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Amazon S3: Cloud Storage Bucket File Transfer
The Amazon S3 Cloud Storage Bucket File Transfer integration allows you to securely automate file transfers from, to, and between Amazon S3 cloud storage buckets and third-party application folders.Storing data in the cloud becomes an integral part of most modern IT landscapes. With Universal Automation Center (UAC), you can securely automate your AWS tasks and integrate them into existing scheduling workflows.
Key Features:
Automate file transfers in real-time.
Drag-and-drop as a task into any existing scheduling workflow within the UAC.
File Transfers can be triggered by a third-party application using the UAC RESTfull web service API: REST API.
The following file transfer commands are supported:
Upload file(s) to an S3 bucket.
Download file(s) from an S3 bucket.
Transfer files between S3 buckets.
List objects in an S3 bucket.
Delete object(s) in an S3 bucket.
List S3 bucket names.
Create an S3 bucket.
Additional Info:
Security is ensured by using the HTTPS protocol with support for an optional proxy server.
Supports AWS IAM Role-Based Access (RBCA).
No Universal Agent needs to be installed on the AWS Cloud – the communication goes via HTTPS.AWS canned ACLs are supported, e.g., to grant full access to the bucket owner.
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Amazon SQS: Create, Monitor, and Send Messages
The Amazon SQS integration allows you to create, send, and monitor Amazon SQS messages and automatically trigger a task or workflow in Universal Controller each time a message has been received.Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. Using SQS, enterprises can send, store, and receive messages between software components.
Key Features:
Allows you to monitor for, create, and send Amazon SQS messages.
Trigger a task in Universal Controller upon the arrival of a new SQS message.
Amazon SQS tasks can be integrated into any existing or new automation workflow.
Create and send a SQS message out of any modern third-party application by calling the Universal Controller remote web service API.
Set different log-levels for the Amazon SQS task to provide additional information when root-causing potential issues.
Additional Information:
This integration uses the Python Boto3 module. This enables new Amazon AWS services and the ability to update the current SQS task when new requirements occur.
Credentials for Amazon S3 are stored in an encrypted format in the database.
IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is supported.
Communication to Amazon AWS is done via the HTTPS protocol.
A proxy server connection to Amazon AWS with basic authentication is supported.
Amazon AWS with basic authentication is supported.
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Amazon SQS: Message
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. This Integration provides the capability to send an AWS SQS message towards an existing queue.
Key Features:
This Universal Extension provides the following main features:
Send a message towards a standard or a FIFO queue.
Capability to control the transport of the messages by configuring the message Delay Seconds (for standard queues) and the message group ID and message deduplication ID (for FIFO queues).Capability to fetch dynamically Queue Names list from SQS for selection during task creation.Capability to be authorized via IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.Capability for Proxy communication via HTTP/HTTPS protocol. What's New in v1.1.0This new release gives the capability to users to rely on AWS credentials set-up on the environment where the extension is running and therefore it is not mandatory to be passed on the task definition as input field. The same applies to AWS Region.
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Amazon SQS: Monitor
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. This Universal Extension provides the capability to monitor AWS SQS messages from an existing queue and run Universal Task and/or workflows accordingly.Key FeaturesThis Universal Extension provides the following main features:ActionMonitor AWS SQS messages from a standard or a FIFO queue.Launch a task in Universal Controller with variables holding the id, body, attributes, message attributes and receipt handle for each fetched message.AuthenticationAWS Credentials.IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.OtherCommunication through Proxy with use of HTTP or HTTPS.What's New V1.1.0 This new release gives the capability to users to rely on AWS credentials set-up on the environment where the extension is running and therefore it is not mandatory to be passed on the task definition as input field. The same applies to AWS Region.
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Ansible: Execute and Manage Playbooks
This Ansible integration allows users to execute Ansible playbooks and run other Ansible modules or commands directly from the Stonebranch Universal Automation Center (UAC).
Key Features:
Manage Ansible task execution through the intuitive Universal Controller user interface.
Ansible playbooks can either be centrally stored and maintained in the Universal Controller script library, or Universal Controller can call the relevant playbook residing in the Ansible host.
This integration also enables the execution of other Ansible commands.
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Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow is an open-source platform created to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows.
This integration provides the capability to integrate with Apache Airflow and use it as part of your end-to-end Universal Controller workflow, allowing high-level visibility and orchestration of data-oriented jobs or pipelines.
