- Mediation Engine Connector User Guide
- Configuring Mediation Engine Connector
- Connecting Mediation Engine with Mediation Engine Connector
Connecting Mediation Engine with Mediation Engine Connector
This section provides information to connect Mediation Engine to Mediation Engine Connector.
Important:
For secure connections, you must upload server certificates of Mediation Engine to Mediation Engine Connector and vice versa.- Upload Server Certificate by doing one of the following:
- To upload Self-signed certificates
- Log in to PSA of
Mediation Engine and navigate to Server
Certificate screen. Download the Server certificate of Mediation Engine. The Server certificate can either be a CA certificate or a self-signed certificate. Click Download Current Certificate to download the server certificate.
- Log in to PSA of Mediation Engine Connector and navigate to Server Certificate screen.
- Download the Server certificate of Mediation Engine Connector. The Server certificate can either be a CA certificate or a self-signed certificate. Click Download Current Certificate to download the server certificate.
- Log in to PSA of Mediation Engine, navigate to Trusted Certificate screen, and upload the certificate of Mediation Engine Connector.
- Log in to PSA of Mediation Engine Connector, navigate to Trusted Certificate screen, and upload the certificate of Mediation Engine.
Note:
Enable Skip hostname validation for HTTPS connection check box on the Mediation Engine Connector when uploading Mediation Engine self-signed certificate that does not have valid hostnames.Note:
The supported certificate format is PEM.- To upload CA certificate:
Log in to PSA of Mediation Engine, navigate to Trusted Certificate screen, and upload the CA certificate. Repeat the same for Mediation Engine Connector.
Note:
The supported certificate format is PEM.
- Log in to Operations Monitor.
- Click Admin and then click Settings.
- Click Mediation Engine Connector.
- In the Authentication Token
field, enter your choice of token details for the Mediation Engine, and click Update.
Note:
For Mediation Engine Connector to connect to Mediation Engine, the token values entered while adding the Mediation Engine node must match with the value mentioned in the Authentication Token field.
You must note down the token details for future reference.
- Log into Mediation Engine.
- Under Settings, click ME Management.
- Select the desired node, double-click the disabled column field, and select yes from the drop-down list or click Add.
- Add a new node by
doing the following:
- Click
Add.
A new row gets added.
- Double-click the Node name field, and enter the Mediation Engine node name.
- Double-click the Hostname or IP field, enter the IP address or Hostname of the Mediation Engine.
- Double-click the Shared secret field, enter the shared secret of the Mediation Engine.
- The Connection
responsive field auto populates as following:
- True. If node entries are valid and node connection is successful.
- False. If either node entries are not valid or the node connection is unsuccessful.
- Double-click the Disabled field, select the option yes or no from the drop-down list for enabling or disabling the node.
- Click
Add.
- Click
Save.
Result: Mediation Engine node is added
Note:
When adding a new Mediation Engine, the list of local users on theMediation Engine might be lost. Any local users and realms in the Mediation Engine will be replaced with the current list of users and realms that exist on the Mediation Engine Connector. If there are users and realms on the Mediation Engine that do not exist on the Mediation Engine Connector, these will be lost.Result: Mediation Engine connects with the Mediation Engine Connector.Note:
By this procedure, the Mediation Engine and the Mediation Engine Connector are disconnected so the Mediation Engine will be on its own when it comes to information, it can use at that time. No other implications are known.