Using the Orchestrator Configurator Tool

The Orchestrator Configurator Tool is a bash script that allows you to place files and settings inside the Orchestrator deployment in Automation Suite. The tool helps you add storage files, credential store plugins, NLog extensions, new NLog configurations, and override appSettings.

The environment where you use the Orchestrator Configurator Tool must be able to run a bash script and have the following tools:

• kubectl configured with a connection to the cluster
• jq 1.6
• s3cmd

Important:

Do not download and use the ArgoCD CLI tool independently. To maintain compatibility and ensure smooth operation, we recommend using the ArgoCD we bundle within the Automation Suite artifacts. To do that, you must add ArgoCD to your path from the latest installer by running the following command:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/<version>/installer/bin

To be able to run Orchestrator Configurator Tool from any location, follow these steps:

1. Update the PATH variable so as to include <installer-dir>/bin. For example:

   export PATH="$PATH:/opt/UiPathAutomationSuite/online_installer_2021.10.4/bin"

2. Make sure that the jq --version utility version is 1.6. If it's not, update it through one of these options:

   yum install -y epel-release
   yum install -y jqcurl https://download-ib01.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/Packages/j/jq-1.6-2.el7.x86_64.rpm --output /tmp/jq-1.6-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
   yum localinstall /tmp/jq-1.6-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
   jq --version

Example

Usage: ./orchestrator_configurator.sh \)\)
  -s blobstoragefolder -p pluginsfolder -n nlogextensionsfolder \)\)
  -c appsettings.custom.config -l nlog.custom.config 
    -c|--app-settings
        application configuration file containing json with key-value structure
    -l|--nlog-config-file
        nlog config file, json
    -s|--storage-folder
        location of the storage folder on the local disk
    -n|--nlog-extensions-folder
        location of the nlog extensions on the local disk
    -p|--securestore-plugins-folder
        location of the securestore plugins on the local disk
    -d|--dry-run
        do not update the orchestrator app with the new values
    -y|--accept-all
        do not prompt for confirmation of actions and overwriting of files with kubectl cp.

To apply new application settings, run the following command:

./orchestrator_configurator.sh -c appsettings.custom.json

Example appsettings.custom.config

{
    "ExampleSetting.Enabled": true,
    "ExampleSetting.Type": "BasicExample",
    "ExampleSetting.Count": 3
}

To change NLog configuration, run the following command:

./orchestrator_configurator.sh -l nlog.custom.json

Example nlog.custom.config

{
  "Nlog": {
    "targets": {
      "robotElasticBuffer": {
        "flushTimeout": 1000,
        "bufferSize": 1000,
        "slidingTimeout": false,
        "target": {
          "uri": "https://elastic.example.com:9200",
          "requireAuth": true,
          "username": "elastic-user",
          "password": "elastic-password",
          "index": "${event-properties:item=indexName}-${date:format=yyyy.MM}",
          "documentType": "logEvent",
          "includeAllProperties": true,
          "layout": "${message}",
          "excludedProperties": "agentSessionId,tenantId,indexName"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}