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Sergei Pogrebnyak
Director, Research and Development
Command Central 9.6
New and Enhanced Functionality
Overview

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Command Central 9.0
Fix
Management
Product
Installation
Landscape Management
Service API
Command
Line
Web UI
Central
Configuration
Solution
Management
Template-based Provisioning
Mobile UI

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Command Central 9.5
Fix
Management
Product
Installation
Landscape Management
Service API
Command
Line
Web UI
Central
Configuration
Solution
Management
•Define templates
•Product, Fixes, Config, Assets
•Manage substitution variables
•Apply templates to targets
Template-based Provisioning
Mobile UI

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Command Central 9.6
Fix
Management
Product
Installation
Landscape Management
Service API
Command
Line
Web UI
Central
Configuration
Solution
Management
• Web UI for:
• More IS configuration
• Product/Fix Repositories
• Templates Create & Apply
• License Management
• Log Access
Template-based Provisioning
Mobile UI

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What’s new in Command Central 9.6
• Centralized repository management, including Web UI
• Save and apply templates from Web UI
• More IS configurations support including Web UI
• IS instance management CLI/API
• Web UI for license reports management
• Log access from Web UI and CLI/API
• HTTPS support and other security related enhancements
• Online HELP combining Web UI, CLI and REST API topics
• Cloud Factory CLI/API (preview)
• SPM footprint optimization

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Centralized Repository
Management

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Centralized Repository Management
• Central repositories are used by template-based provisioning
• Allows to configure access to SAG SDC and Empower in one central
place
• Supports product and fix repository types
• Product repos support multiple releases and locations
• Adds ability to manage and transfer Installer and Update Manager
images to the target nodes
• Provides Web UI and CLI/API

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Centralized Repository Management Web UI

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Centralized Repository Management CLI Basics
• cc list repository products
• cc add repository products name=<repoName> location=<remote-repo-
url-or-image-file>
• cc add repository products name=<name-for-this-repo> --input
<local-image-file> description=<description>
• cc update repository products <repoName> [[location=<installer-
image-file-or-remote-repository-uri>]
[description=<description>]]]
• cc update repository products -i <config-with-credentials.xml>
• cc delete repository products <repoName>

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Centralized Repository Management Demo
Watch video recording on the TechCommunity web site under
Communities > webMethods > Products > Command Central > Demos
Command Central Demo: Command Central Repository Management

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Template-based Provisioning

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Template-based Provisioning
• Cloning/copying of servers
• Creation of new (project) environments from standard template
• Composing more complex environment from a set of product-specific
templates
• Creation of a repro-environment to troubleshoot production issues
• Fix and configuration promotion from staging to production
• Elastic scaling (cloud-bursting)

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Template-based Provisioning
TEMPLATE
PRODUCTS
Information
about which
products and
versions are
installed
FIXES
Information
about which
fixes are
installed
CONFIG
Information
about all
(supported)
product
configuration
Template may contain a subset: 1, 2 or all 3 categories
INSTANCES
ASSETS
Future:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<templateMetadata>
<alias>templateAlias</alias>
<nodeAlias>nodeAlias</nodeAlias>
<overwriteTemplate>true</overwriteTemplate>
<productOption>
<repositoryId>productRepositoryId</repositoryId>
<type>PRODUCTS</type>
<useLatestVersion>false</useLatestVersion>
</productOption>
<fixesOption>
<repositoryId>fixRepositoryId</repositoryId>
<useLatestVersion>true</useLatestVersion>
<type>FIXES</type>
</fixesOption>
<configurationOption>
<type>CONFIGURATION</type>
</configurationOption>
</templateMetadata>
• Save template
• Products
• Fixes
• Configuration
• Apply template
• Products
• Fixes
• Configuration
• No UI, only CLI
Template-based Provisioning – 9.5

