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N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 Installation Guide

Introduction to Plug-Ins

In general usage, plug-in applications are programs that can easily be installed and used as part of your web browser. A plug-in application is recognized automatically by the browser and its function is integrated into the main HTML file that is being presented. Web browser plug-in applications generally play sound or motion video or perform some other functions.

In the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System environment, a plug-in differs only slightly in concept from the general usage. A plug-in for the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System product is a packaged solution that extends the provisioning capability of the product for a specific platform, application, or environment. For example, you might create a plug-in solution for a specific application, such as Oracle 8i, or for some feature of an operating system, such as Solaris Zones.

A plug-in includes all of the relevant data that is needed to support a new custom application. The contents of the plug– in are described in the plug-in descriptor file. This file is located in a standard place within the plug–in packaging structure.

Acquiring Plug-Ins

Several plug–ins have been created for use with the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System. The following plug-ins are available on the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0: Supplement CD and in the image downloaded from the Sun Download Center:

Note –

In previous versions of the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System, the WebLogic, Windows, and Linux component types, components, and plans were automatically installed with the provisioning system. In the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0, the plans, components, and component types associated with these solutions are now available only as plug-ins.

The plug-ins are packaged in Java archive files (.jar files). To make a given plug-in known to the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System product, you need to import the plug-in. For instructions to import a plug-in, see the user's guide associated with the plug-in that you want to import in the Plug-In User's Guide document collection at http://docs.sun.com/db/coll/1223.1.