An L-Platform subscription can be submitted on the basis of an L-Platform Template for which the configuration is currently being saved.
Perform the following steps to submit an L-Platform subscription from this type of L-Platform Template:
Select [Subscription] on the operation menu of the [L-Platforms] tab.
This will display the procedures required to subscribe to an L-Platform.
After confirming the procedure, select [Subscribe from saved data].
The [Select Template] page will be displayed.
The time limit for estimating is displayed in each L-Platform templates.
When an L-Platform Template is selected from the L-Platform Template list, detailed information about the usage fees and L-Platform Template at the time when the L-Platform Template was saved is displayed.
When the application process is enabled, the following status will be displayed before the L-Platform template names in the list of L-Platform templates:
SAVED: Specification being saved
The [Next] button will become available after selecting this item.
UNAPPROVAL: Not approved
The [Next] button will not become available even after selecting this item.
REJECTION: Subscription rejected
The [Next] button will not become available even after selecting this item.
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In the application process, the L-Platform templates waiting for approve or to assess become the UNAPPROVAL state.
If you want to delete the L-Platform templates which state is UNAPPROVAL, cancel the corresponding application from application list of L-Platform. After canceling, it is deleted automatically.
When you delete the L-Platform templates which state is UNAPPROVAL on the [L-Platforms] tab, an error occurs because there is no L-Platform template in processing the application process.
The L-Platform template which is rejected or dismissed at application process becomes REJECTION state.
Delete it from the [L-Platforms] tab after the confirmation if necessary.
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Usage fees and quotation expiry dates for the L-Platform template will only be displayed when the usage fees display is set to enabled.
Note also that the usage fees will display the price at the time the L-Platform template was saved. In particular, please be aware that this display will not change even if the price of the L-Platform is modified.
Furthermore, the displayed quotation expiry date is based on the validity period of estimated charges for the L-Platform template, and indicates the 30th day after the L-Platform template was saved.
Select the L-Platform template to be used and click the [Next] button
The [Confirm] page will be displayed.
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CSV output
When the [Save as CSV] button located at the bottom left of the window is clicked, the [Select the destination to save] window is displayed where the L-Platform template can be saved as a CSV file.
The default CSV file name format is shown below. This file name can be modified as necessary.
SystemConfiguration (+ <L-Platform name> +)_ <date> + .csv
Check the displayed contents of the L-Platform configuration, and click the [Next] button.
When the [Next] button is clicked, the [Agreement] page will be displayed.
Review and agree with the license agreement displayed. Select the [Agree the license] check box, then click the [Subscribe] button.
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When the application process is enabled, clicking of the [Subscribe] button on the [Agreement] page displays the [Forward screen] window. Refer to "5.5 Select Forward Destination of Application Process" for details.
The saved specification will be removed if the [Subscribe] button on the [Agreement] page is clicked. To keep the specification, click the [Cancel] button.
The [Complete] page will be displayed when the subscription to the L-Platform is accepted.
When the application process is disabled
The following message will be displayed.
"A request to subscribe the L-Platform has been completed. The deployment may take some time to complete."
When the application process is enabled
The following message will be displayed.
"The request to subscribe the L-Platform has been completed. The L-Platform will be deployed after approval and/or judgement procedures."
Click the [Close] button. The display returns to the [Subscription] page.
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When a subscribed L-Platform is deployed, a subscription completion notification email is sent to the subscriber. This email contains the information necessary to access the L-Platform. If deployment of the subscribed L-Platform fails, a subscription failure notification email is sent to the subscriber and the Infrastructure Administrator. In this case, check with the Infrastructure Administrator, and then subscribe again.
When a subscribed L-Platform includes server load balancer (SLB), refer to "5.3.10 Server Load Balancer (SLB) Settings" and setup the server load balancer after deploying the L-Platform and before operating the server load balancers.
If the server virtualization software is RHEL-KVM or the subscribed L-Platform includes a Windows server other than Windows Server 2008 R2, after deployment the L-Platform will be available only after the infrastructure administrator configures the IP address, default gateway, and host name. Request the tenant administrator to configure the server after deployment.
If the server virtualization software is OVM for x86, the L-Platform will be available only after the infrastructure administrator configures the IP address, default gateway, and host name following deployment. Request the tenant administrator to configure the server after deployment.
If the server virtualization software is Citrix XenServer, then depending on the cloning image, the L-Platform will be available only after the infrastructure administrator configures the IP address, default gateway, and host name after deployment. Request the tenant administrator to configure the server after deployment. Check with the tenant administrator whether the cloning image requires configuration (IP address, etc.) after deployment.
When the server virtualization software is OVM for SPARC, IP addresses are set only to the NICs that are connected to admin LAN when you deploy a server whose guest OS is Solaris 11. It is therefore recommended that you connect the NIC to the admin LAN.
If a deployed server is not connected to admin LAN, the tenant administrator needs to set IP addresses and default gateway to the server before use. You also need to set IP addresses on guest OS to the NICs that are connected to business LAN, by confirming deployed IP addresses on the [L-Platforms] tab.
If the server virtualization software is OVM for SPARC, the infrastructure administrator needs to configure deployed servers to enable direct root ssh login after deployment of a tenant user. When server deployment is complete, request the tenant administrator to enable direct root ssh login to the guest OS.
If the server virtualization software is Solaris Zone and the administrator user name is "root", the infrastructure administrator needs to configure deployed servers to enable direct root ssh login after deployment of a tenant user. When server deployment is complete, request the tenant administrator to enable direct root ssh login to the guest OS.
When the administrator user name is something other than "root", the above configuration is not necessary.
For servers with Solaris Zones for the server virtualization software and Solaris 11 as the guest OS, when multiple NICs have been specified during deployment it is necessary to set the IP addresses and default gateway after the deployment is completed. Submit a request to the tenant administrator.
If the server virtualization software is RHEL-KVM, contact the infrastructure administrator for information on how to subscribe to servers other than Windows or Linux servers.
