Configure Cloud Integration

Set up and configuration

Before adding a cloud service instance

The Men&Mice Suite communicates with the cloud services through Men&Mice Central (IPAM) and the Men&Mice DNS controller (DNS).

Before continuing, make sure:

  • The DNS controller is installed and set up on the machine running Men&Mice Central. See Server controllers.

  • The machine running central can connect to the specific cloud instance on port 443/TCP. See Networking requirements.

If you want to add multiple AWS cloud accounts using single credentials refer to Configuring an AWS multi-account setup.

Adding a cloud service

The following are the steps that are needed to start using a cloud service in Men&Mice.

  1. File –> New –> Cloud Service. Access the Cloud service wizard by right clicking Cloud Services in the Object Browser of the Management Console and selecting New Cloud Service or highlight Cloud Services in the Object Browser and clicking + sign in the manager window.

  2. The following dialog is shown:

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Proceed with one of the Cloud providers shown below and click Next:

Akamai Fast DNS

Fill in the following fields required to connect to Akamai Fast DNS

Name

The name of the cloud service in Men&Mice

Client Secret

The credentials needed for Men&Mice to connect to

the cloud instance

Obtaining Access Credentials Please refer to the following on how to create API Access Credentials for use by the suite: https://developer.akamai.com/introduction/Prov_Creds.html

Host

Access token

Client token

Warning

Server time setting constrictions Akamai OPEN APIs are time sensitive! Ensure that the system your client runs on is synchronized with a Stratum 2 or better time source. (source: https://developer.akamai.com/introduction/Client_Auth.html)

Danger

If the time on the server that the DNS Remote is running on deviates enough from Coordinated Universal Time the authentication will fail and it will not be possible to access/update zone through the suite.

Go to Finishing the configuration.

Azure DNS

Fill in the following fields required to connect to Azure:

Name

The name of the cloud service in Men&Mice

Subscription ID

The credentials needed for Men&Mice to connect to the cloud instance

Tenant ID

Client ID

Client secret

Go to Finishing the configuration.

Amazon Web Services

Fill in the following fields required to connect to AWS:

Name

The name of the cloud service in Men&Mice

Access Key ID

The credentials needed for Men&Mice to connect to the cloud instance

Obtaining Access Credentials Please refer to the following on how to create API Access Credentials for use by the suite: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/managing-aws-access-keys.html

Secret Access Key

Read more: Configuring an AWS multi-account setup.

Go to Finishing the configuration.

Openstack

Fill in the following fields required to connect to OpenStack:

Name

The name of the cloud service in Men&Mice

Server Node

The credentials needed for Men&Mice to connect to the cloud instance

User Name

Password

Require HTTPS

Go to Finishing the configuration.

NS1

Fill in the following fields required to connect to NS1:

Name

The name of the cloud service in Men&Mice

API Key

The credentials needed for Men&Mice to connect to the cloud instance

Obtaining Access Credentials Please refer to the following on how to create API Access Credentials for use by the suite: https://ns1.com/knowledgebase/creating-and-managing-api-keys

Go to Finishing the configuration.

Dyn DNS

Fill in the following fields required to connect to Dyn:

Name

The name of the cloud service in Men&Mice

Customer Name

The credentials needed for Men&Mice to connect to the cloud instance

User Name

Password

Go to Finishing the configuration.

Finishing the configuration

After finishing going through the wizard, the DNS service (if applicable) and any subnets defined (if applicable) will be shown in the DNS servers and IP Address Ranges, respectively.

Editing a cloud service instance

To edit the properties for a cloud instance, right click on a cloud instance in the Object Browser and select Properties.

Removing a cloud service

To remove a cloud service, right click on the specific cloud service in the Object Browser and select Delete.

Warning

By removing the cloud service, the associated DNS service and the corresponding zones will be removed. Additionally, any subnets and cloud networks will also be removed.

Click Yes to remove the cloud service.

Removing a cloud network

To remove a cloud network, right click on the specific cloud network in the object browser or in the manager window and select Delete.