Configure FlexNet Beacon to connect to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

IT Asset Management (Cloud)

Use the following procedure to create a connection to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on the FlexNet Beacon. A connection is required to be configured for a single source for inventory collection. The inventory beacon is responsible for uploading the data to the central operations databases of IT Asset Management.

1. Log into the inventory beacon interface as an administrator (for example, in the Windows Start menu, search for FlexNet Beacon, right-click it, and select Run as administrator).
   Tip: Starting the FlexNet Beacon interface requires that you are logged in with administrator privileges.
2. Select the Inventory systems page and click the down arrow on the right of the New... split button, and select PowerShell.
   Tip: Alternatively, you can edit a connection you defined previously, by selecting it from the list of connections and clicking Edit....
3. In the dialog that appears, complete (or modify) the following required fields:
   1. Connection Name—The name you give this inventory connection is also used in the web interface of IT Asset Management to name the data import task. The name may contain alphanumeric characters, underscores or spaces, but it must start with either a letter or a number, for example "OCI".
   2. Source Type—Select OCI from the drop-down list.
4. In the OCI section, complete the following fields:
   1. Config File—The file containing the OCI connection configuration.
   2. Certificate File—the private key file used to secure the connection.
5. Click Test Connection to make sure that your specifications are correct (adjusting as necessary for success). When the FlexNet Beacon has successfully accessed the OCI APIs using the details supplied, a test connection succeeded message displays.
6. Click OK to close this dialog, and also click Save. The new connection is added to the connection list in the Inventory Systems tab.
7. If you do not already have a suitable schedule for this connection available on this inventory beacon, select the Scheduling page and click New... to open the Edit Schedule dialog and define one. For more details see Scheduling a Connection in the Online Help.
8. Back on the Inventory systems page, select the new connection in the list, click Schedule... to select your appropriate schedule in the Select schedule dialog and then click OK to confirm your selection.
9. In the main FlexNet Beacon interface, click Save to store your newly scheduled connection.
10. Select the newly-added connection and click Execute Now. The Execute Now confirmation dialog displays and the import of OCI inventory data commences.
11. Click OK to confirm.
    At this point, you have two options:

    • Wait for the scheduled import, its upload to the central application server and import to the compliance database (review results tomorrow);

      or

    • Select the newly added connection and click Execute Now, click OK to confirm, and wait for an import, upload, and database load. The resulting import (which follows immediately) may take some time to complete. You may monitor progress in the web interface for IT Asset Management — navigate to the System menu (in the top right corner) and choose System Health > System Tasks, and periodically refresh this page. When the process is complete, you can inspect the inventory imported from OCI in the All Inventory page on IT Asset Management.

Tip: In the All Inventory page:

1. Add the Connection name column to the page.
2. Display the simple filter bar.
3. Filter for the name you defined for your OCI connection (the example given was "OCI").

After a successful data import, the hardware and software inventory data from the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is visible in the appropriate pages in IT Asset Management.

Note: To know more about the operations available on the Inventory Systems page of FlexNet Beacon, see Inventory Systems Tab in the Online Help. For scheduling data imports through this connection, see Scheduling a Connection, also in Online Help.