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 New Install of AAI for Windows

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Lester Chew posted Jun 21, 2021 02:21 PM
I wanted to see if anyone has installed AAI on Windows Server with MS SQL as the AAI database?

I am looking for some installation answers to the below questions

Is the connector software part of the AAI Standalone installation
What ports are used to connect from AE to AAI?  I think I read that it uses CP ports?
Has anyone installed EEM security?  I believe it is a sperate licensed software?  Does it install on Windows Server?
We have two AE servers in the same environment.  Can we installed the connector on both AE servers or will that confuse the heck out of AAI?
If the connector becomes unavailable, say because the AAI server is being rebooted, when the connector reconnects to AAI, does it catch up on what was not transfer since the last event was successfully uploaded?
Does this connector show up on Service Manager Dialog?

Those are the initial questions.  Thanks for any input.
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Broadcom Employee Christopher Walsh
Hello Lester,

I am with AAI Support for Broadcom, below are some answers to your questions.

  • We do have customers running AAI on Windows with MS SQL server as the AAI Database.
I also have several labs running with SQL server.
You can also use Oracle, whichever you prefer.

  • The Automic Connector is part of the AAI Standalone installation package if you are downloading from the Auotmic downloads site if that is what you are referring to.
You can find the installer for the connector in the Connectors folder within that Standalone download, the file name is AAI.Automic_Connector_2_0_1+build.1623680146307.zip.
If you download from support.broadcom.com you download each component separately so you can download just what you need.
The connector however is installed separately from the AAI installation.

  • The default port for the AAI to connect to Automic is 8080, it uses the Automic Rest API url to allow AAI to connect to Automic.
  • The steps for installing and configuring the connector can be found here: https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/ALL/components/TERMA/latest/AAI%20Guides/Content/AE_Connector/AE_Connector_Overview.htm

  • We have customers using EEM with AAI.  As for licensing I would recommend verifying with your Broadcom Account Team. The steps for adding AAI to EEM are in this link https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/ALL/components/TERMA/latest/AAI%20Guides/Content/AAI_Topics/Identifying_AutoSys_eEM_enabled_instances_to_JAWS_293.htm

  • The connector can be installed on the AAI server, on your Automic server, or on a dedicated server.  Ideally you want to install the connector as close to the automic server as possible to eliminate any network delay.

  • You can have multiple Automic servers added as separate schedulers in AAI.  They will all however use the same connector.
Here is what the guide states:
"Each Automic Automation Client that you want to add to your AAI environment requires its own scheduler. Several schedulers can be linked to one Connector. However, only one Connector can be linked to an Automic Automation Intelligence environment."

  • If the connector is down for whatever reason, AAI should be able to pick up any of the events it missed once the service is back up.
  • The connector will not show up in the Automic Service Manager Dialog, but if you are installing on Windows you will see it in the Windows Services