6.2
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
Map an Artifact Speciļ¬cation to an Artifact Repository
Instance
When you map an artifact specification to an artifact repository instance, you specify where to find the
artifact during deployment.
You can also change a current mapping of an artifact repository instance to an artifact specification.
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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Verify that you are a member of the appropriate business group.
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Verify that a suitable artifact specification exists. See Create an Artifact Specification.
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Verify that a suitable artifact repository instance exists. See Create an Artifact Repository Instance.
Procedure
1 On the Application Services title bar, click the drop-down menu and select Library > Artifacts.
2
Click the Add icon ( ) for Artifact Repositories.
The Repositories for an artifact window appear.
3 Select an artifact name from the Artifact Name drop-down menu.
Any artifact repository instances already mapped to the artifact specification appear in the Artifact
Repository Instances list.
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Click the Add icon ( ) for Artifact Repository Instances.
A new row with a drop-down menu appears in the list.
5 Select an artifact repository instance from the drop-down menu.
The property values for the selected instance appear in the Artifact Identifier table.
6 (Optional) Enter a new value for a property to replace the current value, if required.
7 (Optional) Change the current mapping of an artifact repository instance to an artifact specification.
a Select the artifact specification in the Artifact Name drop-down menu.
b Select the artifact repository instance you want to change.
c Select a different artifact repository instance.
8 Click OK.
What to do next
Bind an Artifact to an Application Blueprint
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