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Template-based Provisioning – new in 9.6
• Web UI to create and apply templates
• Relies on centrally configured repositories
• Supports automatic image transfer from the central repository to the
target node
• New simplified CLI/API

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Template-based Provisioning Demo
Watch video recording on the TechCommunity web site under
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Command Central Demo: Command Central Template-based provisioning

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Save Installation as Template
Command
Central
SPM
SPM
IS
T1
Template extracted
from source…
…and stored
on CC
cc create templates alias=t1 nodeAlias=n1 …

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Apply Template
Command
Central
SPM
SPM
IS
T1
Template sent
to target
cc exec templates apply alias=t1 nodeAlias=n2 …
IS

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Installing Products
Command
Central
SPM
T1
IS
Software
Download
Center
I1
1
2
1) Master Repo = Software AG SDC
2) Image Repo = Installer images
cc exec templates apply alias=t1 nodeAlias=n2
options=PRODUCTS productsRepo=pr1

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Installing Fixes
Command
Central
SPM
T1
IS
Empower
FR1
1
2
1) Master Repo = Software AG Empower
2) Image Repo = SUM images
cc exec templates apply alias=t1 nodeAlias=n2
options=FIXES fixesRepo=fr1

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Applying Configuration
Command
Central
SPM
T1
IS
F1
1) Merge or Replace mode
2) With or without referenced files
cc exec templates apply alias=t1 nodeAlias=n2
options=CONFIGURATION options=FILES

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Apply Template Sequence for Integration Server
1. Install
products
and start
IS
Products Fixes Configuration Files
Products Fixes Configuration Files
Products Fixes Configuration Files
Products Fixes Configuration Files
2. Install
fixes and
start IS
3. Apply
config and
files and
restart IS
0. Create
template

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Template Management CLI
# list available templates
cc list templates
Alias Node Alias Description Principal Created
templateAlias local test Administrator Thu Feb 27 17:34:35 PST 2014
# export template (save as local .zip file)
cc get templates export templateAlias --output templateAlias.zip
# import template from a local .zip file
cc exec templates import --input templateAlias.zip
# delete template
cc delete templates templateAlias

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Integration Server Configuration

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• Ports
• License keys
• Resources
• Loggers
• webMethods Messaging
• Global variables
• ALL configurations Web UI
Integration Server Configuration
9.0
9.5
* Supported only for templates,
comparison, CLI and API
• JDBC pools*
• JDBC functional aliases*
• Keystores*
• Truststores*
• JNDI aliases*
• JMS aliases*
• SMTP settings*
• Extended server settings*
9.6

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IS Configuration UIs

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IS Configuration UIs

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Basic Configuration CLI Commands
$ cc list configuration types nodeAlias=devis1
runtimeComponentId=integrationServer-default
ID Display Name Category
COMMON-SYSPROPS System Properties Properties
COMMON-PORTS Port Settings Ports
COMMON-JNDI JNDI Settings JNDI
..
$ cc list configuration instances nodesAlias=devis1 runtimeComponentId=
integrationServer-default
ID Config Type Id Display Name
COMMON-SYSPROPS COMMON-SYSPROPS Extended Settings
COMMON-PORTS-p7777 COMMON-PORTS HTTPListener@7777
..

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Example – editing IS Extended Settings
$ cc list configuration instances nodeAlias=devis1
runtimeComponentId=integrationServer-default configurationTypeId=COMMON-
SYSPROPS
ID Config Type Id Display Name
COMMON-SYSPROPS COMMON-SYSPROPS Extended Properties
$ cc get configuration data devis1 integrationServer-default COMMON-SYSPROPS -
o ext-settings.properties
$ vi ext-settings.properties
...
watt.new.property=someValue
$ cc put configuration data devis1 integrationServer-default COMMON-SYSPROPS -
i ext-settings.properties
CURRENT

