Creating cloud connections

To create a cloud connection, specify the cloud system to connect to and the credentials for that cloud system.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have a user account on the cloud system and that you have the permissions to read information about virtual system patterns, IP groups, cloud groups, and environment profiles.
The following cloud systems are supported:
  • IBM SmartCloud® Orchestrator version 2.2 or later
  • IBM® PureApplication® System 1.0 or later
  • IBM Workload Deployer version 3.1.0.6 or later

Procedure

  1. Click Resources > Cloud Connections and then click New Connection.
  2. In the Name field, specify a name for the connection.
  3. In the Management Console field, specify the host name of the cloud system.
  4. In the Username field, specify the user name of an account that has permission to request cloud resources. The server stores this user name and password and uses it to request cloud resources when you use this cloud connection.
  5. In the Password field, specify the password for the user account.
  6. Optional: In the Description field, specify a description for the connection.
  7. Optional: In the Teams field, specify the teams that have access to this connection.
  8. Optional: Set the timeout for cloud requests by opening the file installed.properties on the server and specifying the cloud.requestTimeout property. This property specifies the timeout in seconds. The default value is 7200 seconds, or two hours.
  9. Click Save.

Results

The new cloud connection is included in the Cloud Connections pane.

What to do next

You can use this connection to import resource templates. See Importing resource templates from clouds.

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