Merge pull request #1829 from qahmed1998/QA-add-ibm-cic-provider

QA Added new topic for IBM CIC provider

Author: agrare

_data/site_menu.yml

@@ -90,30 +90,34 @@ using:
 
         - title: Cloud Providers
           children:
-          - title: Azure Providers
-            path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/azure_providers.html"
-            desc: "Managing Azure Providers"
-
           - title: Amazon EC2 Providers
             path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/amazon_ec2_providers.html"
             desc: "Managing Amazon EC2 Providers"
 
+          - title: Azure Providers
+            path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/azure_providers.html"
+            desc: "Managing Azure Providers"
+
           - title: Google Compute Engine Providers
             path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/google_compute_engine_providers.html"
             desc: "Managing Google Compute Engine Providers"
 
+          - title: IBM CIC Providers
+            path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/ibm_cic_providers.html"
+            desc: "Managing IBM CIC Providers"
+
           - title: IBM Cloud VPC Providers
             path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/ibm_cloud_vpc_providers.html"
             desc: "Managing IBM Cloud VPC Providers"
 
-          - title: IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers
-            path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/ibm_power_systems_virtual_servers_providers.html"
-            desc: "Managing IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers"
-
           - title: IBM PowerVC Providers
             path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/ibm_power_vc_providers.html"
             desc: "Managing IBM PowerVC Providers"
 
+          - title: IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers
+            path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/ibm_power_systems_virtual_servers_providers.html"
+            desc: "Managing IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers"
+
           - title: OpenStack Providers
             path: "/docs/reference/latest/managing_providers/cloud_providers/openstack_providers.html"
             desc: "Managing OpenStack Providers"

managing_providers/cloud_providers/_topics/adding_ibm_cic_providers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+Complete the following procedure to add an IBM CIC cloud provider in
+{{ site.data.product.title_short }}.
+
+1.  Browse to menu: **Compute > Clouds > Providers**.
+
+2.  Click **Configuration**, then click
+    ![1862](../../images/1862.png) (**Add a New Cloud Provider**).
+
+3.  From the **Type** list, select **IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center**.
+
+4.  Enter a **Name** for the provider.
+
+5.  Select the appropriate **Zone**.
+
+6.  Enter the CIC region in **Provider Region**.
+
+7.  Select the appropriate **Domain ID**.
+
+8.  (Optional) Enable tenant mapping by toggling the **Tenant Mapping Enabled**
+    option to **On**. This synchronizes resources and users between the IBM
+    CIC provider and {{ site.data.product.title_short }}. By default,
+    tenant mapping is disabled.
+
+9.  Under **Endpoints**, in the **Default** tab:
+
+    1.  Select a **Security Protocol** method to specify how to authenticate the provider:
+
+          - **SSL without validation**: Authenticate the provider insecurely
+            using SSL.
+
+          - **SSL**: Authenticate the provider securely using a trusted
+            Certificate Authority. Select this option if the provider has a
+            valid SSL certificate and it is signed by a trusted Certificate
+            Authority. No further configuration is required for this option.
+            This is the recommended authentication method.
+
+          - **Non-SSL**: Connect to the provider insecurely using only
+            HTTP protocol, without SSL.
+
+    2.  In **CIC API Endpoint (Hostname or IPv4/IPv6 address)**, enter the
+        public IP or fully qualified domain name of the CIC API endpoint.
+
+    3.  In **API Port**, set the public port used by the CIC API. By
+        default, CIC is configured to use port 5000.
+
+    4.  In the **API Username** field, enter the name of a user in the CIC
+        environment.
+
+        <div class="important">
+
+        The user must have the **admin** role for the relevant domain.
+
+        </div>
+
+    5.  In the **API Password** field, enter the password for the user.
+
+    6.  Click **Validate** to confirm {{ site.data.product.title_short }} can
+        connect to the CIC provider.
+
+10.  Click **Add**.

managing_providers/cloud_providers/ibm_cic_providers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+---
+
+# IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center (CIC) Providers
+
+## IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center (CIC)
+
+IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center (CIC) is an advanced infrastructure management (OpenStack compatible) software that includes on-premises deployments of IBM z/VM®- and KVM-based Linux® virtual machines on the IBM Z® and LinuxONE platforms.
+
+## Adding IBM CIC Providers
+
+{% include_relative _topics/adding_ibm_cic_providers.md %}
+