Users Guide

a. Select server source from the Server Source drop-down menu.
You can select Server Pool or Manual Entry from Server Source drop-down menu.
b. Select server pool from the Server Pool drop-down menu.
If you select Server Pool from the Server Source drop-down menu, in that case you can view all user-defined server pools
along with the Global pool. Standard users can see only the pools that they have permission.
If you select Manual Entry, instead of Server Pool, Choose Server drop-down menu is displayed. From the Choose Server
drop-down menu, you can manually select server with its service tag for deployment from the list under the Choose Server
drop-down menu.
NOTE: Select the Retry On Failure option to ensure that ASM selects another server from the server pool for
deployment if any server fails.
NOTE: Each server may be retried up to five times.
Configuring OS Settings:
c. Under OS Settings section, from IP Source, click ASM Selected IP or User Entered IP.
1. To manually enter the IP address, click User Entered IP.
2. From the IP Source drop-down menu, select Manual Entry.
3. Type IP address in the Static IP Address text box.
6. In the Schedule Deployment page, perform one of the following actions:
• Deploy Now — Select this option to deploy the service immediately.
• Schedule Later — Select this option and enter the date and time to deploy the service.
Related links
Adding components to an existing service deployment
Retrying service
Deleting service
Deploying multiple instances of service
NOTE: You cannot deploy a service using a template that is in draft state. Publish the template before you use the
template to deploy a service.
To deploy multiple instances of service, you must perform the following tasks:
1. On the Template page, select a template.
2. Click Deploy Service. Deploy Service window is displayed.
3. On the Deploy Service window, under Service Information:
• Select template from the Select Published Template drop-down menu.
• Enter service name in Service Name field.
NOTE: For the multiple instances of deployment, this service name is the base name for the service which needs to
be deployed. The first service is called by the name which is provided in Service Name field. Rest of the services are
indicated by number after base service name.
4. Type the number of deployments in Number of Deployments fields.
5. Click Next. It directs you to Deployment Settings in the Deploy Service window.
NOTE: When deploying multiple instances of a service, Autogeneration of hostname is required to be configured in a
template. When this option is enabled, the user will not be prompted to enter a hostname upon deployment.
6. Click Next. It directs you to Schedule Deployment option under Deploy Service window. Under Schedule Deployment, two
options are there:
• Deploy Now: To deploy the service immediately, select the option Deploy Now.
• Schedule later: To deploy the service later, select the option Schedule later.
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