Key Features:
This Universal Extension provides the following main features:
Triggering a new DAG run.
Information retrieval of a specific DAG run.
Information retrieval for a task that is part of a specific DAG run.
Basic authentication (username/password) and SSL protocol.
Using a proxy between Universal Controller and Apache Airflow server.
What's new v 1.1.0The action "Trigger DAG Run" has been enhanced. The latest release provides the ability to configure the task to wait for the execution of the DAG Run until it reaches the state of "success" or "failed". Depending on the final DAG Run state, the task finishes with a corresponding status ("success" or "failed").
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Apache Kafka: Event Monitor
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. A Kafka Event Monitor is a Universal Extension responsible for monitoring events (messages) from topics in Kafka.
Key Features:
This Universal Extension provides the following main features:
Support to consume messages by consumer group subscription, from a specific topic, until a specific condition is met. Filtering is based on the value of the message. When a matching Kafka message is detected, the universal task is finished by publishing information related to the matched message on extension output. Number, String and JSON filter patterns are supported.
Support for authenticating to Kafka through PLAINTEXT or SASL_SSL SCRAM security protocol.
Typically this extension can be used to monitor events from Kafka and upon successful execution to trigger workflows or other tasks, or just to pass information related to the Kafka event within UAC.
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Apache Kafka: Publish Event
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications. This Integration is responsible for publishing events (messages) to topics in Kafka.
Key Features:
This Universal Extension supports the following main features:
Perform authentication towards Kafka, using PLAINTEXT or SASL_SSL security protocol
Send a message to Kafka with the capability to select, the topic, the partition, the message key, the message value and message metadata
Capability to control the transport of the messages by configuring the message acknowledgment strategy and the request timeout
Capability to fetch dynamically topics and partitions from kafka for selection during task creation
Capability to automatically select the serialization method depending on the key/value message data types
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AWS Batch
AWS Batch is a set of batch management capabilities that enables developers, scientists, and engineers to quickly and efficiently run hundreds of thousands of batch computing jobs on AWS. AWS Batch integration provides the ability to submit new AWS Batch Jobs and read the status for an existing AWS Batch Job.
Key Features:This Universal Extension provides the following key features:Support to submit a new Batch Job, with the option to Terminate Job after a timeout period.
Support to read Batch Job status for an existing Job ID.
Support for authorization via IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.
Support for Proxy communication via HTTP/HTTPS protocol.What's New in v 1.2.0
This new release gives the capability to users to Submit AWS Jobs and wait until the Jobs reach "Success" or "Failure". Key parameters such as job status, id, name and ARN are updated live during execution.
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AWS EC2: Create Instances
This integration allows users to create an AWS EC2 instance with parameters, either in task form or by simply creating an EC2 instance from the existing AWS launch template. This task also offers the option to install a Linux/Unix Universal Agent in the newly provisioned EC2 instance.
Key Features:
The task interacts with the AWS platform via a Python Boto3 module.
All AWS credentials remain encrypted.
Users can also install/configure a Linux Universal Agent for each EC2 instance, enabling the Universal Controller to communicate with the newly created instance instantly.
This task also lets users create multiple EC2 instances with the same configuration. New instances can also be tagged.
It allows customers to create a new key pair or use an existing one for the new EC2 instance.
This task also enables options for additional EBS volume and encryption, as well as detailed monitoring. Additional Info:Only Linux Universal Agent is supported at the moment.
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AWS EC2: Start, Stop, and Terminate Instances
This integration allows users to spin up, terminate, and manage AWS EC2 instances on demand simply by providing one or more instance IDs as input.
Key Features:
This task uses Python Boto3 to interact with the AWS platform using the credentials supplied within the task.
It supports multiple EC2 instances at once.
This task goes to the success state in Universal Controller until the EC2 instance is completely spun up or terminated.
Scheduling this task using Universal Controller workflow spins up and tears down EC2 instances based on the business needs, complete with the correct setup and dependencies.
It dynamically manages EC2 operations, offering the potential to reduce EC2 operations costs in the cloud.
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AWS Glue
AWS Glue is a serverless data-preparation service for extract, transform, and load (ETL) operations. It makes it easy for data engineers, data analysts, data scientists, and ETL developers to extract, clean, enrich, normalize, and load data. This integration provides the capability to submit a new AWS Glue Job.
