Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager Spoke

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  • Updated August 3, 2023
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    Summary of Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager Spoke

    The Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager Spoke allows ServiceNow customers to integrate their instance with Azure Traffic Manager for effective DNS-based traffic distribution and load balancing. This spoke facilitates automation of traffic management tasks based on events in ServiceNow.

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    Key Features

    • Spoke Version: The latest version is v 2.0.0, compatible with Azure Traffic Manager from version 2022-04-01 onwards.
    • Integration Hub Subscription: An Integration Hub subscription is required to use this spoke.
    • Client Credentials: Requires Client ID and Client Secret from the Azure portal.
    • Spoke Actions:
      • Endpoint Management: Create, delete, look up, and update Traffic Manager Endpoints.
      • Profile Management: Create, delete, and update Traffic Manager Profiles; check DNS name availability; look up profiles by various identifiers.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Azure Traffic Manager Spoke, ServiceNow customers can streamline their DNS management and load balancing processes, leading to improved application performance and user experience. Additionally, the use of connection and credential aliases simplifies configuration management across multiple environments, enhancing operational efficiency.

    To get started, ensure the Microsoft Azure Resource Management Spoke is installed and configured, as it is necessary for executing the actions of the Azure Traffic Manager Spoke without separate configuration.

    Integrate ServiceNow instance with Azure Traffic Manager. Manage DNS-based traffic distribution and load balancing from your ServiceNow instance.

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    Integration Hub subscription

    This spoke requires an Integration Hub subscription. For more information, see Legal schedules - IntegrationHub overview.

    Spoke version

    Azure Traffic Manager spoke v 2.0.0 is the latest version.

    Supported versions

    This spoke was built for Azure Traffic Manager 2022-04-01, but may be compatible with later versions.

    Spoke requirements

    Client ID and Client Secret of the Azure Traffic Manager registered in the Azure portal.

    Spoke dependencies

    If you’re having trouble installing the app, confirm that these dependent plugins are installed:
    • ServiceNow IntegrationHub Runtime (com.glide.hub.integration.runtime)
    • ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Step - REST (com.glide.hub.action_step.rest)
    • Complex Object (com.glide.cobject)
    • ServiceNow Flow Designer - Dynamic Inputs (com.glide.hub.dynamic_inputs)
    • ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Template - Data Stream (com.glide.hub.action_type.datastream)
    • Azure Resource Management spoke (sn_azure_rm_spoke) v 2.0.0 is installed and a connection alias is created on your instance.
    Note:
    Some of these plugins are licensable features and require appropriate licenses, if used outside the spoke implementation. For more information on the licenses, contact your account manager.

    Spoke actions

    The Azure Traffic Manager Spoke provides actions to automate DNS-based traffic load-balancing tasks when events occur in your ServiceNow instance. Available actions include:

    Category Action Description
    Endpoint Management Create Endpoint Creates a Traffic Manager Endpoint.
    Delete Endpoint Deletes a Traffic Manager Endpoint.
    Look up Endpoint Retrieves the details of a Traffic Manager Endpoint.
    Update Endpoint Updates a Traffic Manager Endpoint.
    Profile Management Create Profile Creates a Traffic Manager Profile.
    Delete Profile Deletes a Traffic Manager Profile.
    Look up DNS Name Availability Checks the availability of a Traffic Manager Relative DNS name.
    Look up Profile Look up a Traffic Manager Profile.
    Look up Profiles by Resource Group Look up Traffic Manager Profiles by Resource Group.
    Look up Profiles by Subscription ID Look up Traffic Manager Profiles by Subscription ID.
    Update Profile Updates a Traffic Manger Profile.

    Connection and credential alias requirements

    Integration Hub uses aliases to manage connection and credential information. Using an alias eliminates the need to configure multiple credentials and connection information profiles when using multiple environments. If the connection or credential information changes, you don't need to update any actions that use the connection. For more information, see Connections and Credentials.

    Set up the Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager Spoke

    To execute the actions of the Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager Spoke, you must first install and configure the Microsoft Azure Resource Management Spoke. No separate configuration of the Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager Spoke is necessary. To view the procedure to set up the Microsoft Azure Resource Management Spoke, see Set up the Microsoft Azure Resource Management spoke.