3 Blockchain Platform Manager
After you install Oracle Blockchain Platform Enterprise Edition for Hyperledger Besu, you can access Blockchain Platform Manager to configure and provision platform instances.
You use Blockchain Platform Manager to create and manage the life cycle of blockchain platform instances. You an create, start, stop, and delete multiple blockchain platform instances from Blockchain Platform Manager. You can also configure and activate LDAP for user federation, optionally using the built-in OpenLDAP service. Additionally you can create and save user accounts, with information persisted in the LDAP server. The Blockchain Platform Manager interface is divided among three pages: Instances, Activities, and Configuration.
Instances
Use the Instances page to create and manage blockchain platform instances (nodes and networks). Select Create Instance to create an instance. For more information, see Create an Instance.
- Role: Founder instances were created as a separate network. Participant instances were created to add nodes to an existing network.
- Shape: The resource configuration of the instance. The Enterprise shape is the only supported shape.
- State: Creating, Up, Stopped, and so on.
- Domain Name: The domain name that you specified when creating the instance.
- Created: Instance creation date/time.
- Version: Version number of the instance.
- Remarks: Additional remarks to indicate instance state.
The Actions menu for each instance lets you start, stop, and terminate instances. You can also select Confidential Client Credentials to generate or refresh access tokens. Select Instance URLs to see the connection URLs for services provided by the Besu instance.
Activities
All lifecycle management actions completed on an instance create a traceable activity record. The activity record logs all lifecycle phase changes the instance goes through from creation to termination. You can filter the activity log by instance, time range, or operation.
- Instance Name
- Operation: Start, Stop, Create, Terminate, and so on.
- Operation Status: The status of the last action on any instance.
- Start Time
- Last Updated Time
- Initiated By: The user who initiated the activity.
Configuration
Use the Configuration page to configure authentication servers and Blockchain Platform Manager itself.
Select Platform Manager Settings to view or edit the platform manager name and timeout values.
Select Authentication Servers to configure authentication and users. For more information, see User Management.