Key Features:This Universal Extension provides the following key features:Start a Glue job.
Support authorization via IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.
Support Proxy communication via HTTP/HTTPS protocol.What's New in v1.1.0This new release gives the capability to users to rely on AWS credentials set-up on the environment where the extension is running and therefore it is not mandatory to be passed on the task definition as input field. The same applies to AWS Region.
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AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources. You can use AWS Lambda to extend other AWS services with custom logic or create your own back-end services that operate at AWS scale, performance, and security. AWS Lambda can automatically run code in response to multiple events, such as HTTP requests via Amazon API Gateway, modifications to objects in Amazon S3 buckets, table updates in Amazon DynamoDB, and state transitions in AWS Step Functions.
Key Features:This Universal Extension provides the following key features:Trigger Lambda function Synchronously or Asynchronously.
Support authorization via IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.
Support default or on demand AWS Region.
Support Proxy communication via HTTP/HTTPS protocol.What's New v1.1.0This new release gives the capability to users to rely on AWS credentials set-up on the environment where the extension is running and therefore it is not mandatory to be passed on the task definition as input fields. The same applies to AWS Region.
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AWS Step Functions
Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that lets you combine AWS Lambda functions and other AWS services to build business-critical applications. Through Step Functions graphical console, you see your application’s workflow as a series of event-driven steps.This integration allows customers to execute AWS Step Functions from Universal Controller.Key FeaturesThis Universal Extension provides the following key features.ActionsExecute a AWS Step Function and wait until is reaches status "Success" or "Failed".Execute a AWS Step Function asynchronously without waiting for the execution to finish.AuthenticationAuthentication using AWS CredentialsAuthorization via IAM Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) strategy.OtherCommunication through Proxy with use of HTTP or HTTPS.
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Azure Blob: Manage File Transfers
The integration for Azure Blob Storage allows secure transfer of files from Azure Blob Storage containers and folders.Storing data in the cloud becomes an integral part of most modern IT landscapes. With the Stonebranch Universal Automation Center, you can securely automate your AWS, Azure, Google, and MinIO file transfers and integrate them into your existing scheduling flows.
Key Features:
The following file transfer commands are supported:
Upload file(s) to an Azure Blob Storage container.
Download file(s) from an Azure Blob Storage container.
Transfer files between Azure Blob Storage containers.
List objects in an Azure Blob Storage container.
Delete object(s) in an Azure Blob Storage container.
List Azure Blob Storage container names.
Create an Azure Blob Storage container.
File transfer can be triggered by a third-party application using the Universal Automation Center RESTfull web service API: REST API.
The integration for Azure Blob Storage can be integrated into any existing scheduling workflow in the same way as any standard Linux or Windows task type.
Security is ensured by using the HTTPS protocol with support for an optional proxy server.
Supports Azure token-based Shared Access Signature (SAS).
No Universal Agent needs to be installed on the Azure cloud – the communication goes via HTTPS.
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Azure Data Factory: Schedule, Trigger, and Monitor
This integration allows users to schedule, trigger, and monitor the Azure Data Factory pipeline process directly from the Universal Controller.
Key Features:
Uses Python modules azure-mgmt-resource and azure-mgmt-datafactory to make REST API calls to Azure Data Factory.
Use the Azure tenant ID, subscription ID, client ID, client secret, resource group, and location for authenticating the REST API calls to Azure Data Factory.
Perform the following Azure Data Factory operations:
Run a pipeline.
Get a pipeline info.
List all pipelines.
Cancel pipeline run.
List factory by resource group.
Azure Data Factory triggers user can perform the following operations from UAC:
Start trigger.
Stop trigger.
List trigger by factory.
UAC also can restart a failed pipeline either from the failed step or from any activity name in the failed pipeline.
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Azure Logic Apps: Schedule, Trigger, and Monitor Workflows
This integration can trigger and monitor the execution of Azure Logic workflows and retrieve Azure Logic workflow output execution. The Stonebranch Universal Controller (UC) integrates with Logic apps through REST APIs securely through the Azure Oauth 2.0 authentication mechanism.
Key Features:
Passes dynamic input parameters (JSON format) to each Azure Logic app workflow.
Triggers a workflow, monitors it until the process is completed, and then delivers the results to UC.
Customers can manage and control Logic app workflow execution from UC, with the capability to employ other dependencies like time triggers or event-based jobs/workflows.
