User's Guide

1 Requirements for applications

This chapter describes the requirements for submitting an application to the HP SDN App Store.

In addition to the requirements described in this chapter, currently HP recommends that you include

an independent method that customers can use to purchase and install a license for your application.

See “Arranging for payments” (page 9).

1.1 File format, content, and size

Applications to be installed on the HP VAN SDN Controller, also called internal applications must

meet the following requirements:

• Must include a Java application to be installed on the controller

• Must meet the requirements for applications as described in the HP VAN SDN Controller

Administrator Guide

• Must be distributed in a zip file that is no larger than 2 GB

• (Optional) Can include Debian packages in the zip file

External applications (applications not installed on the HP VAN SDN Controller) must meet the

following requirements:

• Must be packaged in an .ova (Open Virtualization Format) file to be installed on a virtual

machine provided by the customer

• The distribution file must be no larger than 2 GB

1.2 Naming requirements for zip files

Application zip file names must use the following name format:

application-id_vapplication-version.zip

For example:

com.hp.sdn.app.networkprotector_v1.1.8.zip

Where:

application-id A string that uniquely identifies the application. This string:

• Must uniquely identify the application.

• Must match the value of the id key in the descriptor file of

the application.

• Can contain numbers, letters, and the dot (.) character.

Recommended form

com.publisher.appname

Where publisher identifies the publisher of the application

and appname identifies the application.

For example: com.hp.sdn.app.networkprotector

_vapplication-version A string that identifies the version of the application. This string:

• Must start with the underscore character (_) and the

lowercase letter v.

• Must match the value of the version key in the descriptor

file of the application.

4 Requirements for applications