Other Component Tags (N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 User's Guide)

N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 User's Guide

Within the opening <component> tag and the closing </component> tag in the component's XML file are a number of other tags that define:

the list of resources that make up the component
what to install (by default, all the resources) in the component
what to remove when un-installing the component (by default, all the resources that were installed)

By editing the XML definition of the component, you can add other tags that define:

configuration variables for the component
additional procedures that can be called to manage the component
content that should be included or excluded when the component is analyzed
<component attributes> component_contents </component>

Table 5–2 describes the XML tags that you can use to modify or extend a component.

Table 5–2 XML Tags for the Component Schema


Schema Tag	Required/Optional	Description
resourceList	Required	A list of the resources that make up the component. If you define the component through the HTML user interface, this list will include each resource that you have added to the component.
varList	Optional	Contains a list of configuration variables for the component. Each variable is assigned a name and, optionally, a default value.
installList	Required.	Includes one or more installSteps tags, each of which includes a grouped block of installation instructions. By default, installList includes a single installSteps block which includes a single command: deployAllResources.
uninstallList	Required	Includes one or more uinstallSteps tags, each of which includes a grouped block of instructions for un-installing (removing) the component. By default, uninstallList includes a single installSteps block which includes a single command: deployAllResources.
controlList	Optional	Defines one or more higher-level procedures, such as start and stop, that can be called to control the component.
snapShotList	Optional	Defines what should be included in a snapshot. Each snapshot can be assigned a name, a list of files to be included, and operations (such as console commands) to be performed before or after the snapshot is taken.
diff	Optional	Defines what should be excluded during snapshots.