Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.2 User Guide
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Managing ASAP Stacks and Blueprints
Working with Blueprints
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Publish Blueprint Design
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Register Blueprint
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Copy Blueprint
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Delete Blueprint
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Export Blueprint
Creating a Blueprint
You can create a blueprint for an application stack, including server definitions, network topology, firewall rules,
load-balancing, and configuration plans (for example, Chef or Puppet). The service enables you to define the types of
servers, lead-balancing algorithms, and network topology in a single blueprint.
load-balancing, and configuration plans (for example, Chef or Puppet). The service enables you to define the types of
servers, lead-balancing algorithms, and network topology in a single blueprint.
1.
Login to Cisco IAC as a Blueprint Designer or an Organizational Technical Administrator.
2.
Choose Blueprints > Blueprint Management.
3.
From the Blueprint Management menu, choose Create Blueprint.
4.
On the Create Blueprint form, in the Blueprint design area:
a.
Name your blueprint design
b.
Add an optional Description
c.
Add an optional Recommended business use
d.
If you want to Power cycle after initial provisioning, click the Yes check box.
Note:
Select 'Yes' to reboot servers (in boot sequence order) after the servers have been configured.
Note:
Blueprint version will say “1” until it is edited in the future.
5.
In the Blueprint target environment area, select the Target platform type. This is a list of Target Blueprint environment
configurations -- representing combinations of Compute platforms and Configuration Management platforms -- that
are available.
configurations -- representing combinations of Compute platforms and Configuration Management platforms -- that
are available.
Note:
The Compute target type and Configuration target type fields will automatically populate.
6.
Select a Target Config Element. The Configuration Target Element is used only to generate the configuration
parameters for the blueprint. However, the blueprint can also be used to provision stacks in other chef servers as
long as the configuration parameters match up.
parameters for the blueprint. However, the blueprint can also be used to provision stacks in other chef servers as
long as the configuration parameters match up.
7.
In the Add/Edit Servers area, use the plus button (
+
) to add servers.
8.
Enter the following for each new server you add:
a.
Logical server name
b.
VM template type
c.
Server type
d.
Server type qualifier
e.
Size (such as S, M, L, XL)
f.
Network zone placement
g.
Descriptive summary