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Modeling Software Deployment
Modeling software deployment in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) includes configuring components and component processes and adding those components to applications. Then, you use processes to deploy the components to environments.
Resources
A resource is a logical deployment target that typically resolves to an agent and a user-defined construct that is based on the architectural model of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Resource templates
A resource template is a model for a group of resources. The template contains a hierarchy of resources, groups, and agent prototypes that is a starting point for creating new resources.
Defining a new template from the resource tree
You can create a resource template from an existing resource group in the resource tree.

Release Notes
This section includes what's new, defect fixes, and deprecations and removals in all releases.
System Requirements
This document includes information about the hardware, containers, prerequisite software, supported operating system, and database requirements with component level detail for the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Getting Started
Quickly become productive with HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Installing
A HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) installation consists of a Deploy server, a database server, and at least one agent.
Upgrading and Migrating
Stay updated with latest features and functionalities by upgrading HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server, agents, and relays. This section also provides instruction on how to migrate your Deploy instance.
Integrating
HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) supports integrations with other IBM® and HCL products, products from others, and certain cloud systems.
Administering
Learn how to administer settings in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) elements and communication between the elements.
Managing Security
HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) uses a flexible team-based and role-based security model that maps to your organizational structure.
Modeling Software Deployment
Modeling software deployment in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) includes configuring components and component processes and adding those components to applications. Then, you use processes to deploy the components to environments.
- Dashboard
  The Dashboard is a live page that gives you real-time insights into the status of your deployments and agents through graphs and charts.
- Components
  Components represent deployable items along with user-defined processes that operate on them, usually by deploying them.
- Resources
  A resource is a logical deployment target that typically resolves to an agent and a user-defined construct that is based on the architectural model of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
  - Getting started with creating resources
    Resources associate agents with components and, after they are mapped to an application environment, provide deployment targets.
  - Modifying the resource tree
    You can create, delete, and modify the contents of the resource tree.
  - Importing resources from WebSphere® Application Server
    Use the WebSphere® Application Server - Deploy plug-in to import information about an IBM® WebSphere Application Server system into a collection of resources. Typically, importing information by using the plug-in takes less time than manually creating resources to match the IBM WebSphere Application Server.
  - Importing resources from WebSphere® Portal
    With the WebSphere® Portal plug-in, you can discover resources for a portal cell and use plug-in steps to deploy artifacts.
  - Defining default user impersonation credentials
    You can define default user impersonation credentials for a resource.
  - Resource templates
    A resource template is a model for a group of resources. The template contains a hierarchy of resources, groups, and agent prototypes that is a starting point for creating new resources.
    - Creating resource templates
      To create a resource template, specify the contents and organization of the template, including resources, groups, and agent prototypes.
    - Defining a new template from the resource tree
      You can create a resource template from an existing resource group in the resource tree.
  - Agents
    An agent is a lightweight process that runs on a deployment-target host and communicates with the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server.
  - Agent relays
    Agent relays coordinate communication between agents and the HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) server. Agent relays improve the performance of communication between the server and agents. Relays also allow agents to communicate through firewalls.
- Applications
  Applications are responsible for bringing together all the components that must be deployed together.
- Application environments
  An environment is a user-defined collection of resources that hosts an application.
- Application templates
  With an application template, you can save and reuse a collection of resources, environments, processes, and tagged components or component templates to create a standardized application.
- Application processes
  Application processes, like component processes, are created with the process editor. You use application processes to deploy or to roll back components.
- Application blueprints
  An application blueprint maps application components to a resource template. When you create an environment or provision one from the cloud, you can use the blueprint as a model.
- Application pipelines
  Allows you to run application processes in multiple environments and promote versions through a set of stages.
- Snapshots
  A snapshot is a collection of specific versions of components and processes. Typically, a snapshot represents a set of component versions that are known to work together. In most cases, snapshots include all of the components in an application.
- Manual application tasks
  A manual application task interrupts an application process until manual intervention is done. To create a manual task, add a manual step to an application process and select a notification template.
- Approval process
  You can add approval requirements to deployments. Deployments with approvals cannot be completed until all approvers respond. Approvers can respond to requests on the Work Items tab, or by email.
- Inventories
  You use different inventories to track installed components and properties in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy) elements.
- Processes
  Processes are automated tasks that run on agents.
- Statuses
  Create and apply statuses to track component inventory states or to track component versions in environments and resources.
- Properties
  Properties are variables that store information about many different elements, including components, environments, processes, and applications. You can also set global properties for the system.
- Tags
  A tag is a user-defined, shared, short label that you use to classify, view, and conduct operations on objects such as applications, components, agents, and resources.
- Webhooks
  Using the webhooks, you can send text-based responses to users in messaging platform such as MS Teams and Slack when a specific event occurs during deployment process.
Deploying
Learn how to deploy applications in HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Reporting
Provides several different deployment and security reports.
Extending Product Function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Troubleshooting and Support
Learn how to troubleshoot some common issues with HCL DevOps Deploy (Deploy).
Security Considerations
You can act to ensure that your installation is secure and set up user access controls.

Defining a new template from the resource tree

You can create a resource template from an existing resource group in the resource tree.

You might complete this task to reuse the hierarchy of a resource group in another location.

Note: If the group contains agents, the agents are included in the new resource template. The agents are not replaced with agent prototypes. Ensure that you use the new resource template appropriately.

Procedure

Open the Resource Tree page.
Display the Action menu for a group, and then click Define New Template.
In the Define New Template window, set the resource template name.
Optional: Set the Description, Parent Template, and Teams for the resource template.
See Creating resource templates.
Click Save.
The resource template is displayed.

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