Example 3: Deploying a Tomcat application

Select Service catalog from the banner.

Navigate (scroll down) to the Tomcat Application Model.

Select Create. The New Tomcat Application Model dialog appears.

In the Application details section, enter these field values:

Using the expansion controls on the right, expand the Artifact details section and provide this information:

Expand the Deployment details section and add this information:

Select OK to generate the Application model. A "success" message is displayed and you are asked to navigate to the new Application model.

Select Yes to navigate to the new application model.

Select Requires Setup to open the Create Environment dialog.

Select Create from this Application.

Enter QA for the environment name and select the project. Select OK to create the environment.

Select the Resources plus (+) button.

Select Add resources.

Choose tomcat_mysql_qa then select OK.

Return to the application by selecting the Application: jpetstore link in the Hierarchy Menu.

Use the plus (+) option on Map to Environment to create the UAT environment. The New Environment dialog appears.

Select the resource tomcat_mysql_uat.

Navigate back to the application model.

Select Run and then New Run. The Deployment dialog appears.

Set Deploy to QA and turn off the Smart Deploy, Check Dependency and Artifact Staging options. Select OK.

Select the job name to examine the Job Details.

Select the resource where the application was deployed and note the IP address.

Use the IP address of the resource to access the application. For example, http://35.202.90.57:8080/jpetstore/

Close the Job Details dialog to return to the Deployment run.

Navigate to the environment where the application was deployed, which is QA.

Examine the inventory.

Create a snapshot by selecting the snapshot (camera) icon. The New Snapshot dialog appears.

Enter version number 1.0 in the top field, and then select Next. You now have a snapshot of this artifact.