Working With Templates

In this section:

Adding a Template From the Administration Console

How to:

Once your application has been created and tested, you need to create template for your target environment. A template is a user-defined server configuration profile that is used to support a particular runtime environment (for example, development, test, and production deployments).

Procedure: How to Add a Template

To add a template:

  1. Click the Management link in the iSM Administration Console.


  2. Click Templates in the left pane.

    The Templates pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  3. Click New.

    The Templates configuration pane opens, as shown in the following image.



    The following table lists and describes the template properties.

    Property

    Description

    Add Template

    Name *

    The template name.

    Description

    Short description for the template.

    Based On

    Select an existing template to be used as a base for the new template.

    Console Attributes

    Bind Address

    Local bind address for multi-homed hosts.

    Secure

    Secures the console port via SSL when enabled.

    Keystore

    Keystore containing server certificate for securing the console port via SSL.

    Keystore Password

    Password for accessing the keystore.

    Keystore Type

    Type of the keystore (either JKS or PKCS12).
  4. Click Finish.

    The new template (for example, TestTemplate) is added to the Templates pane, as shown in the following image.



Importing

How to:

This section describes how to import a template.

Procedure: How to Import a Template

To import a template:

  1. Click the Management link in the iSM Administration Console.


  2. Click Templates in the left pane.

    The Templates pane opens, as shown in the following image.



  3. Click Import.

    The Templates - Import pane opens, as shown in the following image.



  4. In the Select a template archive to import field, enter the path to an existing iIA template archive (.ita) file that you want to import. You can also click Browse to navigate to the file on your file system
  5. Click Finish.

    The imported template (for example, dev) is added to the Templates pane, as shown in the following image.



Viewing

How to:

This section describes how to view a template.

Procedure: How to View a Template

To view a template:

  1. Click the Management link in the iSM Administration Console.


  2. Click Templates in the left pane.

    The Templates pane opens, as shown in the following image.



  3. Click the View icon in the Actions column.

    The console is refreshed according to the configuration of the selected template.

    Notice that the selected template (for example, super) is displayed in the Management field.

    The URL is also updated, as shown in the following example: 

    http://localhost:9999/ism/home?configuration=super

Downloading

How to:

This section describes how to download a template.

Procedure: How to Download a Template

To download a template to your file system:

  1. Click the Management link in the iSM Administration Console.


  2. Click Templates in the left pane.

    The Templates pane opens, as shown in the following image.



  3. Click the Download icon in the Actions column.

    The File Download dialog opens, as shown in the following image.



  4. Click Save.

    The Save As dialog opens, as shown in the following image.



  5. Enter a name in the File name field for the template archive file or accept the default value.
  6. Ensure that the .ita extension is used.
  7. Click Save.

Removing

How to:

This section describes how to remove a template.

Procedure: How to Remove a Template

To remove a template:

  1. Click the Management link in the iSM Administration Console.


  2. Click Templates in the left pane.

    The Templates pane opens, as shown in the following image.



  3. Click the Remove icon in the Actions column.

    The following confirmation message is displayed.



  4. Click OK.

    The selected template (for example, super) is removed from the Templates pane, as shown in the following image.



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