From the Pattern-type (Part 4): Adding your own monitoring collector to a pattern-type with SmartCloud Application Services, we learned how to add a collector to a pattern-type in order to monitor the deployed services. It was a simple collector counting the number of files in a directory. What I propose in this article is to explain how to leverage this collector to add scaling in/out rules based on the metrics provided by this collector. Continue reading
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Pattern-type (Part 4): Adding your own monitoring collector to a pattern-type with SmartCloud Application Services
In the previous articles, I explained own to creates pattern-type for a single server, a master-slave and also how to add static scalability to a pattern-type. Now, if we want to have a dynamic scalability, a scalability which react on a monitoring feature, we have to be able to collect information from the server and this exactly what I will explain in this article. Continue reading
Pattern-type (Part 3): Adding Static scalability to a pattern-type with SmartCloud Application Services
In our ongoing journey on the pattern-type elaboration on the SmartCloud Application Services, I explained how to create a simple pattern-type, how to create a master-slave pattern-type, now I will show how to add a static scalability in the master-slave pattern-type. Of Course, this functionality also existing on the PureApplications and IWD. Continue reading
Pattern-type (Part 2): Create step-by-step a Master-Slave pattern-type with SmartCloud Application Workload Services
After having created the “Create step-by-step a simple pattern-type with SmartCloud Application Workload Services” article, I challenged myself to create a Master-Slave pattern-type. The main difference consist of creating a link between both servers from the Master to the Slave, and retrieve some information from the Slave (ie: IP address) to configure the Master. Continue reading
Pattern-type (Part 1): Create step-by-step a simple pattern-type with SmartCloud Application Workload Services
After reading this article ‘Create and customize virtual application patterns‘ and as being an IT Architect, my first question was ‘How difficult it is to create a pattern type?’. So, I started for my first pattern type ever with a very simple scenario ‘A standalone server’ and try to build a pattern type for it. I know this scenario is very simplistic but it helps to understand the different concepts behind the pattern-type. Other articles will follow with more complex scenarios. I recommend each beginner to start with such scenario as it will teach you the basic concepts, the deployment process, the troubleshooting possibility… Continue reading
Portability between IBM SmartCloud Application Services and other IBMPureSystems/IWD is a reality!
I will demonstrate in this video how to port a virtual application pattern created in IBM SmartCloud Application Services (currently in pilot) to the IBM PureApplication System or IBM Workload Deployer. Continue reading
How to integrate an existing database in a virtual application pattern.
I will demonstrate in this video how to integrate an existing database in a virtual application pattern using IBM SmartCloud Application Services, currently in pilot. This functionality is also available on the IBM PureApplication System. Continue reading
Using the IBM Workload Plug-in Development Kit
Summary: Learn to set up the samples environment in Eclipse, create new projects from the command line, build a single plug-in and pattern type with command-line tools, and develop a plug-in with the Eclipse framework. This article provides some basic toolkit operations. The companion article, Create and customize virtual application patterns, describes how to get started with the IBM Workload Plug-in Development Kit (PDK).
Create and customize virtual application patterns
Summary: Platform as a Service virtual application patterns are realized by supporting a combination of application-centric deployment models, virtual applications (consisting of individual components and policies), the infrastructure and middleware they employ, and workload-specific content — extensions or “plug-ins” that define components, links, and policies used to describe and deploy virtual application patterns, such as those usable on both the IBM® SmartCloud Enterprise cloud and IBM PureSystems™. This article explains how to get started with the IBM Workload Plug-in Development Kit and on your way to creating and customizing virtual application patterns. The companion article, Using the IBM Workload Plug-in Development Kit demonstrates some basic toolkit operations.