Software Library, Patching, and Provisioning - Expert Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c - page 195

Creating Entities
Entities are certified software binaries that are stored in the Software Library. An entity can be any software that
includes patches, virtual appliance images, reference gold images, application software, and their associated directive
scripts. As noted earlier, there are two, broadly defined entity types: Oracle-owned and custom. From within the
Software Library, you can create two basic types of custom entities:

• Generic components

• Directives

Let's take a look at how to create both types within the Software Library.

Creating Generic Components
Generic components consist of a broad range of software items that can be created as entities. These entities enable
you to define an installation process that will be used within the lifecycle framework for patching or provisioning.
The list of generic components includes the following:

• Configuration template

• Database template

• Generic component

• Installation media

• Java EE application

• Oracle Application Server

• Oracle Clusterware Clone

• Oracle Database Software Clone

• Oracle Middleware Home Gold Image

• PDB template

• WebLogic domain provisioning profile

To create generic components in the Software Library, you need to select a custom folder that is not an
Oracle-owned folder. You need to create this custom folder if it has not already been established (see the “Organizing
Entities” section earlier). After you have selected the custom folder in the Software Library, the Actions menu's Create
Entity option and associated submenus become enabled. Choose Actions ➤ Create Entity ➤ Component, as shown in
Figure 6-13 . The submenu items Directives and Bare Metal Provisioning are also available; we will discuss directives
shortly. Provisioning of bare metal systems is not discussed in this chapter, because it is outside the scope of database
patching.