Prerequisites for installing Workflow Automation

Before installing OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA), you must ensure that you have the required information and you have completed certain tasks.

Before you install WFA on a system, you must have completed the following tasks:

Downloading the WFA installation file from the NetApp Support Site and copying the file to the server on which you want to install WFA
Note: You must have valid credentials to log in to the NetApp Support Site. If you do not have valid credentials, you can register on the NetApp Support Site to obtain the credentials.
Verifying that the system has access to the following, as applicable:
- Storage controllers
- Active IQ Data Center Manager
- VMware vCenter
Note: If your environment requires Secure Shell (SSH) accessibility, you must ensure that SSH is enabled on the target controllers.
Verifying that PowerShell 3.0 or later is installed
Ensuring that VMware Power CLI is installed, if you are using WFA to execute workflows on VMware vSphere
Collecting the required configuration information
Ensuring that the MySQL .Net connector is installed, if you are using the Invoke-MysqlQuery cmdlet

Required configuration information

Unit or system	Details	Purpose
Arrays	IP address User name and password	Perform operations on storage systems Note: Root or admin account credentials are required for storage (arrays).
vSphere	IP address User name and password of an admin for vCenter server	Acquire data Perform operations by using VMware APIs Note: You must have installed VMware Power CLI.
External repositories such as OnCommand Balance and custom databases	IP address User name and password of a read-only user account	Acquire data You must create the relevant WFA content, such as dictionary entries and cache queries for the external repositories, in order to acquire data from the external repositories.
Mail server	IP address User name and password Note: User name and password are required if your mail server requires authentication.	Receive WFA notifications through email
AutoSupport server	Mail host	Send AutoSupport messages through SMTP If you do not have a mail host configured, you can use HTTP or HTTPS to send AutoSupport messages.
Microsoft Active Directory (AD) LDAP server	IP address User name and password Group name	Authenticate and authorize using AD LDAP or AD LDAPS
SNMP management application	IP address Port	Receive WFA SNMP notifications
Syslog server	IP address	Send log data