VOSS Insights Arbitrators¶
Prerequisites
The management of arbitrators in VOSS Automate require:
the arbitrators to be set up
the host connection details and credentials: admin user and password from the arbitrator
Refer to the VOSS Insights documentation for arbitrator setup.
Adding an arbitrator to VOSS Automate¶
These steps integrate the arbitrator with VOSS Automate by entering its connection details. When integrated, the arbitrator is available to onboard and offboard assets that are added or are available in VOSS Automate.
Choose the VOSS Assurance > Arbitrator menu. This sets the hierarchy at the provider level.
Complete the form:
Server Name: descriptive name of the arbitrator in VOSS Automate - note the naming convention restrictions
Description: an optional description
Host Name: used to connect to the arbitrator
User Name: credentials to log in on the arbitrator host: the admin account
Password: credentials to log in on the arbitrator host: the admin account
Repeat Password: credentials to log in on the arbitrator host
Data Center: a free text field used as the location address when arbitrator assets are created.
If the Sync on Create/Update check box is selected, the arbitrator server (according to Host Name) data from the arbitrator is synced onto VOSS Automate (pull sync).
Click Save.
A data sync instance is created:
SyncAssuranceArbitrator__<arbitrator-name>A data sync instance is created:
PurgeAssuranceArbitrator__<arbitrator-name>A test connection is automatically carried out when saving the arbitrator details and it can also be used to manually verify input details and connection to the arbitrator host by using the Action menu.
The list of arbitrators are displayed on the Arbitrator menu list view.
Next Steps
Unified CM and Unity Connection servers can now be enabled or disabled for monitoring.
Related Topics
Removing an arbitrator¶
An arbitrator can be removed from the list of arbitrators under the VOSS Assurance menu.
Select the arbitrator and choose Delete.
The arbitrator is removed from VOSS Automate.
Integration is removed. The arbitrator is removed from VOSS Automate app servers (Unified CM, Unity Connection)
On the Monitoring group of the UC app server publisher form, the Assurance Arbitrator check box is removed.
Created pull/purge data syncs on VOSS Automate are removed.