Users Guide
• Import a Template
• Deploy a Service
NOTE
: The Deploy Service functionality is applicable only on published templates.
Related Links
Building and Publishing Template
Building and Publishing Template
After creating a template using the Create Template dialog box, to start building a customized template
using the Template Builder page, perform the following steps:
1. If the component is not already selected in the Create Template dialog box, to add a component
type to your template, select the check box next to a component type, and then click the
component icon.
The corresponding <component type> component dialog box is displayed.
2. From the Select a Component drop-down list, select the component that you want to add.
3. In the
# of Instances box, enter the number of component instances that you want to include in a
template.
4. Under
Related Components, select the related components that you want to map with the
component instances, and click Continue.
Based on the component type, specific settings and properties appear automatically that are required
and can be edited. For more information specific component type settings, see
Component Types.
5. Click
Add to add the component to the Template Builder.
6. Repeat the steps 1 through 5 to add multiple components.
7. After you complete adding components to your template, click Publish Template
. Publishing a
template indicates that a template is ready for deployment.
If a template is not published, it cannot be deployed and remains in the Draft state until published.
8. After publishing a template, you can use the template to deploy a service in the Services page.
Related Links
Building Template Overview
Deploy Service
Sample Templates
Importing Template
The
Import Template option allows you to import the components of an existing template, along with
their component configurations, into a template. For example, you can create a template that defines
specific cluster and virtual machine topology, and then import this template definition into another
template. After importing, you can modify the component properties of the imported components.
NOTE
: Editing the imported template does not affect the original template that was imported and
vice versa.
To import a template, perform the following steps:
1. Click
Templates.
2. Create Template
or Edit an existing template.
3. On the Template Builder page, click Import Template.
4. On the right, select a specific template from the Select a template drop-down list, and click Import.
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