12.5 Add-on Applications

You can make licensed or proprietary applications available to organization users who might find that such applications add value to the business services they request. You can create a selection of such applications in the Cloud Manager catalog, and then associate one or more of these applications to a workload template.

You can define the initial setup costs and the ongoing monthly cost for each application. For example, you might define the setup cost of the application at $25 and its monthly operating costs at $10.

An add-on application can be associated to multiple workload templates. For example, two similar workload templates might offer the same application.

Multiple add-on applications can also be associated to a single workload template. The user, when requesting a business service, could select a workload template with the desired application.

This section includes the following information:

12.5.1 Creating an Add-on Application

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

When you associate an add-on application with a workload template, the setup costs and monthly operating costs are applied to any business service workloads deployed to the resource group’s hosts.

For example, you might define the setup cost of the application at $25 and its monthly operating costs at $10, making the initial month’s cost $35 and $25 monthly thereafter.

An add-on application can be associated to multiple workload templates. For example, two similar workload templates might offer the same application.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Catalog.

  2. On the Add-ons tab, click Applications, then click Create to open a Create Add-on Application dialog box.

  3. In the General section of the dialog box, provide the following details for the add-on application:

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

    Monthly Cost: Define the ongoing cost (per month) for using the workload templates associated with the application.

    Setup Cost: Specify the one-time fee associated with the licensing, installation, and configuration of the application.

    Creation Date: Displays the current date.

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

    Configuration Instructions: Enter text asking the user of the application how the application should be configured. If you enter text here, the business service owners must provide a reply in order to add the application to a workload.

  4. Click Create to display the Create Add-On Application dialog box

  5. Associate the application with workload templates:

    1. Under Associations, click the Workload Templates tab.

    2. Click Add to display the Add Workload Templates dialog box

    3. Select the workload templates to add.

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

    4. Click OK to add the selected objectives to the Service Level Objectives list.

  6. Associate the service level with resource groups:

    1. Under Associations, click the Resource Groups tab.

    2. Click Add to display the Add Resource Groups dialog box.

    3. Select the groups to add.

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

    4. Click OK.

12.5.2 Configuring an Add-on Application

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

You can configure an add-on application to change its setup and monthly costs or to edit the text that asks the user for specific configuration information for the application. Changing a application might impact the cost of business services currently using the application. For more information, see Section 15.10, Displaying or Hiding Business Service Costs.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Catalog.

  2. On the Add-ons tab, click Applications, select an application from the list, then click Edit to open a Configure Add-on Application dialog box.

The following table lists the tasks and actions that you might want to perform as you configure an add-on application 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 application. The name should be different from any other application name.

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

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 application associated with the workload template.

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

Change the application 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 application 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 application 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.

Associate the application to legal agreements

  1. In the Legal Agreements list, click Add to display the Add Legal Agreement dialog box.

  2. Select the legal agreements to add.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple legal agreements.

  3. Click OK.

View an add-on application 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.

View a legal agreement associated to a workload template

  1. In the Legal Agreements list, select a legal agreement you want to view.

  2. When you are finished viewing the legal agreement, click Close.

Lock the application to a workload templates, making it required

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

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

Remove the application from workload templates

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

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

  2. Click Remove.

Remove the application from legal agreements

  1. In the Legal Agreements list, select the legal agreements you want to unassociate from the application.

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

  2. Click Remove.