Targetable Components

Hosts can be created manually or they can be created by a special type of component, the targetable component. Targetable components are available with many of the third-party plug-ins.

The targetable component represents a service that components and plans need to use as an installation or call target. When a targetable component is installed, the component creates the virtual or physical host, which acts as the interface between the targetable component and the other components and plans.

When the targetable component is installed, the host is created with a predefined set of information. This information set includes the following values.

• Host name

• Host type with default values

  This host type is included with the plug-in.

• Type of host: physical or virtual

• The ID of the targetable component that created the host

After the targetable component creates the host, you can modify the host's description and host-type attributes.

If a new version of the targetable component is installed, the targetable component's host is updated with the new targetable component information.

When the targetable component is uninstalled, the host that it created is also deleted.