Creating Appliance Provider service deployment definitions and resource sets

This topic provides information about creating service deployment definitions and resource sets for the Appliance Provider by using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management console. Use the Service Deployment Definitions tab (in the Service Blueprints Definition editor) to specify how resources are assigned to support the functionality that is described in the service definition of a blueprint.

• • To create service deployment definitions and resource sets
  • To define service deployment sequence
  • To define service deployment parameter
  • Where to go from here

To create service deployment definitions and resource sets

1. In the Service Deployment Definitions tab of the Service Blueprint Definition editor, shown in the following figure, click New :
   
2. Enter a name and description for the service deployment definition.
3. In the Resource Sets tab, click Add .
4. In the Resource Set Details window, specify a name and description for the resource set:
5. From the list of available components, shown in the following figure, select the components for this resource set and click Add.
   

6. In the Compute Resources tab, shown in the following figure, specify the compute attributes that are required for this resource set:
   
   

   Warning

   Note

   • Ensure that you select the installable resource from the Appliance Provider DML entries.
   • For additional information about creating service deployment definitions and resource sets, see creating service deployment definitions and resource sets.

    

    

7. In the Network Resources tab, shown in the following figure, configure the Network Interface Cards (NICs) with the following details:
   
   
   • NIC Number: Specify the NIC number.
   • NIC Tags: Select the NIC tag (applicable only if you select Use Network Policies in the Network Selection Method).
   • Network Selection Method: Select Use Label and specify Management.
   • IP Address: Select an option:
     • Dynamic: The internet protocol must be selected dynamically during virtual machine (VM) provisioning.

     • Static: The user must select the internet protocol for VM provisioning.

       Warning

       Note

       When you select the static assignment of IP Address for a provisioned VM, ensure that you have specified assignip as a service deployment parameter for the associated service blueprint.

8. Click OK to close the window.
9. Click Save to commit the blueprint and all your changes.

To define service deployment sequence

After you have created the service definition, you must define the deployment sequence in the service blueprint, as shown in the following figure:

To define service deployment parameter

By default the IP Address received from BMC Network Automation (BNA) is not assigned to a provisioned VM. So after you have created the service definition of a service blueprint where IP Address assignment for a provisioned VM is selected as static, you must define the assignip parameter, shown in the figure below: 

Define this parameter as a Boolean data type. If the value is True, IP is assigned to the VM, and if the value is False, IP is not assigned to the VM during provisioning.

Where to go from here

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