This task offers ITSM integration capability, enabling the auto-creation of incidents in Logic apps workflow execution failure.
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Azure Virtual Machines: Start, Stop, and Terminate Instances
This integration allows users to utilize Azure Virtual Machine (VM) name, resource group, subscription ID, and access token as inputs to a start, stop, terminate, list, and check the status of Azure VMs.
Key Features:
Uses a Python request module to interact with the Azure cloud platform.
Expands user ability to start/stop/terminate/check/list Azure VMs that belong to a subscription and resource group.
In the Stonebranch Universal Controller (UC), this task reaches and stays in the success state until the Azure instance is completely started, stopped, or terminated.
Scheduling this task in UC with the right dependencies set up would start and stop EC2 instances based on business needs using a UC workflow.
This task helps to dynamically manage VM operations. It could potentially reduce the Azure VM running cost in the cloud.
Important:
This integration uses Azure Oauth 2.0 access token for Azure API authentication. Users may need to use the UC web services task to refresh the access token periodically.
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Databricks: Automate Jobs and Clusters
This integration allows users to perform end-to-end orchestration and automation of jobs and clusters in Databricks environment either in AWS or Azure.
Key Features:
Uses Python module requests to make REST API calls to the Databricks environment.
Uses the Databricks URL and the user bearer token to connect with the Databricks environment.
With respect to Databricks jobs, this integration can perform the below operations:
Create and list jobs.
Get job details.
Run new jobs.
Run submit jobs.
Cancel run jobs.
With respect to the Databricks cluster, this integration can perform the below operations:
Create, start, and restart a cluster.
Terminate a cluster.
Get a cluster-info.
List clusters.
With respect to Databricks DBFS, this integration also provides a feature to upload files larger files.
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Docker Compose: Support to Build, Up, Down, Start, Stop Docker Compose Functions
This integration allows Docker Compose functions to be automated as part of your automation workflows within the Universal Controller.
Key Features:
This Universal Task can automate the following Docker Compose functions:
Build
Up
Down
Start
Stop
Docker Compose files can be optionally stored in the Universal Controller Script library allowing the use of Universal Controller Variables to support reusability.
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Docker Container: Support for Create, Start, Stop, Remove Containers and Run a Command in a Running Container
This integration allows Docker functions for Docker Containers to be automated as part of your automation workflows within the Universal Controller.
Key Features:
This Universal Task can automate the following Docker Container functions:
Run
Create
Start
Stop
Remove
Product Information: "Docker: Automate Docker Image Management"
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Docker Image: Support to Build, Remove, Pull, Push and Tag Image Functions
This integration allows Docker functions for Docker Images to be automated as part of your automation workflows within the Universal Controller.
Key Features:
This Universal Task can automate the following Docker Image functions:
Build
Remove
Pull
Push
Tag
Dockerfiles can be optionally stored in the Universal Controller Script library allowing the use of Universal Controller Variables to support reusability.
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E-Mail: SMTP and IMAP Integration
This integration is for any email provider that uses SMTP and IMAP, including email vendors like Outlook.com, Microsoft Exchange, and Gmail. This integration allows sending and retrieve E-Mails and E-Mail attachments. It also provides the functionality to download mail attachments to a mail folder. This Integration is beneficial for Stonebranch SaaS customers, accessing the Universal Controller in the Stonebranch AWS Cloud and having their Universal Agents deployed in their own datacenter. As the Integration is triggered from the Universal Agent, no additional firewall ports would need to be opened.
Key Features
Some details about Universal Tasks to send and retrieve E-Mails and E-Mail attachments.
Main functionalities:
Send an E-Mail with or without attachments
Use Universal Controller Variables
Retrieve an E-Mail based on filter criteria like From, To, sender, subject, body content …
Move an E-Mail to a Mail folder after downloading it to a configured folder
Delete an E-Mail after downloading it to a configured folder
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Git
Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. This Universal Extension provides the capability to securely automate the synchronization of your local repositories with the cloud or internal repository servers.
The Universal Extension for Git allows to securely sync a branch from a remote repository to a local one.
Key Features:
Cloning a repository locally if it does not exist. If the local repository exists, then a pull request is issued to get the latest changes from the remote repository branch
Authentication:
HTTP/ HTTPS Basic Authentication
HTTP/ HTTPS Access Token
SSH