Managing the Lifecycle of a Service (IOS) - Lifecycle Manager (Part 2)

Returning to Lifecycle Manager, let’s imagine that we want to expose other actions on our service.  For example, we may want to update the interface description or delete our service instance.

Lifecycle Manager Video

Step 1

From the Lifecycle Manager homepage, select the LCM – Port VLAN – XX resource that you previously created.

Step 2

Select the Actions tab and then select the Update action.

Step 3

Select + Workflow and then locate and select the Lab – LCM Port VLAN Update workflow.   

Step 4

For the Update action, we would like to add Transformations both before and after the workflow.  Click + JST for the Pre Transformation and then search for and select the Lab – LCM Port VLAN Update Pre Transformation.

 Step 5

Click + JST for the Post Transformation and then search for and select the Lab – LCM Port VLAN Update Post Transformation.  Click Save.

 Step 6

Use the breadcrumb to navigate back to the Resource and the Instances tab.

Step 7

Select the lcm-port-vlan-XX instance.

Step 8

From the Actions tab on the right, select Run for the Update action.  A popup will open asking for an updated description.   Enter a description and click Run.

Step 9

On the right side of the screen, the state will move to Running.  When Lifecycle Manager has completed the job, the completed instance can be viewed on the History tab.  Selecting the Properties tab, you can view the updated description.

Note:  You can also navigate to Configuration Manager and view the current configuration to see this change.

Step 10

Next, we will run the Delete action.  Select the Actions tab and then select the Delete Action.

Step 11

Select + Workflow and then locate and select the Lab – LCM Port VLAN Delete workflow.   

Step 12

For the Delete action, we would like to add Transformations both before and after the workflow.  Click + JST for the Pre Transformation and then search for and select the Lab – LCM Port VLAN Delete Pre Transformation.

Step 13

Click + JST for the Post Transformation and then search for and select the Lab – LCM Port VLAN Update Post Transformation.  Click Save.

Step 14

Use the breadcrumb to navigate back to the Resource and the Instances tab.

Step 15

Select the lcm-port-vlan-XX instance.

Step 16

From the Actions tab on the right, select Run for the Delete action.  The state will move to Running.  When Lifecycle Manager has completed the job, the completed Instance can be viewed on the History tab.  

Step 17

Because the instance was deleted, it will no longer show on the Instances tab.  If you would like to view the deleted instance, you can do so by toggling the Show Deleted switch.

This completes our use-case walk through.