After you complete installing OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA), you must complete several configuration settings. You have to access WFA, configure users, set up data sources, configure credentials, and configure WFA.
Accessing OnCommand Workflow Automation
You can access OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) through a web browser from any system that has access to the WFA server.
OnCommand Workflow Automation data sources OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) operates on data that is acquired from data sources. Various versions of Active IQ Unified Manager and VMware vCenter Server are provided as predefined WFA data source types. You must be aware of the predefined data source types before you set up the data sources for data acquisition.
Creating local users OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) enables you to create and manage local WFA users with specific permissions for various roles, such as guest, operator, approver, architect, admin, and backup.
Configuring the credentials of a target system
You can configure the credentials of a target system in OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) and use the credentials to connect to that specific system and execute commands.
Disabling the default password policy OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) is configured to enforce a password policy for local users. If you do not want to use the password policy, you can disable it.
Modifying the default password policy OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) is configured to enforce a password policy for local users. You can modify the default password policy.
Modifying the transaction timeout setting of OnCommand Workflow Automation
The OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) database transaction times out in 300 seconds by default. You can increase the default timeout duration when restoring a large-sized WFA database from a backup to avoid potential failure of the database restoration.
Enabling ciphers and adding new ciphers OnCommand Workflow Automation 5.1 supports a number of ciphers out of the box. Also, you can add additional ciphers as required.