ServiceDeploymentSpec
ServiceDeployment Spec consists of information required to deploy and configure the partner appliances. viz. Deployment template, deployment spec and NIC metatdata.
{
"deployment_specs": [
{
"host_type": "string",
"min_host_version": "string",
"name": "string",
"ovf_url": "string",
"service_form_factor": "string"
}
],
"deployment_template": [
{
"attributes": [
{
"attribute_type": "string",
"display_name": "string",
"key": "string",
"read_only": false,
"value": "string"
}
],
"name": "string"
}
],
"nic_metadata_list": [
{
"interface_index": 0,
"interface_label": "string",
"interface_type": "string",
"transports": [
"string"
],
"user_configurable": false
}
],
"svm_version": "string"
}
Deployment Specs holds information required to deploy the Service-VMs. i.e. OVF url where the partner Service-VM OVF is hosted. The host type on which the OVF can be deployed, Form factor to name a few.
Deployment Template holds the attributes specific to partner for which the service is created. These attributes are opaque to NSX Manager.
Partner needs to specify the Service VM version which will get deployed. Modification of this field would notify administrators that new upgrade is available.