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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
Prerequisites
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Log in to Application Services as 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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Verify that the initial deployment is successfully deployed to a cloud environment.
You cannot start an update process to modify the configuration and code of an existing service from a
failed deployment to scale a clustered node.
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The deployed application must have at least one service property or application component property
that is Overridable at Deployment.
Procedure
1 On the Application Services title bar, click the drop-down menu and select Deployments.
2 Select a predefined sample application that has deployed successfully.
3 From the Operations drop-down menu in the toolbar, select Update.
The Update Profiles page opens.
4 Select Create Update Profile.
The Update Profile dialog box opens.
5 In the Update Type drop-down menu, select Configuration.
6 Name the configuration update process, add a description, and click OK.
In the description, you can add information about the changes included in this update.
7 From the Service tab, modify the applicable properties for your sample application.
Sample Application Service Version Properties
Nanotrader vFabric_Web_Server 5.1.1 http_port, deployment_archive, and webserver_conf_file
vFabric_tc_Server 2.7.1 port, db_ip, db_port, and jdbc_url
vFabric_SQLFire_Server 1.0.3 schema_file and dataload_file
Clustered DotShoppingCart Apache_LB 2.2.22 http_port
SQL_Server_2008 1.0.0 SA_PWD
Clustered Dukes Bank 3.0.0 Apache_LB 2.2.22 http_port and http_proxy_port
JBossAppServer 5.1.0 JBOSS_JMX_USER and JBOSS_JMX_PWD
SQL_Server_2008 1.0.0 SA_PWD
initialize_db_script db_username and db_password
Dukes_Bank_App JAR_FILE, EAR_FILE, db_password, and db_user
Clustered Dukes Bank 2.1.0 Apache_LB 2.2.22 http_port and http_proxy_port
JBossAppServer 5.1.0 JBOSS_JMX_USER and JBOSS_JMX_PWD
MySQL 5.0.0 db_port and db_root_password
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