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Creating a blueprint layout

Use the Edge Services portal to create a blueprint layout used to make instances available for provisioning and to preconfigure attributes for the instance. Depending on the technology selected for the instance, you may need to create specification templates.

Note: Library tab functionality is only available for AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure cloud providers.

To create a blueprint layout:

  1. Click Library, click Blueprints, then click Layouts.

    The Edge Services portal shows the layouts created for your organization.
Edge Service Manager Layouts list view
  1. Click +Add.

    The Edge Services portal shows the New Layout window.
New Layout window
  1. In the New Layout window, complete the following fields:
Field Description
INSTANCE TYPE Select an instance type for the blueprint layout.
NAME  Type a unique identifier for the layout.
VERSION Type a name or code for the version of this blueprint layout. This version is used when provisioning an instance.
DESCRIPTION Type a brief description for this layout.
CREATABLE Select this option to make this layout available at the time of provisioning. 
TECHNOLOGY Select the technology for the instance.

Additional fields appear based on your selection.
MINIMUM MEMORY Type an amount of memory and select MB (megabytes) or GB (gigabytes) to set the minimum memory for the instance.
WORKFLOW Select the provisioning workflow to assign to this layout. 
SUPPORTS CONVERT TO MANAGED Select this option for the Edge Services portal to onboard any resources that reside in the cloud such as virtual machines. The Edge Services portal checks these instances at the time the cloud is integrated. Every five minutes, these resources are checked for added or removed servers and the instance updates accordingly.
ENABLE SCALING (HORIZONTAL) Select this option to distribute additional server loads across multiple nodes.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES Environment variables are customized fields used to store data which exists outside of the default fields in the layout form. Type the name of the field in the Name field, type the data in the Value field, and then click the icon and select masked (sensitive data) or exportable (data that can be exported from the Edge Services portal and stored in the instance record). To add another environment variable, click the icon.
Inputs Type the names of inputs to be used by this layout. The autocomplete field enables you to choose inputs as you type. 
Nodes Type the names of nodes associated with this layout. The autocomplete field enables you to choose nodes as you type. Blueprint layouts can have multiple nodes.
Spec Templates Type the names of the spec templates to assign to this blueprint layout. The autocomplete field enables you to choose a template as you type. Blueprint layouts can have multiple spec templates.
  1. Click SAVE CHANGES.

    The Edge Services portal creates the blueprint layout.