Edge App Manager User Guide A6V12059211_en--_a 2020-07-03 Smart Infrastructure
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Table of Contents Edition notice ............................................................................................ 000 4 | 14 1 Edge App Manager User Guide ............................................................... 5 1.1 Overview................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Creating Edge App ................................................................................... 1.2.1 Adding App .................................
Edge App Manager User Guide 1 Overview 1 Edge App Manager User Guide 1.1 Overview Edge App Manager is a service that allows you to develop, publish, and manage Edge Apps. The Edge App Manager creates a configuration of an existing container. Within Asset Manager, installing an App will assign this configuration to a device. In particular this service offers: ● Creating an Edge App: Create a new Edge App, add an Application Version, and configure an Edge App.
1 Edge App Manager User Guide Overview 3. Click Create App and enter a name for the App. It is recommended to enter a corresponding description. a A new Edge App is created. 1.2.2 Adding Application Version An Application Version is an entity of an Edge Application which serves the business use-case of the App under a specific set of conditions. w An Edge App is created. 1. Open the recently created App and click Add version. 2. Fill in the fields on the ensuing form appropriately.
Edge App Manager User Guide Overview 1 3. Click Create. You can either create a clean version or clone from an existing App version. a The App version is created and the App state will switch to DEVELOPMENT. The App is ready to integrate a new service. 1.2.3 Configuring App w An Edge App is created. w An Application version is added. 1. Open the App and the App version you intend to configure. 2. Go to the Definition tab. Settings in the Configuration section are optional.
1 Edge App Manager User Guide Overview – Enter URL, for example: http(s)://127.0.0.1:8085. 4. In the Services section, select Add Service. 5. Fill in the fields below appropriately: – – Enter display name (will be visible in local Gateway UI and in Asset Manager in the Services tab). Enter image link for the App icon. Currently, the version 1.0.0 of the image registry.horizonint.cloud/gw-bif/gwreference-app is available.
Edge App Manager User Guide 1 Overview – – – If multiple services have a custom volume with the same name, then the custom volume is shared across the said services. To conform to the original concept, the actual volume on the Edge device is created with the name of the App prefixed to it. The original Data & Config volumes are still available for the services along with any custom volumes that may have been defined. 8. Go to OSS (Open Source Software) license and fill in the according field. 9.
1 Edge App Manager User Guide Creating Distribution a The state of your App will change to TEST. 4. Click Promote again. a The state of your App will change to RELEASED. 5. Click twice on the back button to get back to the initial screen. 6. Check the overview page for the current state of your App. a The state RELEASED is displayed. 1.3 Creating Distribution A Distribution defines a product domain and the required subscription to access it, e.g., Sinteso, Cerberus, SSP.
Edge App Manager User Guide 1 Creating Distribution 1. Click Create Distribution below the Edge Apps section if there is no distribution yet. Otherwise open an existing Distribution. 2. Fill in the fields on the ensuing form appropriately. 3. Confirm your entries with Add. a The Distribution is added. 1.3.2 Configuring Distribution w A Distribution is created. 1. Open the Distribution and click Add version. a A default App will automatically be installed. You can not uninstall a default App. 2.
1 Edge App Manager User Guide Managing life-cycle 6. Add a version number for your Distribution. 7. Click Save. a The Distribution is configured. 8. Check the overview page for the current state of your Distribution a The state RELEASED is displayed. 1.4 Managing life-cycle Edge Apps and Distributions go through several states until they are released/ shared.
Edge App Manager User Guide 1 Managing life-cycle Distribution life-cycle ● ● ● ● Test Preview Released Discontinued Definitions are possible in DEVELOPMENT state only. The developer has to ensure a correct configuration prior to release. Roles and responsibilities within the Edge App/Distribution life-cycle In Edge App Manager there are three roles.
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