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SpecificationInformation on Stonebranch SaaS

Responsibility Layer

With Stonebranch SaaS:

  • Stonebranch fully manages all back-end resources.  SaaS customers have no access to the back-end servers, databases, or other resources.
  • All customer access occurs via the Controller GUI or API.  Customers are responsible for their agents, workload, bundle and promotion between environments, and user/group management.  This includes ensuring that secure passwords are used.

By contrast, customers that perform an on-premise Controller installation are responsible for every aspect of their environment.

Controller Time Zone

The default (best practice) time zone for Stonebranch SaaS is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).  However, customers can decide which time zone that they want Stonebranch SaaS to use.

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Triggers can be individually configured to use custom time zones independent of the back-end resources.


Authentication

For Stonebranch SaaS, customers must decide what login method they will use:

A customer requesting Single Sign-On must work with Stonebranch for implementation.:

  • Inform Stonebranch which identity provider they will use.
  • Provide Stonebranch with an IdP file.

Networking

Stonebranch SasS customers can only run workload on agents they connect to the Controller or via API.

Based on the customers networking requirements/restrictions, firewall modifications may need to be implemented to allow communication between the agents and the Stonebranch back end.  

One example of this is modifying an on-site firewall to allow outbound connections to an IP:PORT provided by Stonebranch.

There currently are two connectivity options:

  • Agents connecting to the Stonebranch SaaS Controller via TLS over the internet.
  • Site-to-site VPN between Stonebranch and customer data center.

If site-to-site VPN is requested, customers must work with Stonebranch for implementation by providing the following information:

  • Gateway vendor to be used (for example: Cisco, Palo Alto, SonicWALL, Check Point).
  • IP(s) used for their public-facing gateway.
  • Private subnet to be used (for example, 172.16.0.0/16).

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The following tables identify, and link to, the sections of the Universal Controller user documentation that are relevant to Stonebranch SaaS.

(The home page for the Universal Controller user documentation is https://docs.stonebranch.com/confluence/display/UC71.)

General Information

General Information Information about understanding and using Universal Controller. 
Logging In Methods of logging in to the Controller; restrictions and notifications; additional login information.
User Interface Explanation of the Controller user interface.
Problem Resolution - Operations Resolution for possible problems associated with Controller operations.
Error Messages Error messages related to problem resolutions for Controller operations.

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Tasks and WorkflowsInformation about the tasks and workflows that run processes. 
Creating Tasks Information on the different tasks that execute processes on local or remote machines.
Creating Task Actions Actions that can defined for specific tasks.
Creating Task Virtual Resources Defining virtual resources for specific tasks.
Copying Tasks Information on copying tasks.
Setting Mutually Exclusive Tasks Set a task to be mutually exclusive with one or more other tasks.
Creating Notes

Create a note for any Controller task or script.

Manually Running and Controlling Tasks Issuing commands against running tasks.
Creating and Maintaining Workflows Information on how to create and maintain workflows.
Monitoring Task and Workflow Activity Methods of monitoring tasks and workflows progress.
Integrations Information on creating Universal Tasks based on Universal Templates

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   The information on these pages also is located in the Stonebranch SaaS.pdf.