificate:
    1. Click the certificate warning button near the URL.
    2. Click Details, Copy to File.
    3. Select (DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER)).
  3. Open the command line by entering
    cmd
    .
  4. Do one of the following procedures:
    Linux and all versions of CABI, or Windows and CABI 6 and lower:
    1. CD to the folder
      <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >/java/lib/security
      The folder should contain the cacerts file. The cacerts file is the
      CA Business Intelligence
       trust store file.
      If the cacerts file is not in the security folder, search for the folder under the <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >.
    2. Run the following command: 
      <PATH_TO_JAVA
      >/bin/keytool -importcert -alias ALIAS -keystore cacerts -file <path>/capc_cert.cer
      In the -file parameter, <path> indicates the full path to the capc_cert.cer file.
    3. Enter the password for the cacerts trust store. The default password is "changeit." Then, enter Yes.
    4. CD to the folder
      <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >/jre/lib/security
      The folder should contain the cacerts file. The cacerts file is the
      CA Business Intelligence
       trust store file.
      If the cacerts file is not in the security folder, search for the folder under the <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >.
    5. Run the following command: 
      <PATH_TO_JAVA
      >/bin/keytool -importcert -alias ALIAS -keystore cacerts -file <path>/capc_cert.cer
      In the -file parameter, <path> indicates the full path to the capc_cert.cer file.
    6. Enter the password for the cacerts trust store. The default password is "changeit." Then, enter Yes.
    7. Restart the
      CA Business Intelligence
       service.
    Windows and CABI 7.1.1 and higher:
    1. CD to the folder
      <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >/java/jre/lib/security
      The folder should contain the cacerts file. The cacerts file is the
      CA Business Intelligence
       trust store file.
      If the cacerts file is not in the security folder, search for the folder under the <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >.
    2. Run the following command: 
      <PATH_TO_JAVA
      >/bin/keytool -importcert -alias ALIAS -keystore cacerts -file <path>/capc_cert.cer
      In the -file parameter, <path> indicates the full path to the capc_cert.cer file.
    3. Enter the password for the cacerts trust store. The default password is "changeit." Then, enter Yes.
    4. CD to the folder
      <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >/jre/lib/security
      The folder should contain the cacerts file. The cacerts file is the
      CA Business Intelligence
       trust store file.
      If the cacerts file is not in the security folder, search for the folder under the <
      CABI_INSTALL_FOLDER
      >.
    5. Run the following command: 
      <PATH_TO_JAVA
      >/bin/keytool -importcert -alias ALIAS -keystore cacerts -file <path>/capc_cert.cer
      In the -file parameter, <path> indicates the full path to the capc_cert.cer file.
    6. Enter the password for the cacerts trust store. The default password is "changeit." Then, enter Yes.
    7. Restart the
      CA Business Intelligence
       service.
Configure the CA Business Intelligence Authentication
The following OpenAPI configuration file is available on the Data Aggregator in the /opt/IMDataAggregator/apache-karaf-2.4.3/etc directory:
  • com.ca.im.odata.authservice.impl.AuthenticationService.cfg
Customize the following parameters to match the configuration on the
CA Business Intelligence
 server:
  • cookieName
    The name of the cookie containing the token. This value should match the
    openAPIcookieName
     value.
  • tokenEncryptionDecryptionKey
    The key that is used to decrypt incoming tokens. This value should match the
    encryptionKey
     value.
  • tokenTimeoutInMinutes
    The length of time, after which, the token is invalidated. This value should match the
    tokenTimeout
     value.
Verify Time Synchronization
Date and time settings in CA
CA Performance Center
 and
CA Business Intelligence
 must be synchronized. If the date and time settings are not synchronized, an error can occur when users access reports. The error occurs when the difference in time exceeds the Cookies Expiration Timeout set in CA
CA Performance Center
 (Default: 20 minutes).