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Create Services Using the Wizard

The Create Service wizard defines a service and groups discovered software and managed servers into a logical business entity. The business entity can be the software and server to run a real-time inventory control solution, or to run an FTP site.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Management link, and then the Services tab.
2. On the Services tab, select Create Service from the Table Actions drop-down list.
3. On the Service page of the Create Service wizard, complete the following fields:

   Name

   Specifies a name for the new service.

   Description

   Describes or identifies the service and its purpose.

   Management Profile

   Assigns a management profile to the service.

   Note: To assign the profile that the CA Configuration Automation administrator designated as the default, select Use Default Profile. The product does not predefine default profiles; the CA Configuration Automation administrator must designate them.

   Discovery Enabled

   Specifies whether the components in the service are updated during discovery.

   Management Enabled

   Specifies whether the components in the service are updated during refresh.

   Business Owner

   Specifies the owner of the service.

   Business Process

   Specifies the business operation that is associated with the service.

   IT Owner

   Specifies the IT organization that is responsible for the service components.

   Location

   Specifies the geographic location of the service.

   Notes

   Displays any additional information that you want to associate with the service.

4. Click Next.

   The Servers page appears, listing the available servers and the selected servers:

   Available Servers

   Lists all the servers that CA Configuration Automation manages in your enterprise network.

   Selected Servers

   Lists all the servers that are part of the service and server group.

5. Add or remove servers from the service as follows:
   • To move one or more servers from the Available Servers column to the Selected Servers pane, select them and then click the down arrow.
   • To move all the servers to the opposite column, click the up arrow.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Server Groups page, double-click one or more server groups to add to the service from the Available Server Groups column.

   The selected server group moves to the Selected Server Groups column.

   You can also add or remove server groups from the service as follows:

   • To move a server group from either column to the opposite column, click the group and then click the left or right single arrow.
   • To move all the server groups from either column to the opposite column, click the double left or right arrows.
8. Click Finish.

   The product creates the service and adds it to the Services table.