Creating memory, CPU options, and option choices in the Terremark Provider

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management administrators can create memory and CPU options and option choices so that Terremark end users can modify the memory and CPU configurations after a system is provisioned.

For the memory option, you can create choices of memory size based on allowed memory sizes in Terremark Enterprise Cloud.

For example, Microsoft Windows virtual machines (VMs) in Terremark Enterprise Cloud can be created with a minimum memory size of 256 MB and a maximum memory size of 16,384 MB; each choice must be a multiple of 4. Thus, you can create 256 MB, 1,024 MB, 2,048 MB, and 3,072 MB as choices.

For the CPU option, you can create option choices for 1, 2, 4, and 8 CPUs. 

• • To configure choices for post-deployment end-user modification options for memory and CPU
  • To associate memory and CPU options with a service offering
  • To set an icon for use with the selected option

To configure choices for post-deployment end-user modification options for memory and CPU

1. Open the Options Editor from one of the following locations:
   • On the Service Catalog page, click Options Editor  .
   • On the Options tab if you are creating or modifying a service offering, click Options Editor  .
     
     
2. In the Options area, click New Option .
3. In the New Option window, enter a name and description for the option.
   
   
4. From the Option Type list, select Post-Deploy Action (Transaction Requestable Offering or TRO).
   This feature enables end-users to change the options on Day 2 of a deployment.
   
5. (Optional) Click Set Icon to upload an image (.jpeg, .png, or .gif format) that represents the option.
6. Click OK.
   The new option is listed in the Options Editor.
   
   
7. In the Option Choices area, click New Option Choice .
   
   
8. In the New Option Choice window, enter a name (for example, 256 MB) and description for the option choice.
   
9. (Optional) Set the Customer Price or Deployment Cost.
   
   
10. Click Save.
    
    
11. Click OK.
     The new option choice is listed. If required, you can add more option choices before continuing to the next step of this procedure.
    
    
12. From the list on the right side of the Options Editor, select an option choice.
13. On the toolbar on the right side of the Options Editor under Option Choices for, click Option Choice Blueprint Configuration Editor .
    The Option Choice Blueprint Configuration Editor is displayed.
    
    
14. Click New Blueprint Configuration .
     The Blueprint Configuration menu appears in the Option Choice Blueprint Configuration Editor window.
    
    
15. Select Blueprint Configuration > Memory Size.
    The New Blueprint Configuration window is displayed.
    
    
16. Specify the Memory Size and click OK.
    
    
    The Option Choice Blueprint Configuration Editor is displayed. If required, you can add more blueprint configurations to the option choice before continuing to the next step of this procedure.
17. Click OK to close the Option Choice Blueprint Configuration Editor.
18. Click OK to save your changes and close the Options Editor.
    The Service Catalog workspace is displayed.

For more information about options and option choices see, Service-Catalog-options-and-option-choices.

To associate memory and CPU options with a service offering

To enable your configured memory and CPU options to be presented to end-users, you must associate the options with a service offering.

1. From the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Administration Console, click the vertical Workspaces menu on the left side of the window and select Service Catalog.
2. In the Service Catalog workspace, select the Terremark service that you want to associate with a memory or CPU option.
3. Click Edit .
    The Edit Service window is displayed.
   
   
4. Click the icon and select Create post-deploy action.
   
   
5. In the Request Definition window, enter values and click Next.
   
   
6. Select the navigational category, add request definition packages, and click Finish.
7. Click Apply.
    The post-deploy action for Terremark Provider is added.
8. Select the post-deploy action for Terremark Provider and click the Options tab.
    The Options panel is displayed.
   
   
9. From the list under Available Options, select your memory or CPU option. 
10. Click Add.
     The memory or CPU option that you selected appears in the list under Selected Options, and the associated option choices appear in the table at the bottom of the window.
    
    
11. Click Apply and then click Save.

To set an icon for use with the selected option

You can upload an image (.jpeg, .png, or .gif format) to the server and set it as an icon for the selected option.

1. Open the Options Editor.
2. Click Set Icon .
3. Navigate to the image that you want to use and then select Open.
    The image appears in the Icon column.
   
   
4. Create or modify a service offering.
5. Click the Options tab.
6. Add the option (that includes the icon) to the Selected Options list.
7. Continue to create the requestable offering.
    When the requestable offering becomes available in the Service Catalog (in BMC Service Request Management), the icon will be displayed in the service request.