Lifecycle Manager overview

Lifecycle Manager tracks and manages the state of infrastructure resources throughout their lifecycle. Use it to maintain persistent data about devices, services, and configurations as they change over time.

What is Lifecycle Manager?

Lifecycle Manager represents infrastructure entities as resources that include:

• Resource model: A JSON Schema that defines the properties you want to track
• Instances: Individual occurrences of the resource (for example, specific devices or services)
• Actions: Workflows that manage instances and update their properties

How it works

Lifecycle Manager maintains state persistence after workflow execution. When you run an action against an instance, Lifecycle Manager records property changes and makes them available for future reference.

Example workflow: Managing network switches

When an action modifies a switch hostname, Lifecycle Manager records the new hostname in the instance. You can view the current hostname even after the action completes.

Comparison with other platform applications

Before you begin

Before using Lifecycle Manager, familiarize yourself with:

• JSON Schema basics: Resource models use JSON Schemas. Review JSON Schema documentation for syntax and structure
• Workflow design: Actions interface with workflows. See Workflow documentation for design patterns
• Resource concepts: Understand how entities map to resources. See Lifecycle Manager resources

Access Lifecycle Manager

Access and navigate Lifecycle Manager through Itential Platform.

To access Lifecycle Manager:

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