Creating a WebSphere 8.5 on RHEL 6.4 service offering
This topic describes the tasks that you must perform in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management to create the service offering that the end user can then use to provision the application infrastructure (for example, an OS and an application package). It includes the following topics:
To create the service and the service offering
In the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Administrator console, you must add a service and a service offering.
For WebSphere 8.5 service blueprint, create a service and service offering based on the available deployment model. The WebSphere 8.5 service blueprint supports single-tier service deployment model. In the single-tier deployment model, WebSphere 8.5 are installed on a single instance of a server.
To create a service
To create a service offering
To make the provisioning request
- Access Workspaces > Service Instances to display the Service Instances workspace, and click New Service Request.
In the New Service Request dialog box, click the server provisioning service you want to display the Submit Request dialog box.To complete the Service Request for WebSphere 8.5, specify the following Parameters:
Parameter
Description
WAS: Admin Password
WebSphere Administrator user password
Confirm
Confirm WebSphere Administrator user password
WAS: Admin User Name
WebSphere Administrator user name
WAS: Starting Port
WebSphere Admin console port
- Enter the data in the required fields to complete the request for an instance of the service request. You can click Next to review the details.
- Click Submit. The request is added to the Pending Activity list in the Service Instances window.
The request status is displayed in the Pending Activity list of the Service Instances window. You can double-click on the service request to see its detailed information.
For more detailed procedures, see Requesting cloud services.
To validate the provisioned components
After provisioning the blueprint, you can validate the WebSphere 8.5 components setup in your environment.
Components | How to verify | Results |
|---|---|---|
WebSphere Admin Console | This displays WebSphere console page. | |
WebSphere Server Version | To verify WebSphere server version, run the following command: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/versionInfo.sh | This command displays WebSphere Server Version. |
Where to go next
After you have created the service offering, the cloud end user can request a service offering from the My Cloud Services console. To view a list of tasks that the cloud end user can perform to manage your cloud services, see Managing cloud services.