Hello Dojo,
We have many virtual drivers that need multiple parameters configured on creation. We are wondering if we could use IDP’s Provisioning logic to create and set the parameters in these elements. Since they are virtual, we are unable to discover them.
Many thanks in advance.
Hi Gabriel,
It should be possible although not the intended use case for IDP.
You would have to create CI Types for your virtual devices and then most likely use Process Automation to create something like a Database import flow.
You would still need to have an IP associated with each device but you should be able to use such a flow together with the Password Setup step of the CI Types Provisioning page | DataMiner Docs
Hi Miguel, unfortunately, as far as I am aware the only options for managing virtual elements with IDP are by either having a discovery process followed by provisioning or by using process automation.
With the discovery you can use SNMP or HTTP or Serial even if the connector that will be used does not use them but as long as the device supports something it should be possible to do so.
Otherwise, I am afraid the only option is really to use PA.
Hi Joao,
Apart from Process Automation, is there not other way to provision a virtual element? Using Process Automation implies using SRM. This will make our integration more difficult to maintain (when deploying our solution we will need to deploy IDP + SRM + PA)
Is there any plans to expose the provisioning workflow from IDP without the need of using Process Automation?