Service Manual

Provisioning and Extensibility Overview of Dell VIS Self-Service Creator
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Contents
Overview .................................................................................................................... 2
VIS Self-Service Creator Concepts ................................................................................... 3
Workload Lifecycle ........................................................................................................ 4
Extensibility and Integration Options ............................................................................... 4
Scripting Framework ................................................................................................ 4
RESTful API ............................................................................................................ 5
Custom Workflows ................................................................................................... 5
Request Workflow ...................................................................................................... 5
Approval Workflow ..................................................................................................... 6
Provisioning Workflow ................................................................................................. 7
Pre and Post Provisioning Scripts ................................................................................. 7
VMware Templates .................................................................................................. 7
WIM Imaging .......................................................................................................... 8
RHEL Kickstart ...................................................................................................... 10
SuSE AutoYaST ...................................................................................................... 11
Other Out of the Box Methods ................................................................................... 11
Custom Provisioning Methods .................................................................................... 11
Manage Workflow ..................................................................................................... 12
Custom Integration ................................................................................................ 12
Archive Workflow ..................................................................................................... 13
Destroy Workflow ..................................................................................................... 13
Summary .................................................................................................................. 13
Additional Resources .................................................................................................... 14