Automic Automation / OpenSSH Agent Integration

OpenSSH is an open-source suite of networking utilities that provides a secure, encrypted channel over an untrusted network using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. It's a fundamental tool for system administrators and developers to manage remote computers. Instead of using insecure protocols like Telnet or FTP, OpenSSH encrypts all traffic, including passwords and commands, to prevent eavesdropping and other attacks.

It includes several key components:

  • ssh: The client program used to remotely log in to a server.

  • sshd: The server daemon that listens for and handles incoming SSH connections.

  • scp: A secure file copy utility for transferring files between hosts.

Integrating Automic Automation with OpenSSH allows you to run OpenSSH Get File, Put File, and Run Commands jobs on your OpenSSH system from Automic Automation.

Important!

The OpenSSH Agent integrates the target system with Automic Automation. This means that the Agent resides within an Automic Automation system, and it gives you access to all its functions and features. If you are not familiar with Automic Automation or if you need specific information about any of its functions, use this Agent-specific help in combination with the Automic Automation product documentation that you can find at Automic Automation documentation.

The Agents and the Automation Engine communicate using TLS/SSL, which requires the use of trusted certificates to verify the identity of the respective communication partners.

When an Agent communicates with an on-premises Automic Automation system, it establishes the connection to the Java communication process (JCP). When communicating with the Automic Automation Kubernetes Edition, it establishes the connection to an ingress / HTTPS load balancer. Regardless of the environment you use, you have to make sure that you have the required certificates in place.

Important!

Make sure you are familiar with the TLS/SSL and certificate implementation before installing and/or upgrading the respective component. For more information, see the Automic Automation documentation at:

Note:

This integration capability, like all integrations of the Automic system, can support service orchestration Workflows. Such Workflows orchestrate automated processes that run across multiple platforms, domains, and applications to deliver a specific IT service. For more information, see About Service Orchestration in the Automic Automation help, which is available on docs.automic.com.

Important Consideration

To be able to implement (install and configure) and work with the Agent Integration, a sound knowledge of Automic Automation is required. If you are new to Automic Automation, we strongly recommend that you take the following courses before beginning with this integration:

For all users:

For administrators:

For developers and object designers:

Accelerated Learning with Hands-on Simulation Labs:

Beyond the product documentation and courses, Broadcom offers a range of educational materials designed to guide you through Automic Automation's features and functions. Our interactive learning center is a dedicated platform offering immersive simulation labs to help you learn by doing. They are dynamic, hands-on exercises that complement the content of our courses. They don't just tell you how to use a feature; they let you experience it directly.

Visit the Broadcom's Simulation Labs website to explore the available labs and start practicing: https://simlabs.aod.broadcom.com/simulation/automation?product=Automic.

This documentation describes how to set up the integration and how to work with OpenSSH jobs.