Configuring Topology Overview (Environment Instances)

An Environment Instance, as its name suggests, is simply an association between one environment and one instance. The Environment Instances were created automatically when we associated the environments to the instance. The association can then be used to assign endpoints and provide values for any properties mapped to those environment instances (through associated workflows or plugin operations).

In this guide we created an EBS instance and associated it to the Build and Test environments.

To view the Environment Instances which have been established select Topology from the menu and then click on Topology Overview.

Notice that the EBS instance we created is represented as a row, and that the two environments we created are represented as columns. Where an instance and an environment intersect is known as an environment instance. The  intersection cell displays red, yellow or green dot based on configuration completion. Click on the dot in the intersection to configure Endpoint and Properties.

Click on the red dot in the intersection of the EBS instance and the Build (BLD) environment. Click on the Endpoints tab to associate endpoint(s)

Drag the endpoint which you configured in an earlier step (from the right pane), and drop it in the middle selected endpoints section. In the Resource Types drop-down, select the components of EBS which run on this server.

 
Click the Apply button to save the changes, and then click the Properties tab to allow entry of properties required for this environment instance. Enter the 3 required properties for EBS, as described below:

A required property is indicated with an asterisks to the left of the Key Name. By clicking the button between the Key Name and the Value, you can toggle the value between being a literal value  and an expression .

You can filter the displayed properties by entering part of the Key Name into the Filter text box and clicking the Filter button (filters using contains operation). By clicking on the clipboard icon  to the right of the Key Name, you can copy the Property Name to your clipboard. 

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