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Provisioning and Extensibility Overview of Dell VIS Self-Service Creator
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With Dell Services, integration can be extended further into a robust snapshot management portal.
Extensions to the VIS Self-Service Creator User Interface allow a Snapshot Manager portal where users
can create, commit, and rollback snapshots.
Archive Workflow
The archive workflow is triggered at the end of the workloads lease. Out-of-the-box, the VM is
gracefully powered down and remains in this state until the archive time expires. If your environment
requires more extensive functionality, a post-execution script may be called. Some customers may
wish to move the workload from your production tier-1 storage pool to a lower tier of storage during
the archive period. By leveraging a VMware PowerCLI script, the workloads VMDK file can be migrated
to a lower tier of storage.
Destroy Workflow
At the end of the workload lifecycle is the destroy workflow. During this workflow, the workload is
removed from VIS Self-Service Creator and deleted from disk.
Prior to the execution of the destroy workflow, a pre-workflow script can be executed. One common
use is for organizations that have data protection requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley. Prior to the
deletion of the workload, a customer-provided script can copy the virtual disks to alternative, long-
term storage.
Out-of-the-box, VIS Self-Service Creator also provides features to clean up Active Directory (AD). Once
the workload is deleted, the AD computer account can be disabled, deleted, renamed, or moved to
another Active Directory Organizational Unit.
If further cleanup processes are necessary, a customer-specific post-execution script may be executed.
Configuration management databases or network monitoring systems can be notified of the deletion of
the workload. This aids in keeping those systems up-to-date without the need for manual intervention.
Summary
VIS Self-Service Creator provides customization and extensibility options to integrate seamlessly with
existing provisioning and business processes. Utilizing the rich scripting framework, Administrators are
able to utilize their existing environment with little modification. For advanced customizations, the
RESTful API and custom workflows provide virtually limitless integration options.