Application lifecycle

An application can be used when it is registered with the middleware.

It can no longer be used when it is unregistered. There can only be one enabled application per consumer at any one time. You can only submit workload for an application that is enabled.

You register an application by registering the application profile with the cluster management console or the soamreg command.

If there is already an enabled application in the same consumer, the application is registered but it is disabled.

If there are no enabled applications in the consumer, the application is registered and enabled.

Once you have registered an application, you can modify its parameters or update service packages through the cluster management console or the command-line.

You disable an application with the cluster management console or the soamcontrol app disable command. When you disable an application, any workload for the application is terminated unless you choose to save workload when disabling it.

You remove an application from the system with the cluster management console or the soamunreg command. When you remove an application, existing sessions and tasks (running and suspended) are terminated, the application profile is deleted from the system, and all resources allocated to the application are released.