You can establish cross-server communication by using the
location information of another Jazz™ Team Server and
an OAuth secret code phrase.
Before you begin
You must be a member of the JazzAdmins group.
About this task
Cross-Server communication allows you to specify other Jazz-based
servers with which you want to establish server-to-server communication.
Enter the location information of another Jazz Team Server and a code
phrase to use as the OAuth secret. Then request access to that server
to create an OAuth consumer key and store the information in the friends
list. Once the OAuth key is authorized by the other server, this server
will be able to interact with the other Jazz server.
Procedure
- Click the Server tab.
- In the Configuration pane, click Cross-Server
Communication.
- On the Cross-Server Communication page,
in the Title field, type a title to identify
the other server. For example, My communication with server
X.
- In the Root Services URI field,
enter the URI for the Jazz root services of the server you want to
add as a friend. For example, https://<friend-server>:9443/jazz/rootservices.
- In the OAuth Secret and Re-type
Secret field, type an OAuth Secret code phrase to associate
with the new OAuth consumer key.
Note: In this step, you
do not enter the key itself; you enter a shorter phrase that will
be associated with the key.
- Optional: Select the Trusted check
box. Trusted consumers can share authorization with
other trusted consumers and do not require user approval to access
data. For external products or Web sites, it is recommended to clear
the Trusted check box.
- Click Request Access. A provisional key is requested on the other server and
the access information is added to the server friends list. A new
entry is added to the Authorize Keys section, including the new OAuth
key and a link to authorize the key on the other server.
What to do next
If you have administrator permissions on the target server,
follow the
Grant access for the provisional key link
that is provided at the bottom of the Cross-Server Communication page
to navigate to OAuth Consumer Management on the target server and
approve the access request; otherwise, work with a member of the administrator
group on the target server to get approval for provisional OAuth consumer
keys.
After you approve the access request, repeat this procedure
for the other Jazz Team Servers so that they can access this Jazz
Team Server.
The Server Friends List at the bottom of the Cross-Server
Communication page lists the servers with which you have established
cross-server communication.