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Table Of Contents
- Using Application Services
- Contents
- Using Application Services
- Updated Information
- Introducing Application Services
- Install and Configure Application Services
- Installing Application Services
- Preparing to Install Application Services
- Start the Application Services Appliance
- Troubleshooting Problems Connecting to the Application Services Web Interface
- Unlock Your darwin_user Account
- Restart Application Services
- Configure Application Services to Use a Proxy for External URLs
- Register Application Services to vRealize Automation
- Upgrading Application Services
- Setting Up Users and Groups
- Using Tenants and Business Groups in Application Services
- Import Predefined Content to a Tenant
- Using the Application Services Web Interface
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the Application Services Environment
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vRealize Automation Custom Templates
- Creating Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation
- Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation
- Register the vRealize Automation Cloud Provider and Template
- Create a vRealize Automation Deployment Environment
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the vCloud Director Environment
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vCloud Director Custom Templates
- Creating Windows Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Create Linux Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Verify Cloud Template Configuration from the vCloud Director Catalog
- Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Exporting Virtual Machine Templates with OVF Format
- Register the vCloud Director Cloud Provider and Template
- Create a vCloud Director Deployment Environment
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the Amazon EC2 Environment
- Developing Application Services Components
- Managing the Application Services Library
- Creating Applications
- Working with Artifacts
- Deploying Applications
- Setting Up and Configuring a Deployment Profile
- Deploying with Deployment Profiles
- Publishing Deployment Profiles to the vCloud Automation Center Service Catalog
- Request a vRealize Automation Service Catalog Item
- Using the Deployment Summary Page
- Using the Composite Deployment Summary Page
- Understanding the Deployment and Update Process
- Understanding Deployment Failures
- Updating Application Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Scale Out Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Scale In Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Modify Configurations
- Use an Existing Update Profile
- Promote an Update Profile
- Rollback an Update Process
- Understanding Run Custom Task Update
- Troubleshoot Failed Update Process to Scale Deployments
- Troubleshoot Failed Update Process to Modify Configuration
- Deploying Predefined Library Components
- Managing Deployments
- View Deployment Task and Blueprint Details for an Application
- View Deployed VM Details and Execution Plan of an Application
- Start a Policy Scan
- Tear Down an Application from the Cloud
- Scale In Deployments from vCloud Automation Center
- Scale Out Deployments from vCloud Automation Center
- Tear Down an Application from vCloud Automation Center
- Delete an Application Deployment from Application Services
- Cancel a Deployment or an Update Process
- View Policy Compliance Summary
- Using the Application Services CLI
- Using the CLI Import and Export Functions
Add a Logical Template to the Library
You can add compatible services and scripts to custom or sample logical templates when you model an
application blueprint. You can map the logical templates to actual cloud templates from vCloud Director,
vRealize Automation, or Amazon EC2. Logical templates allow an application blueprint to remain cloud
agnostic.
As part of the logical template definition, you can describe which services are already installed in the
template with the operating system. Typically, in IT organizations, a few performance monitoring agents or
virus scanners are installed in a template. Also, for example, vFabric tc Server might be preinstalled in the
logical template to accelerate deployments. If you always use a particular service when you deploy a
logical template, you can preinstall it to avoid having to add it for every deployment.
You can share a logical template publicly or privately in a group. Sharing is supported at the component
level and not at the individual version level.
Save your changes frequently. The Application Services user interface session expires after 30 minutes of
inactivity. If the session expires, any changes that were not saved are lost.
Prerequisites
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Log in to Application Services as an application cloud administrator and an application publisher
and deployer.
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Create cloud templates in vCloud Director, vRealize Automation, or Amazon EC2 that meet the
requirements for working properly in Application Services. See Virtual Machine Requirements for
Creating vCloud Director Custom Templates, Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vRealize
Automation Custom Templates, or Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating Amazon EC2 Custom
Templates.
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Verify that at least one cloud provider is registered in Application Services. See Register the vCloud
Director Cloud Provider and Template, Register the vRealize Automation Cloud Provider and
Template, or Register the Amazon EC2 Cloud Provider and Template.
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If the application requires access to URLs from outside the corporate firewall, configure the applicable
services and application components to use a proxy. See Configure Application Services to Use a
Proxy for External URLs.
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Verify whether you must add items to the operating systems and descriptive tag lists. See Add
Operating Systems to the Library and Add Tags to the Library.
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If you plan to have application or services preinstalled in a template, create and configure the
services before you add them to the template. See Add a Service to the Library.
Procedure
1 On the Application Services title bar, click the drop-down menu and select Library > Logical
Templates.
2 Click New.
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