Application Workflow Connection Profiles

The following topics describe the connection profile parameters for application workflow platforms and services:

Airflow Connection Profile Parameters

Before you can define a job, you must create a connection profile in the Configuration domain. A connection profile contains authorization credentials—such as the username, password, and other plug-in-specific parameters—and enables you to connect to the application server with only the connection profile name. To create a connection profile, see Creating a Centralized Connection Profile. For more information, see Control-M for Airflow.

You must enable the remote REST API access to connect and use Control-M for Airflow, as described in Enabling Remote REST API Access.

The following table describes the Airflow connection profile parameters.

Parameter Description

Connect To

Determines whether this connection profile is connected to the one of the following:

  • Standalone Airflow Server

  • Google Composer

Service Account Key

Determines which service account file (JSON) is used to access data in Google Composer.

Base URL

Defines the Airflow web UI URL in Google Composer.

Target Audience

Defines the JWT (JSON Web Token) audience for the IAP (Identity-Aware Proxy) Google Cloud service.

If you do not know the target audience value, define any text value and test the connection profile.

The error message indicates the required target audience value.

Host Name

Defines the Airflow host name.

User Name

Defines the username that is used to log in to the Airflow server.

Port

Defines the Airflow port number of the Airflow web server.

Password

Defines the password to log in to the Airflow server.

Secured connection (HTTPS)

Determines whether a secure connection to the Airflow server is established.

Valid Values:

  • True

  • False

Enabling Remote REST API Access

This procedure describes how to configure the Standalone Airflow Server to accept REST API requests that are required by Control-M for Airflow.

Begin

  1. Log in to your Airflow server account.

  2. Open airflow.cfg and modify.

  3. Verify that the Airflow property auth_backend (auth_backends from version 2.3.0) has a value of airflow.api.auth.backend.basic_auth.

  4. Restart the Airflow server.

Importing a Standalone Airflow Server Certificate to Support HTTPS Connection

This procedure describes how to import a standalone Airflow Server certificate in the apcerts file for the plug-in (trusted certificates store) for supporting HTTPS connection.

Begin

  1. Download the certificate from the Airflow server.

  2. Import the certificate file to the Control-M for Airflow JRE truststore, by running the following command:

    • Windows:<JRE>\bin\keytool -import -keystore <AG>\cm\AFL\data\security\apcerts -file <certificate file> -storepass <password, default is appass>

    • Linux:<JRE>/bin/keytool -import -keystore <AG>/cm/AFL/data/security/apcerts -file <certificate file> -storepass <password, default is appass>

    /home/agent/my_java/bin/keytool -import -keystore /home/agent/cm/AFL/data/security/apcerts -file airflow.cer -storepass appass

  3. Restart the Agent.

AWS Step Functions Connection Profile Parameters

The following table describes the AWS Step Functions connection profile parameters.

Parameter Description

Step Functions URL

Determines the authentication endpoint for AWS Step Functions, based on the following format:
https://states.<region name>.amazonaws.com

https://states.eu-east-1.amazonaws.com

AWS Region

Determines the region where the AWS Step Functions jobs are located.

us-east-1

Authentication

Determines one of the following authentication methods:

  • AWS Key & Secret: Used for services outside the AWS infrastructure.

  • AWS IAM Role: Used for services within the AWS infrastructure.

AWS Access Key

Defines the access key assigned to the account in the AWS Step Functions integration setup.

AWS Secret

Defines the secret access key assigned to the account in the AWS Step Functions integration setup.

IAM Role

Defines the Identity and Access Management (IAM) role for the AWS Step Functions connection.

Connection Timeout

Determines the number of seconds to wait after Control-M initiates a connection request to AWS Step Functions before a timeout occurs.

Default: 20

Azure Logic Apps Connection Profile Parameters

The following table describes the Azure Logic Apps connection profile parameters.

Parameter

Description

Subscription ID

Defines the Azure account subscription ID, which is located in the Azure portal.

Authentication Method

Determines one of the following authentication methods to connect to Azure Logic Apps:

  • Service Principal: An Azure service principal, also known as an App Registration, is an identity created to use applications, hosted services, and automated tools that access Azure resources. This access is restricted by the roles assigned to the service principal, which gives the Azure Administrator control over which resources are accessed and at which level. Use this option if the Agent is installed on-premises or with any other cloud vendor.

  • Managed Identity: Enables you to access other Azure Active-Directory-protected resources. The identity is managed by the Azure platform. You do not need to provide credentials within Control-M. Use this option if the Agent is installed on an Azure virtual machine that has an assigned a Managed Identity with the required permissions.

    Managed Identity authentication is based on an Azure token that is valid for 24 hours, by default. You can extend the Token lifetimes in Azure.

Specify Managed Identity Client ID

(Managed Identity) Determines whether the client ID for the managed identity is specified by the Managed Identity Client ID parameter.
Managed Identity Client ID

(Managed Identity) Determines which client ID to use as the managed identity.

You only need to complete this field if your Azure virtual machine has multiple managed identities and you have selected the Specify Managed Identity Client ID checkbox. If you only have one ID, it is detected automatically.

Resource Group

Determines the resource group where your logic app is located.

Tenant ID

(Service Principal) Defines the tenant ID.

Application ID

(Service Principal) Defines the application ID of the registered application.

The service principal must be an Azure Logic Apps workspace user with a Contributor or Owner role.

Client Secret

(Service Principal) Defines the password associated with the Azure user and the application.

Azure Login URL

(Service Principal) Determines the Azure AD authentication endpoint base URL.

https://login.microsoftonline.com

Connection Timeout

Determines the number of seconds to wait after Control-M initiates a connection request to Azure Logic Apps before a timeout occurs.

Default: 50

GCP Workflows Connection Profile Parameters

The following table describes GCP Workflows connection profile parameters.

Parameter

Description
Identity Type

Determines one of the following authentication types using GCP Access Control:

  • Service Account: Authenticates using an application ID (service account) and client secret.

  • IAM: Authenticates based on a detected IAM role, which removes the need to provide additional credentials.

GCP API URL

(Service Account) Defines the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) authentication endpoint for GCP Workflows.

https://workflowexecutions.googleapis.com

Service Account Key

(Service Account) Defines a service account that is associated with an RSA key pair.

Connection Timeout

Determines the number of seconds to wait after Control-M initiates a connection request to GCP Workflows before a timeout occurs.

Default: 20