SMARTUNIFIER User Manual¶

About SMARTUNIFIER¶

You are new to SMARTUNIFIER?

• Learn about the SMARTUNIFIER connectivity platform

• Learn about the connectivity use cases you can address with SMARTUNIFIER

• Get started with your integration

Installation¶

Overview¶

Installing SMARTUNIFIER on a host is the first step in realizing your connectivity scenario. There are three ways you can install and operate SMARTUNIFIER:

• Install the SMARTUNIFIER installation package on your operating system

  • See the system requirements prior to the installation

  • Amorph Systems supports using SMARTUNIFIER on the following operating systems:

    • Windows

    • Linux

    • macOS

• Install SMARTUNIFIER in an containerized environments using Docker

SMARTUNIFIER Setup¶

Before using SMARTUNIFIER Manager it is recommended to have a look over the following setup options:

• Product Information and Activation

• Credential Management

• Enabling HTTPS

• Setting up an external version control

• Connecting to a remote database

How to integrate with SMARTUNIFIER¶

Each integration scenario follows the same workflow, which consists out of 5 steps:

• Information Models - describe and visualize communication related data using hierarchical tree structures

• Communication Channels - describe and configure the protocols needed for the scenario

• Mappings - define when and how to exchange/transform data between Information Models

• Device Types - define templates for Instances

• Instances - define applications that provide the connectivity

Below you can see an example of integration scenario and the necessary steps to establish connectivity with SMARTUNIFIER:

Configuration Component Management¶

SMARTUNIFIER provides a comprehensive management of the configuration components:

• Group Filter

• Validation

• Component Version Control

• Operations

In order to keep the SMARTUNIFIER configuration components organized take a look on how to name the configuration components.

Deployment¶

SMARTUNIFIER supports the deployment of Instances on several computing environments:

• Local - on the same environment the SMARTUNIFIER Manager is running on

• Agent Process - remote on any machine

Learn how to operate and monitor your SMARTUNIFIER Instances.

Learn about notifications.

Learn about additional deployment options.

Administration¶

Learn how to:

• Integrate an Active Directory

• Backup and Restore the Repository

• Manage Communication Channel Types

• Manage Docker Java Images

• Create Deployment Endpoints

• Manage Credentials

• Manage User Accounts

• Manage Logging Configurations

• Create Alerts

• Manage Alert Channels

• Use Extensions

• Use Environment Variables

• Validate the Configuration Components

Getting Help¶

Having trouble? We would like to help!

• In case of malfunctioning SU Instances check out the Troubleshooting section

• Try the FAQ - it’s got answers to regularly asked questions

• Check out the Glossary if some terminology is not clear