29.2 Configuring an Add-on Service

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator, Catalog Manager

You can configure an add-on service to change its setup and monthly costs or to edit the text that asks the user for specific configuration information for the service. Changing a service might impact the cost of business services currently using the service. For more information, see Section 50.0, Displaying or Hiding Business Service Costs.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Catalog.

  2. On the Add-ons tab, click Services, select a service from the list, then click Edit to open a Configure Add-on Service dialog box.

The following table lists the tasks and actions that you might want to perform as you configure an add-on service in Cloud Manager.

Task

Steps

Change the name or description

  1. In the General section, modify the following details:

    Name: Specify a name for the service. The name should be different from any other service name.

    Description: Provide any additional information to further identify the service.

Change the one-time setup cost or the monthly operating cost

  1. In the Monthly Cost field, define the cost (per month) to use the service associated with the workload template.

  2. In the Setup Cost field, define the one-time cost to install and configure this service associated with the workload template.

Change the add-on service configuration instructions

Change the text you provide to the user that instructs him or her to provide configuration instructions to the build administrator. The user cannot add the service to a workload if he or she doesn’t provide this information.

If you leave the field blank, the user is not required to provide any information.

Associate the service to workload templates

  1. In the Workload Templates list, click Add to display the Add Workload Templates dialog box.

  2. Select the workload templates to add.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple workload templates.

  3. Click OK.

View an add-on service associated to a workload template

  1. In the Workload Templates list, select a workload template you want to view.

  2. When you are finished viewing the workload template, click Close.

Lock the service to a workload templates

  1. In the Workload Templates list, select a workload template you want to lock.

  2. Click Lock to lock the service to the workload template. This makes the service required for this template.

Remove the service from workload templates

  1. In the Workload Templates list, select the workload templates you want to unassociate from the service.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple templates.

  2. Click Remove.