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5 In the Name text box, type the name of the host.
6 In the URL text box, type the address of the host.
NOTE The Kerberos authentication requires a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) host address.
7 In the Connection timeout text box, type the number of seconds before a connection times out.
8 In the Operation timeout text box, type the number of seconds before an operation times out.
9 Select the authentication type.
Option Description
None
No authentication is required.
OAuth 1.0
Provide the required authentication parameters.
OAuth 2.0
Provide the authentication token.
Basic
Provides basic access authentication.
Select the session mode.
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If you select Shared Session, provide credentials for the shared
session.
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If you select Per User Session, the Orchestrator client retrieves
credentials from the user who is logged in.
Digest
Provides digest access authentication that uses encryption.
Select the session mode.
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If you select Shared Session, provide credentials for the shared
session.
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If you select Per User Session, the Orchestrator client retrieves
credentials from the user who is logged in.
Kerberos
Provides Kerberos access authentication.
Select the session mode.
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If you select Shared Session, provide credentials for the shared
session.
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If you select Per User Session, the Orchestrator client retrieves
credentials from the user who is logged in.
10 Click Submit to run the workflow.
After the workflow runs successfully, the REST host appears in the Inventory view.
What to do next
You can add opearations and XSD schema to the REST host, and run workflows from the Inventory view.
Add a REST Operation
You can run a workflow to add an operation to a REST host from the plug-in's inventory.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you are logged in to the Orchestrator client as an administrator.
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Verify that you have a connection to a REST host from the Inventory view.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, select Library > HTTP-REST > Configuration and navigate to the
Add a REST operation workflow.
3 Right-click the Add a REST operation workflow and select Start workflow.
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