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web interfaces, the appearance and operation of which are described in
Section 11.4.4.2.
11.4.4.2 Accessing Uncinus
Access to Uncinus features are provided through easy-to-use web interfaces.
Through these interfaces, users can publish software and cloud resources as
a service and access published services through the broker, which incorpo-
rates automated application deployment.
The interface used to publish applications is seen in Figure 11.5. Using this
interface, a service provider begins by assigning a descriptive name to the
application service (Application Name); this name is used during application
discovery. For each application, the broker stores the installation procedures
(Install Script) and running procedures (Running Script) to be undertaken on
remote compute resource(s). Files required by the application service are also
stored by the broker (Files); stored files could be source code, binaries, or appli-
cation data. Stored files can be accessed during the installation and execu-
tion procedures. Service providers must provide the broker with information
on how to invoke the application service (AppLocation). Information about
how input parameters (Arguments) and expected program output (Results)
are displayed is stored as XML. Optionally, additional usage information
about the application (Manual) can be published. Finally, each application
FIGURE 11.5
Uncinus application publication interface.
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