Control-M for Azure Container Instances

Azure Container Instances enables you to run an isolated container in Azure, without having to manage any virtual machines and without having to adopt a higher-level service.

Control-M for Azure Container Instances enables you to do the following:

  • Execute Azure Container Instances jobs that run specified versions of predefined Azure Container Instances tasks and plans.

  • Manage Azure Container Instances credentials in a secure connection profile.

  • Connect to any Azure Container Instances endpoint.

  • Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for Azure Container Instances, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.

  • Integrate Azure Container Instances jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.

  • Monitor the status, results, and output of Azure Container Instances jobs.

  • Attach an SLA job to the Azure Container Instances jobs.

Setting up Control-M for Azure Container InstancesLink copied to clipboard

This procedure describes how to deploy the Azure Container Instances plug-in, create a connection profile, and define an Azure Container Instances job in Control-M SaaS and Automation API.

Before You Begin

  • Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Setting Up the API.

  • Verify that Agent version 9.0.21.080 or later is installed.

  1. On the Agent host, run one of the following commands to set the Java environment variable:

    • Linux:

      • Bourne shell/bash: export BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME=<java_11_directory>

      • csh/tcsh: setenv BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME <java_11_directory>

    • Windows: set BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME="<java_11_directory>"

  2. Run one of the following API commands:

    • To install, type one of the following provision image commands:

      • Linux: ctm provision image Azure_Container_Instances_plugin.Linux

      • Windows: ctm provision image Azure_Container_Instances_plugin.Windows

    • To upgrade, type the following command:

      ctm provision agent::update

  3. Create an Azure Container Instances connection profile in Control-M SaaS or Automation API, as follows:

  4. Define an Azure Container Instances job in Control-M SaaS or Automation API, as follows:

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in. The plug-in ID is ZCI062024.

Change LogLink copied to clipboard

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

Plug-in Version

Details
1.0.00 Initial version