Viewing requestor plug-ins and instances

View a list of host factory requestor plug-ins and instances. You can also create, update, and delete a requestor plug-in or instance.

1. From the cluster management console, click Resources > Cloud > Requestors.
2. In the Requestors page, you can view and manage the requestor plug-ins, and the requestor instances:
   • For requestor plug-ins:

     View

     To view requestor plug-ins, select the Plug-ins tab. Alternatively, to view a list of requestor plug-ins through the RESTful API, see Get a list of requestor plug-ins.

     To sort information in ascending or descending order, click the up or down arrows in each column header.

     Create

     To create a new requestor plug-in, click New. In the New requestor plug-in dialog box, configure your new requestor plug-in by editing the plug-in attribute values in the following default code, and then click Apply.

     {
         "name": "pluginName",
         "enabled": 1,
         "needEGOCredential": 1,
         "scriptPath": "${HF_TOP}/${HF_VERSION}/requestorplugins/pluginName/scripts/"
     }

     Alternatively, to create a new requestor plug-in through the RESTful API, see Create a requestor plug-in.

     Update

     To update a requestor plug-in, under the Name column, click the name of the requestor plug-in that you want to update. In the Requestor plug-in summary dialog box, modify the plug-in attribute values of the selected requestor plug-in, and then click Apply. Alternatively, to update a requestor plug-in through the RESTful API, see Update a requestor plug-in.

     Delete

     To delete a requestor plug-in, you can select a single requestor plug-in and click Delete. To confirm you want to delete the selected requestor plug-in, click OK. Alternatively, to delete a requestor plug-in through the RESTful API, see Remove a requestor plug-in.

   • For requestor instances:

     View

     To view requestor instances, select the Instances tab. Alternatively, to view a list of requestor instances through the RESTful API, see Get a list of requestor instance.

     To sort information in ascending or descending order, click the up or down arrows in each column header.

     Create

     To create a new requestor instance, click New. In the New requestor instance dialog box, configure your new requestor instance by editing the instance attribute values in the following default code, and then click Apply.

     {
         "name": "instanceName",
         "enabled": 0,
         "plugin": "symA",
         "confPath": "${HF_CONFDIR}/requestors/instanceName/",
         "workPath": "${HF_WORKDIR}/requestors/instanceName/",
         "logPath": "${HF_LOGDIR}/",
         "providers": [
             "awsinst"
         ],
         "requestMode": "POLL",
     }

     Alternatively, to create a new requestor instance through the RESTful API, see Create a requestor instance.

     Update

     To update a requestor instance, under the Name column, click the name of the requestor instance that you want to update. In the Requestor instance summary dialog box, modify the instance attribute values of the selected requestor instance, and then click Apply. Alternatively, to update a requestor instance through the RESTful API, see Update a requestor instance.

     Delete

     To delete a requestor instance, you can select a single requestor instance and click Delete. To confirm you want to delete the selected requestor instance, click OK.

     Restriction: The admin entry is a packaged requestor instance that cannot be deleted.

     Alternatively, to delete a requestor instance through the RESTful API, see Remove a requestor instance.