Automic Automation Architecture

Knowing the different modules and additional components that make Automic Automation and understanding their dependencies and interaction is essential, especially if you are a system administrator.

Overview

The core of an Automic Automation system is the Automation Engine. An Automation Engine system is a combination of the following modules:

• The Automation Engine itself on a server
• The database (DB2, Oracle, MS SQL or PostgreSQL), on the same or a different host of your choice
• The agents, which communicate via the communication processes (CPs) and work processes (WPs) with the Automation Engine
• The Automic Web Interface
• The ONE Installer to set up a single-box installation for quick demonstrations

In addition, Automic Automation as a bundle also contains products that enhance or support the setup you choose with various features:

Communication Ports

A number of ports must be open for Automic Automation communication. The default port definition is the following:

• Agent(s) - Automation Engine

  Ports: 2217 - 2219

• Agent(s) - Agent(s)

  Port: 2300

• Web browser - Automic Web Interface/Tomcat

  Ports:

  • 8080 (HTTP)

  • 8005 (Shutdown)

  • 8009 (AJP Connector)

• Automation Engine - E-mail SMTP Server

  For e-mail notifications and approvals.

  Port: 25 (SMTP)

• Automation Engine - ServiceManager

  To allow starting and stopping agents from the console.

  Port: 8871

• Automation Engine - Java Communication Process (JCP)

  Port: 8088

Components

Automic Automation is supplied with the following additional components.

• Process Analytics

  Analyzes processed, active and scheduled tasks.

• Analytics

  Collects and compiles large amounts of historical data about your Automation Engine system for analysis and reporting.

• Package Manager

  Command line tool to retrieve, install or update packages on top of the Automic system.

• Plugin Manager

  Extension to the AWI that can be used to install, upgrade and remove Packs in order to extend the functionality of the Automic Automation system.

• Action Builder

  Extension to the AWI that allows users to create new Actions (sets of objects) for common operations to be used in workflows.

• LDAP Sync

  SSL-supported user permission and credential management that integrates Active Directory.

• Proxy

  Small but efficient application to connect separate installations and systems by centrally configured ports, securely.

See also:

• Requirements and Installation Types
• ONE Installer - Single-Box Installation