A Pipe Configuration captures details about how a pipe is enabled and on what resources the pipe terminates.
When working with Pipe Configuration specifications, see the following topics:
A pipe configuration can include one instance of each of the following four types of configuration items:
Termination (Originating): Defines the kinds of resources on which the pipe's originating termination point can terminate. Associating a specification option with the configuration item limits the resources from which the pipe can originate to instances of the selected specifications.
Termination (Terminating): Defines the kinds of resources on which the pipe's terminating termination point can terminate. Associating a specification option with the configuration item limits the resources on which the pipe can terminate to instances of the selected specifications.
Transport: Defines the kinds of pipes by which the pipe can be enabled. The pipe specifications that are selected as specification options for this item are used in Path Analysis to find the available pipe instances to enable the pipe in its end-to-end connectivity path.
Intermediate Node: Defines a resource, such as logical device, through which the pipe's connectivity must route. This is a child configuration item that can be created under the Transport item. A specification option associated with this item is used in Path Analysis to find an instance of the specified resource through which the pipes that enable the configured pipe must be routed.
Note:
Although Design Studio allows you to include more than one of each of these types of configuration items in a pipe configuration, doing so causes errors in UIM.You can create a Pipe Configuration specification independently or create a new Pipe Configuration specification in the processing of adding it to a Pipe specification.
To create a Pipe Configuration specification:
Do one of the following:
If you are creating the Pipe Configuration specification independently, select New from the Studio menu, then select Inventory, then select Resources, then select Pipe Configuration Specification.
If you are creating a Pipe Configuration specification while adding it to a Pipe specification, click Add in the Pipe Configurations tab of the Pipe Specification editor.
In the Project field, select the name of the project to which the new Pipe Configuration specification should be added.
In the Name field, enter a name for the new Pipe Configuration specification.
This is the name that appears in UIM.
(Optional) Select a location.
By default, Design Studio saves the entity to your default workspace location. You can enter a folder name in the Folder field or select a location different from the system-provided default. To select a different location:
Click the Folder field Browse button.
Navigate to the directory in which to save the entity.
Click OK.
Click Finish.
In the Pipe Configuration Specification editor, click the Details tab.
(Optional) Right-click in the Details tab data tree area and from the Configuration Items menu select Add Termination (Originating), Add Termination (Terminating), or Add Transport to add configuration items.
If you added a Transport configuration item, right-click the Transport configuration item, and then from the Configuration Items menu select Add Intermediate Node.
For Transport configuration items, you must create an Intermediate Node child configuration item. Intermediate Node is the only required child configuration item.
(Optional) To limit the resources associated with configuration items to instances of particular specifications:
Select a configuration item.
In the Specification Options tab, add specifications for the valid resources.
See "Configuration Specification Editor Specification Options Subtab" for more information.
From the File menu, select Save.
You can add an already existing pipe configuration or create one in the process of adding it. The pipe configuration and the Pipe specification do not have to be in the same project.
To add a pipe configuration to a Pipe specification:
Create a new Pipe specification or navigate to the editor of an existing one.
See "Creating New Specifications" for more information.
In the Pipe Specification editor, click the Pipe Configurations tab and do one of the following:
Click Select to add an existing configuration. The Add Entities dialog box appears, listing the available specifications.
Click Add to create and add a new configuration. See "Creating Configuration Specifications" to create the configuration. When you have completed working on the new configuration, return to the Pipe Specification editor.
The Pipe Configuration specification is added to the Pipe specification's Pipe Configurations tab.
From the File menu, select Save.
Use the Pipe Configuration Specification editor to capture details about how a pipe is enabled and on what resources the pipe terminates.
When working with the Pipe Configuration Specification editor, see the following topics:
Use the Pipe Specs tab to select, add, and remove the Pipe specifications that use the Pipe Configuration specifications. This tab identifies the Pipe specifications that use the selected Pipe Configuration specification. You must use this tab to relate a Pipe specification to its Pipe Configuration specification only when the Pipe specification and Pipe Configuration specification need to be in separate cartridges, and the Pipe specification can exist without the Pipe Configuration specification. If both the Pipe specification and Pipe Configuration specification are in the same cartridge, make the association on the Pipe specification.
| Field | Use |
|---|---|
| Pipe Specification | Displays the name of the Pipe specification. |
| Cartridge | Displays the name of the cartridge project into which the Pipe specification is built. |
| Select | Click to select an existing Pipe specification. |
| Open | Click to open the selected specification in the Pipe Specification editor. |
| Remove | Click to remove a Pipe specification. |
| Add | Click to add a new Pipe specification. |