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After you create and configure a multi-machine service you can perform several management tasks such
as edit an existing multi-machine blueprint, view the status of scheduled and completed workflows, or
display the default log information.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Editing Multi-Machine Blueprints
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Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
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Troubleshooting a Partially Successful Multi-Machine Deployment Message
Editing Multi-Machine Blueprints
You can edit certain aspects of an existing multi-machine blueprint.
Restrictions exist for configuring component machines if the blueprint provisioned existing multi-machine
services:
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You cannot add new component types to the multi-machine service.
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You cannot delete component blueprints from the multi-machine service.
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You cannot change the business groups associated with the multi-machine blueprint or the
component blueprint.
These restrictions prevent an existing multi-machine service from reaching an unhealthy state because of
changes in the blueprint. To make any of these changes to the component machine configuration in a
multi-machine blueprint, either decommission all existing services that use the blueprint, or create a copy
of the blueprint and update the configuration in the copy.
If you change the maximum value for a component type, existing services that have more component
machines of that type than the new maximum do not become invalid. Users cannot add more machines of
that component type until the number of machines falls below the maximum.
When you change custom properties on a multi-machine blueprint, the new properties are applied to new
multi-machine services that are provisioned from this blueprint. They are also inherited by component
machines that are added to existing multi-machine services that are provisioned from this blueprint.
Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
Depending on your role, you can monitor workflows and view activity logs.
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