Build blueprints on CloudBolt Documentation

Build configuration

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Server tiers

Server tiers deploy one or more servers of a particular role. The OS build and other primary attributes, such as the hostname template, are typically set by the admin; end users choose the rest at the time of order, within the options and constraints defined for the target environment.

These items can be enabled for one or multiple environments, each with its own parameter options. The environment configuration form lets blueprint managers predefine certain values, so the order form does not prompt the user for them.

Blueprint actions

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A blueprint can include one or more server tiers. When you need to add custom logic to the deployment process, blueprint actions provide it. Manage them on the Build tab of a blueprint’s detail view. Remote Script and Copy File actions can be associated with all server tiers, or only specific ones. You can give an action a name and description that make sense for that blueprint, and provide default values for any action inputs.

Advanced network support

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This section covers the available features and how to configure them.

Load balancers

Blueprints can include load balancing to support easy scale up and down of their resulting resources.

CMP ships with load balancer support for AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), F5 Big-IP, HAProxy, VMware NSX, and Microsoft Azure. Contact Support to request other technologies.

Create

To create a scalable blueprint with a load balancer, go to Catalog, add a blueprint, and add at least one server tier blueprint item and a load balancer blueprint item. The specific steps depend on the type of load balancer added.

Deploy multiple images from one blueprint

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Prerequisites

A general understanding of OS builds and blueprints.
A blueprint you wish to use.

Deploying multiple images on one blueprint

In CMP, create an OS build and add the desired images to it.
Go to the blueprint.
On the Build tab, add a server tier to the blueprint. Choose the OS build you configured in step 1.
On the Edit Blueprint Item form, leave the Allowable OS Families field empty.
Select Save.
Select the caret to expand the server tier build item. Under Enabled Environments, turn on the switch.

Result: When this blueprint is used in an order, CMP displays all valid environments for the selected OS build from which to deploy a server.

Resource names

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If a blueprint manager does not configure this template, the resource name defaults to the blueprint name followed by a unique number. To set one, select Edit while managing the blueprint and fill in the Resource Name Template field.

The template uses the Django template format and the same uniquification scheme used elsewhere in Cloud Management Platform, such as parameter templates. The available context includes:

the blueprint itself, with all its attributes
the requestor (the order owner)
blueprint-level parameters whose destination includes the resource
the group selected for the order

For example, to name the resource after the group and the value entered for a blueprint-level parameter (with a resource destination) named ticket_number, enter:

Discovery/sync configuration

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This is especially useful for bringing brownfield environments under management. The main component of the discovery/sync logic is the Discovery plugin. You can also choose whether an existing resource associated with the blueprint is automatically marked Historical if the Discovery plugin does not find it when it runs. The Sync Resources recurring job must be enabled for this.

Because only Super Admins can create or edit plugins, a blueprint manager who is not a Super Admin can only select an existing shared plugin to set as the Discovery plugin.

Markdown support

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Supported syntax

Cloud Management Platform supports the following Markdown syntax:

Name	Syntax	What it looks like
Headers	`# Header 1` `## Header 2` `### Header 3`	(opens full-size image in a new tab)
Bold text	`bold text`	bold text
Italicized text	`Italicized text`	Italicized text
Link	`[Link Title](https://www.example.com)`	Link Title
Inline code snippets	`Code`	`Code`
Code blocks	``` `{` `"FirstName":"John",` `"lastname":"Smith",` `"age":25` `}` ```	(opens full-size image in a new tab)
Ordered lists	`1. First Item` `2. Second Item` `3. Third Item`	1. First Item 2. Second Item 3. Third Item
Unordered lists	`- First Item` `- Second Item` `- Third Item`	- First Item - Second Item - Third Item
Horizontal rule	`---`	(A thin horizontal line across the full width of the description)

Unsupported Markdown

Cloud Management Platform does not interpret any other Markdown, including but not limited to: