Create and manage service deployment.
The Service manager view is where you create, deploy, and manage services in your NSO deployment. Available services are displayed in this view by default.
Columns in the Services List
name: The name of the service.
plan: Shows the service plan.
devices: Shows the number of devices associated with the service. Use the refresh button to reload the devices list.
check-sync, re-deploy, and re-deploy dry-run denote the actions that you can perform on a service.
If you have several services configured, you can use the Search filter to filter down results to the services(s) of your choice. The search filter matches the entered characters to the service name and shows the results accordingly. Results are shown only for the service point that you have selected.
To filter the service list:
Select the desired service point from the list to populate all the services under it.
Enter a partial or full name of the service you are searching for.
Press Enter.
In the Select service point drop-down list, select a service point.
In the Create service pop-up, enter the name of the service.
Confirm the intent.
Review and commit the service to NSO in the Commit manager.
You can apply actions on a service from the Service manager view or the Configuration editor.
Start by selecting a service point to populate all services under it, and then follow the instructions below.
You can apply an action on a single service or multiple services at once.
To apply an action on a service:
On the desired service in the list, click the action button (i.e., check-sync, re-deploy, or re-deploy dry-run).
To apply an action on multiple services:
Select the desired services from the list.
Confirm the intent.
Actions Possible in the Service Manager View
Available actions include check-sync, re-deploy, and re-deploy dry-run.
See Lifecycle Operations for the details of these actions.
Action Result
The result of running a basic action is displayed using one of the following colors:
A red button color means that the action was unsuccessful.
A green button color means that the action was successful.
Expand the button further to get more information about the result.
Additional actions are applied per individual service. Use this option if you want to run an action with additional parameters.
Click the service name in the list.
Access the Actions tab in the Configuration editor.
Click the desired action in the list.
At this point, you can configure different parameters.
(Use the Reset action parameters option to reset all parameters to default value).
Run the action.
Actions Possible in the Configuration Editor -> Actions Tab
Access the service in the Configuration editor to run the following actions: reactive-re-deploy, un-deploy, deep-check-sync, touch, set-rank, get-modifications, purge.
See Lifecycle Operations for the details of these actions.
Service configuration is viewed and carried out in the Configuration Editor.
The Configuration editor view shows a host of options when configuring a service. You are expected to be well-versed with these options (and service concepts in general) before you delve into service configuration. Refer to the Services and Developing Services documentation for more information.
To start configuring a service:
Click the service name in the list.
In the Configuration editor, access the Edit config tab to make changes to the service.
Commit the changes in the Commit manager.
The other two tabs, i.e., Config and Operdata can be respectively used to:
View the service configuration, and,
View the service's operational data.
In the services list, click the service that you want to delete. You can select multiple services.
Review and commit the change in the Commit manager.
Hide and display the columns of your choice by using the column selection icon.
Click the add button.
Using the run action button, select the desired service action.
Fetch the action information by clicking the info icon in the Configuration editor -> Actions tab.
Click the remove button.
