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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
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Mandatory services - checks if a blueprint node is missing the specified mandatory services.
Policies are visible to all business groups in their tenant, but are not visible in other tenants.
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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Familiarize yourself with the basic concepts of defining and configuring component properties and
actions. See Chapter 12 Developing Application Services Components.
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To view examples about how to name or define a policy, select Library > Policies to view the
predefined policy.
Procedure
1 On the Application Services title bar, click the drop-down menu and select Library > Policies.
2 Click New.
3 Set the name of the policy, add a description, and click Save.
Use a name associated to the policy definition for tracking purposes. For example, if the policy
checks whether specific services are always applied to applications during deployment, you can list
the service names in the description.
4 Click Create Policy Version to create a policy version.
You can create multiple versions for a policy.
A page for creating a policy version opens.
5 Complete the policy version information.
The policy version name stays the same.
a Specify major, minor, or micro release versions, with or without qualifiers.
For example, you might use version numbers such as 1.0, 1.5, or 1.0.1-CPU-Policy.
b (Optional) In the Description section, describe the definitions in the policy. If the policy is based on
a previous version, detail the differences between the two policy versions.
6 For the Property Name and Description, define a variable and add an optional description.
The property name cannot begin with a digit.
7 To change the type, select a String or Array property type from the drop-down menu.
You cannot add types to the menu.
8 Type the value to substitute for this property when the script runs.
For example, for a property called max_cpu_count, you might type 10 in this field to specify the
maximum number of CPU allowed in an application.
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