OnCommand

Workflow Automation

WFA 3.1.0.0.2P2

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What Is OnCommand Workflow Automation?
 OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) is a software solution that helps to automate storage
management tasks, such as provisioning, migration, decommissioning, and cloning storage.
 OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) supports both clustered Data ONTAP and Data ONTAP
operating in 7-Mode.

WFA license information

 No license is required for using the OnCommand Workflow Automation.

WFA Programming Languages/Database Supported

 Powershell

 Perl

 MVEL Language

 REST API

 MySQL / SQL
System Requirements for WFA
Hardware Requirements

 CPU 2.27 GHz or faster, 2 core, 64-bit

 RAM 4 GB
 Free disk space 20 GB

Software Requirements
 WFA runs only on a 64-bit Windows operating system and should be installed
on dedicated physical machines or VMs. You must not install any other
application on the server.
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition is the recommended
Windows operating system for WFA.
WFA Deployment Architecture
Workflow Automation Interfaces
Workflow Automation includes:

Administration • Setting up Workflow Automation, connecting to data

Portal sources, and configuring users credentials

Designer Portal • Creating new building blocks and workflows

Execution • Executing workflows, checking status of workflow

Portal execution, and accessing logs
Administration Portal
 Setup Workflow Automation

 Connect to data sources

 Configuring credentials and
users
 Backup and Restore Workflow
Automation database
Designer Portal
Execution Portal
Workflow Process Flow

User Input Find Resources Perform Actions Track Outcomes

CIFS Share Creation Process Flow
User Input Find Resources

Perform Actions

Track Outcomes
WFA User Roles

Admin – Full access

Architect – Develop workflows and building blocks

Operator – Execute workflows.

Guest – Read-only access to Portal and Execution History

Backup – No GUI login, only for backup purposes

Backups of the Database
The database is backed up daily as a zip (.zip) file.
Default Backup is Daily @ 02:00 AM EST and last 5 backups
are retained
The file location is C:\Program Files\NetApp\WFA-Backups
on the server utprd1008.medimmune.com.
Execution Status
 Admin,Architect and Operator can check the status of completed, running,
or scheduled workflows.
Thank You