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Working with Templates
Template Management 11-39
values display in the Properties view (displayed in table form). The Outline view (displayed in tabular
form) does not update automatically with the specific resource selection; it only displays the selection
corresponding to the resource in the Template editor.
Table 11-7 lists and defines the default properties when authoring resource instances.
Table 11-7 Default Properties for the Resource Instances View
Tab Name Property Name Description
Resource List of all resource instance information related to this Template. You can
use this tab for a high-level view of information for the selected element.
Name in Template Name of the Template resource. This name is automatically assigned by
the Templates perspective. You can change this name in the Properties
view of the resource in the Template editor.
Name in Inventory Name of the resource in the inventory.
Exclusive Resource Option that determines whether the resource is exclusive or not. If a
resource is shareable, some of its interfaces can be assigned to one
session while others are used in other sessions. If your requirements
include exclusive access to a resource, you can prevent it from being
shared by turning on the “Exclusive” property in this Template. Any session
based on the Template reserves the entire resource and prevent others
from sharing it. This property forces the Active System Manager scheduler
to find a resource that can be allocated in its entirety (for example, all ports)
during the life of your session. Thus, even if you request only a subset of
the ports in the resource, the scheduler does not give any part of the
resource a way to a new
Exclusive Resource Requirement for the same time period. The ports not being used during the
requirement can still be used during the session realization, because the
resource is virtually owned by the session owner and participants.
Note: If you do not specify “Exclusive” for a shareable resource, then by
default, others are allowed to use it concurrently.
Asset Tag Unique identifier assigned to each managed element of inventory.
Version Version associated with the current hardware configuration.
Manufacturer Manufacturer resource name. Used for reference only; cannot be edited.
Model Model resource name. Used for reference only; cannot be edited.
Description Description of the resource instance.
Domain Name of the domain.
Provisioning <custom or
user-defined>
List of all provisioning parameters that can be overwritten from their default
value.
The Type value is only string.
Use the Add or Remove buttons to manage your provisioning properties.
To add a custom Template property (that must be overwritten) with a
editable value, click Add. You can set scheduling permissions on each
custom provisioning property. The permissions allows end users, at
scheduling time, to display or edit those property values.
The permissions are:
• Allow to Edit—The property will be editable at scheduling time.
• Allow to Show—The property displays at scheduling time.
• Hide—The property is not displayed at scheduling time.
Note: You must save the changes.