Control-M for VMware by Broadcom

The VMware by Broadcom plug-in enables you to run multiple virtual machines on a single physical server.

Control-M for VMware by Broadcom enables you to do the following:

  • Execute VMware operations, such as power on virtual machines, configure virtual machines, and take virtual machine snapshots.

  • Manage VMware by Broadcom credentials in a secure connection profile.

  • Connect to any VMware by Broadcom endpoint.

  • Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for VMware by Broadcom, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, resource pools, lock resources, and variables.

  • Integrate VMware by Broadcom jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.

  • Monitor the status, results, and output of VMware by Broadcom jobs.

  • Attach an SLA job to the VMware by Broadcom jobs.

Control-M for VMware by Broadcom Compatibility

The following table lists the prerequisites that are required to use the VMware by Broadcom plug-in, each with its minimum required version.

Component

Version

Control-M/EM

9.0.21.300

Control-M/Agent

9.0.21.300

Control-M Application Integrator

9.0.21.300

Control-M Automation API

9.0.21.300

Control-M for VMware by Broadcom is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on the Control-M client. You cannot use Promotion with the plug-in.

To download the installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.

Setting up Control-M for VMware by Broadcom

This procedure describes how to deploy the VMware by Broadcom plug-in, create a connection profile, and define a VMware by Broadcom job in Control-M Web and Automation API.

Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, import them directly into Control-M with Control-M Automation API.

Before You Begin

Begin

  1. Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.

  2. Download the VMware by Broadcom plug-in from the Control-M for VMware by Broadcom download page in the EPD site.

  3. Do the following to install the VMware by Broadcom plug-in with the Control-M Automation API provision service:

    1. Log in as an administrator to the Control-M/EM server host and save the downloaded ZIP file to the following location:

      • Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY

      • Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY

    2. Log in to the account where Control-M/Agent is installed and run the following provision image command:

      • Linux: ctm provision image VMware_By_Broadcom_plugin.Linux

      • Windows: ctm provision image VMware_By_Broadcom_plugin.Windows

  4. Create a VMware by Broadcom connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

  5. Define a VMware by Broadcom job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in from the Agent. The plug-in ID is VMW102024.

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version

Details

1.0.06

Fixed dependency display issues in job definitions.

1.0.05

Added the new Reboot OS option to Power Operations.

1.0.04

  • Added a load button to retrieve a list of the snapshot IDs for a specific virtual machine.

  • Added functionality to save the Snapshot ID from the job output

  • Added Shut Down OS option to Power Tasks.

1.0.03

  • Fixed the Revert To Snapshot operation

  • Added Delete Snapshot functionality

1.0.02

  • Fixed the Snapshot operations

  • Added a new Snapshot ID parameter for Create and Revert functions

  • Changed the location of the VM location parameters in the UI

  • Added Kill and Monitor options for Snapshot Operations

1.0.01

  • Changed the Host parameter

  • Changed the CPU cores per socket to be optional
1.0.00 Initial version