Novell PLATESPIN ORCHESTRATE 2.0.2 - DEVELOPMENT CLIENT REFERENCE 08-28-2009 Reference page 83

Resource Type: This drop-down list lets you choose the resource type. If you manually create a
resource, you must select the appropriate type.
Fixed Physical: The node is a physical, hardware-based computer.
VM: The node is a virtual, software-based container that can run its own operating system and
applications as if it were a physical computer.
VM Template: The node is an image of a server that can be used to create and provision new
virtual servers. The template includes a virtual hardware components, a guest operating system,
its configuration, and other software applications.
In the Fact Editor, the Resource Type fact is listed as
<fact name="resource.type" value="Fixed Physical" type="String" />
Resource Enabled: This check box is selected by default. When it is selected (that is, its value is
"true"), the resource is enabled (that is, it is allowed to accept work).
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="resource.enabled" value="true" type="Boolean" />
Healthy: When this check box is selected (that is, its value is "true"), the resource is considered to
be in good health. You can set the health of the object by selecting or deselecting the health check
box. Changing the value in this way has an immediate effect unless the value is overriden by an
attached policy (this follows the normal rules of policy inheritance). For more information, see
Appendix A, "Grid Object Health Monitoring," on page
In the Fact Editor, this is fact is listed as
<fact name="resource.health" value="true" type="Boolean" />
Shutting Down: (Read Only) When this check box is selected (that is, its value is "true"), the node
is attempting to shut down, pause, or suspend and does not want to accept new work.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="resource.shuttingdown" value="false" type="Boolean" />
Host Name: The network hostname of the resource that is running the Orchestrate Agent. Often, the
resource ID and the hostname are the same, but this is not always the case.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="resource.hostname" value="foonode" type="String" />
Host Fully Qualified Name: The full network hostname of the resource that is running the
Orchestrate Agent.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
<fact name="resource.hostname.full" value="foonode.division.company.com"
type="String" />
Password: The password you want the PlateSpin Orchestrate Agent on this node to use for
authentication to the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server.
In the Fact Editor, this fact is listed as
resource.type
:
resource.enabled
133.
:
resource.health
resource.shuttingdown
:
resource.hostname
resource.hostname.full
.
resource.password
:
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