CentraSite provides the ability to define and track the lifecycle of an asset by using a state model. CentraSite allows the use of active policies to govern specific transitions in the lifecycle management process.
Lifecycle models can theoretically be complex and go across multiple stages (machines). In CentraSite, the stages are called nodes. A lifecycle node is a machine within a lifecycle management model.
Lifecycle models can be applied to:
Assets
Policies
Lifecycle models
Note:
CentraSite provides predefined lifecycle models for several types of
objects. For information about these lifecycle models, see
The Predefined Lifecycle Models
Installed with CentraSite.
The description of lifecycle management in CentraSite consists of the following sections:
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Introduction | Introduces lifecycle management and lifecycle models. |
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Who Can Create and Manage Lifecycle Models? | Describes the users who can create and manage lifecycle models. |
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Viewing or Editing a Lifecycle Model | Describes how to view and edit the properties of a defined lifecycle model. |
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Creating a Lifecycle Model | Describes how to create and update a lifecycle model. |
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Activating a Lifecycle Model | Describes how to activate a lifecycle model. |
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Updating a Lifecycle Model | Describes how to update a lifecycle model. |
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Deleting a State from a Model | Describes how to delete a state from a lifecycle model. |
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Deleting a Lifecycle Model | Describes how to delete a lifecycle model. |
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Lifecycle Model for Lifecycle Models (LCM for LCMs) | Describes updating the lifecycle model for lifecycle models. |
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The Predefined Lifecycle Models Installed with CentraSite | Describes the lifecycle models that are provided with CentraSite. |
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The lcmAPI: Reference Information (Javadoc). See the document Javadoc for APIs for the Javadoc-style documentation of this API. |
Javadoc for the lifecycle management API. |