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Example – create and delete JNDI aliases
$ cc list configuration instances nodeAlias=devis1
runtimeComponentId=integrationServer-default configurationTypeId=COMMON-JNDI
ID Config Type Id Display Name
COMMON-JNDI-DEFAULT_IS_JNDI_PROVIDER COMMON-JNDI DEFAULT_IS_JNDI_PROVIDER
COMMON-JNDI-EventBusJndiProvider COMMON-JNDI EventBusJndiProvider
$ cc get configuration data devis1 integrationServer-default COMMON-JNDI-
DEFAULT-IS_JNDI_PROVIDER --output jndi.xml
$ vi jndi.xml
<JNDISettings><JNDI alias=“newJndiAlias”> .. </JNDISettings>
$ cc create configuration data devis1 integrationServer-default COMMON-JNDI --
input jndi.xml
$ cc delete configuration data devis1 integrationServer-default COMMON-JNDI-
newJndiAlias

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Integration Server Instance
Management

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Integration Sever Instance Management
• Integration Server 9.6 supports multiple instances
• Default instance can be created by the installer
• Additional instances can be created using IS CLI locally or CC CLI
remotely
• No CC Web UI yet
• No CC Templates support yet
• Integration Server license cannot be supplied during instance creation.
The license file has to be added afterwards using Web UI or CLI

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Instance Management CLI
Create new IS instance
$ cc create instances devis1 integrationServer instance.name=i1 primary.port=7777 …
ID Status Started
5 RUNNING Tue Sep 17 15:02:26 BST 2013
Wait for completion
$ cc get jobmanager landscapejobs devis1 5 --expected-values DONE --wait 30
ID Status Started Ended
5 DONE Tue Sep 17 15:02:26 BST 2013 Tue Sep 17 15:02:40 BST 2013
Update IS instance
$ cc update instances devis1 integrationServer-i1 i1 packages.list=pkg1,pkg2
ID Status Started
6 RUNNING Tue Sep 17 15:02:26 BST 2013
Delete IS instance
$ cc delete instances devis1 integrationSever-i1
ID Status Started
7 RUNNING Tue Sep 17 15:02:26 BST 2013

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Log Access

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Log Access
• Allows online access to product log files
• Tail or head log file viewing, limited number of lines
• Simple and regexp search
• Full log download in plain text and zip formats
• Download of multiple logs for a given component or entire managed
node
• Supported for Integration Server, SPM, CCE, CTP
• Web UI and CLI

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Log Sources Web UI

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Log Viewer Web UI

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Log Access CLI
Getting list of log file alises
$ cc list diagnostics logs devis1 integrationServer-default
Alias Size Last Updated
server.log 12345 Tue Sep 17 15:02:26 BST 2013
Getting log tail and head
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationServer-default server.log tail
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationServer-default server.log head lines=100
Search logs
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationServer-default server.log full
search=ISS.0014.0002C
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationServer-default server.log tail regexp=“^20.*”
Download logs: one, some, all
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationSever-default server.log full –o server.log
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationSever-default server.log+stats.log export –o
logs.zip
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 integrationSever-default export –o is-logs.zip
$ cc get diagnostics logs devis1 export –o node-logs.zip

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HTTPS and other Security
Enhancements

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HTTPS Support
• Out of the box enablement of HTTPS communication between
• Client browser and Command Central server
• CLI tool and Command Central server
• CCE and 9.6 SPM’s
• SPM and managed Integration Server (needs HTTPS port on IS)
• Pre-generated certificates provide better protection against wire-
sniffing comparing to plain HTTP communication
• For better protection custom certificates should be generated and
configured for each managed host/SPM
• HTTPS ports and client configuration is supported via CLI and Web UI
• Custom certificates have to be distributed manually
• CC CLI client configuration can be stored in ~/.sag/cc.properties file
protected by the OS using restricted file permissions
• cc.properties file can also store CC CLI password

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Use of Out-Of-The-Box HTTPS Demo
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Command Central Demo: Command Central out of the box HTTPS support

