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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
Install and Configure
Application Services 2
Application Services includes predefined sample applications, services, and virtual machine templates to
help you understand the basic concepts and start using the product. Complete the tasks to install
Application Services, configure, and deploy a predefined sample application to the vCloud Director,
vSphere through vRealize Automation, or Amazon EC2 environment.
Prerequisites
Familiarize yourself with the Application Services provisioning workflow described in Application Services
Overview.
Procedure
1 Install and set up the Application Services virtual appliance.
See Preparing to Install Application Services and Start the Application Services Appliance.
2 Configure Application Services to use a proxy.
Perform this task when an application needs to download files from outside the corporate firewall.
See Configure Application Services to Use a Proxy for External URLs.
3 Log in to the Application Services Web interface and familiarize yourself with the product features.
See Log In to Application Services and Using the Application Services Web Interface.
4 Register a cloud provider.
When you register a cloud provider, you map Application Services to one of the following components
in your cloud environment.
Cloud Provider Types Reference Topic
vCloud Director instance and
organization
Register the vCloud Director Cloud Provider and Template
vRealize Automation business group Register the vRealize Automation Cloud Provider and Template
Amazon EC2 Region Register the Amazon EC2 Cloud Provider and Template
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