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Create Application Packages

The initial step in service provisioning defines the set of applications available to construct service templates and the actions that are required to execute them.

Note: CA Server Automation uses a default staging directory in its installation folder to store executable files for application stack provisioning.

Follow these steps:

1. Copy any required application files to a new folder in the Staging directory.

   Important! Licensing restrictions prohibit CA Technologies from providing licensed application files. Provide your own licensed versions.

   Note: For some use cases, application files are not required.

2. Click Designer, and select Package on the upper right corner of designer pane.
3. On the upper right corner of Package, click create a new package icon to open create a new package pane.
4. Specify the Name, Description, Version, and Vendor for the application.
5. (Optional) Specify a semicolon-delimited list of Tags to enable you to organize applications into groups.
6. Specify the File Location, which is the folder in the Staging directory that contains the executable files for the application.
7. (Optional) Specify any prerequisite applications that must also execute to enable the successful deployment of this application.

   Note: Define prerequisite applications using this procedure.

8. (Optional) Specify any restrictions for the application. For example, one instance per server or one instance per template.

   The System Requirements panel opens.

9. Specify the resource requirements for the application, and check the supported operating systems.
10. Expand the configure installation actions and click + to define the actions that are required to deploy the application during application stack provisioning.

    The Define Action dialog opens.

    Use the Action input, and refer to the referenced procedure to specify any of the following actions:

    Execute Application Installation or Commands

    Specify an application file from the Staging Directory and any execution action options that are required to deploy it.

    Create and Update Files

    Create or modify any configuration or property files that are required for the successful deployment of an application.

11. Click OK in the Define Action dialog, and click Save to save the application package.

    The package adds the application to the list in the Packages pane. The application is now available for use in service template and application stack creation.