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Generating certificates
• Follow the process described in the article on TechCommunity web site
under Communities >>> Command Central Articles
How do I generate keystores and certificates for command central
• Import certificates into client trust stores
• cceroot.cer and cce*.cer into cli-truststore.jks
• cceroot.cer and spm*.cer into cce-truststore.jks
• Copy *.jks files to server, client and target spm nodes

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Updating client configuration to use certificates
• Update HTTPS port on CCE
• Update client Browser
• Update CCE CLI SSL configuration
• Update HTTPS port on SPM’s
• Update CCE client SSL configuration

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Other usage notes
• It is recommended to perform HTTPS/SSL channel re-configuration
while you’re connecting to SPM over HTTP!
• Switch CCE ‘local’ SPM connection to HTTP port if HTTPS is currently used
• Connect to all remote SPM nodes using HTTP
• Configure HTTPS port for CCE – verify in Browser
• Configure HTTPS port for a remote SPM – verify in Browser
• Configure CCE SSL settings and try to connect to remote SPM using SSL
• If OK, repeat for others SPM nodes
• Use can use custom certificates for HTTPS communication with 9.0
and 9.5 nodes as well!
• 9.0 SPM’s have to be restarted from OS level (shell scripts or Windows Svc)
• 9.5 SPM’s have to be restarted from Web UI or CLI
• 9.6 SPM’s restart HTTPS listener automatically!

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HTTPS Setup using Custom Certificates Demo
Watch video recording on the TechCommunity web site under
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Command Central Demo: Command Central support for HTTPS configuration
using custom certificates

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Security Enhancements
• Out of the box configuration for private user, group and roles internal
user store for CCE and SPM profiles
• Easy to change default passwords
• No impact on other products using shared internal stores, e.g. CentraSite
• Additional default users and groups
• Support for per-SPM connection credentials
• No longer all SPM’s must have the same set of credentials
• Can be configured from CLI and Web UI

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License Reports Management
Web UI

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License Reports Web UI
• License Reports UI can be accessed via Licenses View menu
• Allows to create new license reports on demand
• The generated report can be downloaded as PDF, XML or JSON
• The reports are archived and the list can be filtered and sorted
• Previously generated reports can be downloaded at any time
• Older reports can be deleted

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License Reports Web UI

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Cloud Factory (preview)

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Cloud Factory CLI (feature preview)
• Ability to manage virtual machine instances and images using Cloud
Factory Services API
• Support for VMware and EC2
• Account configuration using CLI and Web UI
• CLI commands for launching new VMs, start/stop and destroying a VM
instances
• No Web UI yet for image and instance management

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Cloud Factory Account Configuration

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Cloud Factory Account Configuration

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Cloud Factory CLI
Set CFS endpoint URL (NOTE: no /cce at the end)
$ export CC_SERVER=https://localhost:8091
List of available accounts
$ cc list cfs accounts
List of available images
$ cc list cfs images <accountName>
List of available instances
$ cc list cfs instances <accountName>
Launch new instances
$ cc create cfs instances <accountName> <imageId> type=<type>
Start or stop instance
$ cc exec cfs instances <accountName> <instanceId> start
$ cc exec cfs instances <accountName> <instanceId> stop
Delete instance
$ cc delete cfs instances <accountName> <instanceId>

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Online Help

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Online Help
• New combined online help for Web UI, CLI references an REST API
• New mobile friendly responsive layout
• Restful topic links and better search
• Hosted by Command Central server
• Accessible from the Help menu

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Online Help

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Miscellaneous

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Miscellaneous
• Optimized SPM footprint
• Default max memory set to 128 MB
• Optimized resource settings (e.g. lower thread counts)
• New optional plugin-in for NERV
• Out of the box registration of ‘local’ node
• Tested scalability with 1000 managed nodes
• CLI is fully functional
• Web UI is functional but a bit sluggish (expected)