Providers

Providers are management platforms that offer centralized control over the infrastructure and resources used in a cloud computing environment. For example, a provider such as infrastructure orchestration can deploy virtual machines, while a provider such as HPE SiteScope can monitor applications.

A provider corresponds to the specific instance of an application that HCM ARA can integrate with to help instantiate service designs. For example, to enable service designs that target infrastructure orchestration, you must first create a provider (with a provider type of HPE Matrix Operating Environment (Matrix OE)).

Provider types

A provider type allows you to classify providers for improved filtering and identification. CodarHCM ARA includes some predefined, out-of-the-box provider types. Each instance of a provider can have a single provider type, and each instance of a resource offering can also have a single provider type. In addition, resource offerings can be associated only with providers that share the same provider type.

Tasks

You can perform the following tasks in this area:

• View providers by type. In the drop-down box, select to view providers By Type. Provider types are listed in the left pane. The list of providers contained by the type displays in the right pane. Disabled providers are indicated by the disabled icon and will not be selected when provisioning new services.
• Manage provider types. In the drop-down box, select By Type. Select the manage icon. For more information, see Manage provider types.
• Create a Provider. In the drop-down box, select By Type. In the left pane, select All Providers, or select the type for which you want to create a provider. In the right pane, select the Providers tab. Click Create to add a provider with the selected provider type. See Provider overview for more information about configuring a provider.
• See more information about a provider. Click a provider to see more information about the provider.

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