Create a Service Profile

You can create service profiles in the Service Profiler and can use them as templates to create services and management profiles. For example, assume that you commonly create services that are based on server operating systems that are combined with the following other service elements:
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You can create service profiles in the Service Profiler and can use them as templates to create services and management profiles. For example, assume that you commonly create services that are based on server operating systems that are combined with the following other service elements:
  • Port numbers
  • Discovered components
  • Discovered applications
You can create a service profile for each operating system in your environment, then use the service profile to create a service and management profile.
Follow these steps:
  1. (Optional) Click Management, Services, from the
    CA Configuration Automation
    Server UI.
    1. Select a Service In the Services table.
    2. Select Service Profiler from the Table Actions drop-down list.
  2. (Optional) Enter the following URL in your browser address field:
    http://
    CA Configuration Automation
    ServerName
    :
    port
    /TransformUI.jsp
    For example, enter http://ccaServer1:8080/TransformUI.jsp.
    The Service Profiler opens in a new browser window.
  3. In the Service Profiler, click + in the Service Profile pane to create a service profile.
  4. Click + to expand the Graph Content panel, then click one or more of the following panels to select corresponding profile elements to add:
    • Servers
      Contains the following subpanels:
      • Discovered Servers
        Displays all the servers that are known to
        CA Configuration Automation
        . These servers were discovered in an NDG Discovery operation, which is imported from another
        CA Configuration Automation
        instance, or added manually. Select discovered servers on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a discovered server to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a discovered server to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected servers move to the right pane.
        The Discovered Servers subpanel also includes the Limit Displayed Relationships to Target Servers/Applications Only check box. Select the check box to add only the selected servers. Servers with relationships to the selected servers are not added to the service.
      • Operating Systems
        Displays the operating systems of servers that are known to
        CA Configuration Automation
        . Select operating systems on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click an operating system to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click an operating system to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected operating systems move to the right pane.
      • Clusters
        Displays the server clusters that are known to
        CA Configuration Automation
        . Select server clusters on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a server cluster to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a server cluster to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected server clusters move to the right pane.
      • Virtualization
        Contains the Nonvirtual Servers, VM Hosting Servers, and VM Guest Servers check boxes to select the types of servers to include in the service.
      • Server State
        Contains the following check boxes where you can select the servers with the following states: New (selected by default), Managed (selected by default), Unmanaged, and Imported.
      • Server Groups
        Displays the server groups that are known to
        CA Configuration Automation
        . Select server groups on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a server group to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a server group to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected server groups move to the right pane.
    • Discovered Ports
      Displays the discovered ports that are known to
      CA Configuration Automation
      . Select discovered ports on the following tabs:
      Inclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a discovered port to
      add
      to the service.
      Exclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a discovered port to
      exclude
      from the service.
      The selected discovered ports move to the right pane.
      To add only the selected discovered ports for which NDG Softagent NETSTAT processing found established server connections, select the Only Show Discovered Ports with Relationships check box. When the check box is cleared, the panel displays all available open ports that NDG Softagent processing found.
    • Port Mapping
      Displays the ports from the Communication Mappings table. The table shows which ports map to which applications in your environment. Select ports to map on the following tabs:
      Inclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a mapped port to
      add
      to the service.
      Exclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a mapped port to
      exclude
      from the service.
      The selected mapped ports move to the right pane.
      The Port Mapping panel also includes a field that lets you define filtering criteria for the list. For example, enter 8 to filter the list to include only ports that begin with the number 8 (80, 8080, 8081, 8031).
    • Discovered Applications
      Displays the discovered applications that are known to
      CA Configuration Automation
      . Components included with the application are not included in this list. For example,
      CA Configuration Automation
      includes a version of Tomcat.
      CA Configuration Automation
      is listed in the Discovered Applications pane, and Tomcat is not. Tomcat is listed in the Discovered Components pane. Select discovered applications on the following tabs:
      Inclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a discovered application to
      add
      to the service.
      Exclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a discovered application to
      exclude
      from the service.
      The selected discovered applications move to the right pane.
      To add only the selected discovered applications, select the Only Show Discovered Applications with Relationships check box. When the check box is cleared, the panel displays all available applications that
      CA Configuration Automation
      manages.
    • Application Mapping
      Displays the predefined and user-defined application mappings that are known to
      CA Configuration Automation
      . Select application mappings on the following tabs.
      Inclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click an application mapping to
      add
      to the service.
      Exclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click an application mapping to
      exclude
      from the service.
      The selected application mappings move to the right pane.
      The Application Mapping panel also includes a field that lets you define filtering criteria for the list. For example, enter mi to filter the list to include only applications with names that begin with the letters mi (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft SQL Server Database).
    • Discovered Components
      Displays the discovered components that are known to
      CA Configuration Automation
      . Select discovered components on the following tabs:
      Inclusions tab:
      In the left pane, double-click a discovered component to
      add
      to the service.
      Exclusions tab:
      in the left pane, double-click a discovered component to
      exclude
      from the service.
      The selected discovered components move to the right pane.
      The Discovered Components pane also includes a field that lets you filter the list. For example, enter mi to filter the list to include only components with names that begin with the letters mi (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft SQL Server Database).
    • Blueprints
      Displays the following tabs:
      • Blueprints
        Displays all predefined and custom blueprints. Select blueprints on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a blueprint to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a blueprint to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected blueprints move to the right pane.
      • Blueprint Groups
        Displays the user-defined blueprint groups. Select blueprint groups on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a blueprint group to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a blueprint group to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected blueprint groups move to the right pane.
      • Categories
        Displays the predefined blueprint categories. Select predefined blueprint categories on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a predefined blueprint category to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a predefined blueprint category to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected predefined blueprint categories move to the right pane.
    • Storage
      Displays the following tabs:
      • Storage Systems
        Displays all storage systems. Select storage systems on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a storage system to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a storage system to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected storage systems move to the right pane.
      • Managers
        Displays the server running the storage manager software. Select storage managers on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a manager to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a manager to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected managers move to the right pane.
      • Vendors
        Displays the manufacturer or vendor of the storage device. Select vendors on the following tabs:
        Inclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a vendor to
        add
        to the service.
        Exclusions tab:
        In the left pane, double-click a vendor to
        exclude
        from the service.
        The selected vendors move to the right pane.
  5. Click Apply.
    The application displays the selected elements in the following places:
    • Graph View pane
      Includes a legend to describe the graphical elements.
    • Service View pane
      Displays the selected servers and blueprints in expandable folders.
  6. In the Graph View pane, review the contents of the service profile. If necessary, repeat Step 2 to add or remove elements.
  7. In the Service Profile pane, click Save As, enter a name and description in the Save As dialog, then click OK.
    The service profile is created. You can open the profile in the Service Profiler or on the Visualization tab of the Dashboard panel in the
    CA Configuration Automation
    Server UI.