Deploy from a template
Deploy resources to Tenants using templates with DuploCloud Stacks
Deploy resources (Nodes, Hosts, Services, Secrets, storage, etc.) to a Tenant using the DuploCloud Stacks feature.
Uploading templates
Upload templates in advance to make them available for deployment across all Tenants or for a specific Tenant to make them available only within that Tenant's environment. You can upload a template for a specific Tenant ahead of time, or at the time of deployment.
Uploading a template for all Tenants
From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator -> System Settings.
Select the Templates tab.
Click Upload. The Upload Template pane displays.
The Upload Template pane Enter a name for the template in the File Name field.
In the Module Type list box, Stack is selected by default. For steps related to the Agent Module Type, see below.
Click Choose File and select the file to upload.
Click Upload.
Uploading a template for a specific Tenant
Select the Tenant that will use the template from the Tenant list box.
Navigate to Automation -> Stacks.
Select the Templates tab, and click Upload. The Upload Template pane displays.
Enter a name for the template in the Name field.
Click Choose File, and select the file to upload.
Click Upload.
Uploading a template during deployment
While creating a deployment following the steps below, select the Upload File option, and upload the template you wish to use for the deployment.
Viewing a template
Access a read-only version of the template to view. To download an editable version of a template, see the instructions below.
Viewing a template available to all Tenants
From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator -> System Settings.
Select the Templates tab.
In the row of the template you want to view, click the menu icon (
), and select View.
Viewing a template uploaded to a specific Tenant
Select the Tenant that will use the template from the Tenant list box.
Navigate to Automation -> Stacks.
In the row of the template you want to view, click the menu icon (
), and select View.
Downloading a template
Downloading a template available to all Tenants
From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator -> System Settings.
Select the Templates tab.
In the row of the template you want to Download, click the menu icon (
), and select Download.
Downloading a template uploaded to a specific Tenant
Select the Tenant that will use the template from the Tenant list box.
Navigate to Automation -> Stacks.
In the row of the template you want to Download, click the menu icon (
), and select Download.
Deleting a template
Deleting a template available to all Tenants
From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator -> System Settings.
Select the Templates tab.
In the row of the template you want to delete, click the menu icon (
), and select Delete.
Deleting a template uploaded to a specific Tenant
Select the Tenant that will use the template from the Tenant list box.
Navigate to Automation -> Stacks.
In the row of the template you want to delete, click the menu icon (
), and select Delete.
Deploying a Stacks template
Select the Tenant from the Tenant list box.
Navigate to Automation -> Stacks.
Select the Deployments tab.
Click Deploy. The Deploy Template pane displays.
Enter a deployment name in the Name field.
Select how you will provide a template:
Upload File: Click Choose File and select the file to upload.
Select Template: From the Deploy Template list box, select the template to deploy.
Click Next.
If a dialog box displays, enter values for any necessary input variables, and click Next.
Click Deploy. Resources from the selected template are deployed into the selected Tenant.
Viewing Stacks deployments
View a deployment's logs or configurations (in JSON).
Select the Tenant from the Tenant list box.
Navigate to Automation -> Stacks.
Select the Deployments tab.
Click on the deployment you want to view in the NAME column. Details for the selected deployment display.
On the left is a list of Resources organized hierarchically. Select the resource(s) you want to investigate.
On the right, details for the selected resource(s) display. Select JSON or Logs to inspect specific configurations or logs for that resource.
Click Close to return to the Deployments tab.
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