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Create a Template for AppLogic Applcations

AppLogic application reservations are created only through reservation templates. AppLogic configuration parameters provide information to the AppLogic grid so that the application can be set up and configured properly. IP addresses, system name, network name server addresses, application monitoring settings are examples of application configuration parameters.

Note: You do not need to create system images for AppLogic applications because they are created automatically when templates are created for AppLogic applications.

Set Up AppLogic Application Configuration Parameters

Reservation manager groups configuration parameters into two major categories:

Mandatory and Optional Parameters

• Mandatory parameters are required for the application to start up and run correctly. These parameters are marked appropriately in reservation manager and must have a value entered when creating the application or the application template.
• Optional parameters can be specified to provide more customization to the application but are not required for application operation.

Auto fill and User-Filled Parameters

• Reservation manager can extract information from the grid and automatically fill in mandatory parameters with correct values. For example, required parameters like IP address, DNS server address, Netmask parameters are auto-filled on behalf of the administrator. Auto filled parameters are not allowed to be overridden and are disabled in the reservation template wizard. The template becomes auto filled based on configuration values imported by reservation manager from the grid controller. Following are the configuration parameter names:
• primary_ip
  • in_ip
  • out_ip
  • usr_ip
  • mail_ip
  • netmask
  • gateway
  • dns1
  • dns2
  • dns3

To create a template for AppLogic Applications

1. Log in to the Reservation Manager using the CA Virtual Automation administrator user credentials.
2. Click Administer Your Reservation Manager and Manage your reservation templates.
3. Select Create from the Actions menu.

   The Create Reservation Template wizard opens. Follow the instructions in the wizard:

   Specify Name

   Indicates a name and optional description.

   Specify AppLogic Template

   Selects the Grid and Application template used when creating a reservation. The administrator determines the default CPU, Memory, and Bandwidth to provision with the application.

   Specify Requirements

   This page allows the administrator to set up the configuration parameters for the application. Default values can be specified (if appropriate). The administrator grants permissions to the end user to change default values by selecting appropriate checkboxes.

   Specify Actions

   (Optional) Selects actions to run before or after the system imaging operation is processed. You can also specify an end of reservation action.

   Specify Access Policy

   Selects or removes the access to the template for members of organizational units.