Automate domain contains enhancements for IT Process automation, lifecycle provisioning, integrations with providers that Red Hat CloudForms currently supports i.e. EC2, vCenter, RHEV, Satellite, OpenStack, etc…​

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials automate domain:

1. Compress/zip the Automate / CloudForms_Essentials directory

2. Log into your CloudForms/ManageIQ UI as an administrator

3. Navigate to Automate / ImportExport

4. Upload the zip file. This can take 60-90 seconds.

5. When done, navigate to Automate / Explorer

6. You will need to edit the new CloudForms_Essentials domain and check the "enable" box.

7. The CloudForms_Essentials automate domain is ready to use!.

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Sample service dialogs for provisioning VMs and performing other tasks via custom buttons.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials dialogs:

1. Log into your CloudForms/ManageIQ UI as an administrator

2. Navigate to Automate / Customization / ImportExport (This is located in the bottom left of your accordion)

3. Import the dialog(s) in the Dialog director

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Sample reports and dashboard widgets.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials reports:

1. Log into your CloudForms/ManageIQ UI as an administrator

2. Navigate to Cloud Intelligence / Reports / ImportExport (This is located in the bottom left of your accordion)

3. Import the reports(s) in the Reports directory

4. Import the widgets(s) in the Reports directory

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Sample policies that perform event drive actions.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials control policies:

1. Log into your CloudForms/ManageIQ UI as an administrator

2. Navigate to Control / ImportExport.

3. Import the Policies.yml found in the Alerts directory

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Sample alerts that perform actions.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials alerts:

1. Log into your CloudForms/ManageIQ UI as an administrator

2. Navigate to Control / ImportExport.

3. Import the Alerts.yml found in the Alerts directory

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Sample buttons to perform day-2 operations for various object types.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials buttons:

1. Use your utility of choice (i.e. scp) to upload the buttons/buttons.yml to the CloudForms/ManageIQ appliance

2. Log into your appliance console as root

3. Import the buttons using the miqimport utility:

   /usr/bin/miqimport buttons /<full-path-to-upload-directory>/buttons.yml

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Sample roles for self-service users.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials roles:

1. Use your utility of choice (i.e. scp) to upload the roles/roles.yml to the CloudForms/ManageIQ appliance

2. Log into your appliance console as root

3. Import the roles using the miqimport utility:

   /usr/bin/miqimport roles /<full-path-to-upload-directory>/roles.yml

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Sample preconfigured service catalog items for you to work with.

Follow these steps to install the CloudForms_Essentials services:

1. Use your utility of choice (i.e. scp) to upload the service_catalogs/*.yml to the CloudForms/ManageIQ appliance

2. Log into your appliance console as root

3. Import the catalogs using the miqimport utility:

   /usr/bin/miqimport service_catalogs /<full-path-to-upload-directory>

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The rake scripts are required in order to import some of the items referenced on this page when a UI is not available.

Follow these steps to install the miqimport/miqexport utilities:

1. Install git on the CFME appliance

2. While in /root directory, clone the rhconsulting repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rhtconsulting/cfme-rhconsulting-scripts.git

3. In the newly created /root/cfme-rhconsulting-scripts directory, install the rake scripts and utilities:

   make install

The /usr/bin/miqimport and /usr/bin/miqexport utilities are now available to assist you when importing and exporting from CFME.

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