Connecting an Ansible Tower server

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About this task

Complete the following steps to create a connection to an Ansible® Tower Server.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation icon main navigation menu, select Adjust settings icon Administration and click Integration with other systems.
  2. Click Automation type.
  3. Click Configure on the Ansible Tower tile.
  4. Enter the base URL of your Ansible Tower server. This URL must contain the protocol, for example: https://ansible-tower-server.mycompany.com:443.
  5. Choose an authentication type. You can select Basic Auth to connect with username and password or API Token to use a bearer token, previously created with Write Scope in Ansible Tower.
  6. Enter the chosen authentication information.
  7. Optional: Enter the Ansible Tower server certificate or certificate chain.
  8. Click Save to store the connection information.
    Note: When using the standard Ansible Tower installation a self-signed certificate issued for CN localhost might be generated. Make sure to replace that certificate with a certificate issued for the actual domain name you are using. Otherwise, the connection might not work.