Configure resource providers

HPE recommends that you follow this procedure to create two resource providers. These resource providers should be associated with two different data centers which are associated with two different environments, likely named Development and Testing.

To configure a resource provider,

1. Open Codar at https://<ipadress>:<port>/csa

   where <ipadress> is the IP address or host name of the Codar server, and <port> is the port number, which is 8444 by default.

2. Log in as the administrator. The default user name is admin and the default password is cloud.
3. Click the Providers sidebar menu item.
4. Under All Providers on the left, select the provider type that will be used for application deployment.
5. Click Create and enter details for the resource provider you will use for application deployment.

6. After the provider has been created, select the Properties tab and provide the values for the properties that are defined for the provider type.

   For example, if the provider chosen is the vCenter provider, you might create a property named DATACENTERNAME with the value DEVELOPMENT.

7. Return to the main Providers screen and choose By Environment in the drop-down field in the upper right corner of the screen.
8. Click Create your first Resource Environment.

9. Enter details for the resource environment.

   The resource environment you enter here should be the same as the Environment you entered in Install Codar Jenkins plug-in.

10. Click Select Resource Providers.
11. Add the provider you created and then click Save.