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Manage resources
This section introduces Deployment Automation resources and provides instructions for creating, configuring, and managing them.
Resources overview
In Deployment Automation, resources represent all objects managed through the Resources page of the user interface:
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Deployment targets, such as the agent, or entities managed by the agent, such as databases or J2EE containers. Typically, resources are located on the same target server where their managing agent runs.
- Agent relays and network relays. They define the connection details and manage the communication between the server and agent.
A resource can represent a physical machine, which is the simplest configuration, or a specific target on a machine, such as a database or server. A machine can host several resources. In addition, a resource can represent a process distributed over several physical or virtual machines.
To perform a deployment, you must define at least one resource. Complex deployments require at least one agent. Typically, each host in a participating environment has an active agent to handle the resources located there.
If an agent is configured to handle multiple resources, Deployment Automation runs a separate agent process for each one. Components are deployed to resources by agents, which are physical processes.
A proxy resource is a resource effected by an agent on a host other than the one where the resource is located. If an agent does not require direct interaction with the file system or with process management on the host, you can use a proxy resource. When a deployment needs to interact with a service exposed on the network, such as a database or J2EE server, the interaction can happen from any machine that has access to the networked service.
Resources page
To work with resources, navigate to Management > Resources in the Deployment Automation user interface.
The following table describes the main tasks you can do on the Resources page.
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| View details |
View the following information about a resource:
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| Filter and sort |
Filter resources:
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| Search | Search resources by their name, description, or status. |
| Create | To create a resource, click the Create button. |
| Edit | To modify the resource's name, description, parent (for subresources), and impersonation settings, click the Edit icon next to the resource. |
| Copy | To create a copy of the resource, click the Copy icon next to the resource. |
| Inactivate | To deactivate a resource, click the Inactivate icon next to the resource. To make a resource active, click the Show Inactive button, and then click the Activate icon next to the resource. |
| Remove | To remove a resource, click the Remove icon next to the resource. |
Click the name of a resource to open the selected resource's page with more configuration options. The following table describes the available options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Edit | To modify the resource's name, description, parent (for subresources), and impersonation settings, click the Edit icon next to the resource. |
| Inventory |
To filter inventory, select from the following options:
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| Roles | Add resource roles that you have previously created for this resource. For details, see Resource roles. |
| Properties |
Add or edit resource properties:
For details, see Add or edit resource properties. |
| History | View resource deployment and change history. |
| Security | Set role membership and default permissions for this resource. |
From the Resources page, you can access the following resource types:
- Agents. See Manage agents.
- Agent pools. See Manage agent pools.
- Agent relays. See Manage agent relays.
- Network relays. See Create network relays.
- Resource groups. See Create resource groups.
See also:
