RDT v1.0.0

Last updated on March 28, 2022.

Last Reviewed and Approved on PENDING REVIEW

Introduction

RDT is an RPS specific tool that makes the hydrating and provisioning RPS processes user-friendly. RDT leverages the powerful RPS API and overlays an easy-to-use user interface to simplify interacting with RPS. It allows users the functionality of hydrating an RPS database, provisioning RPS on various nodes, and importing RPS data, all within one simple user interface.

Note

RDT v1.0.0 is dependent on RPS v4.0.0 API.

App

RDT is a Windows Presentation Foundation(WPF) app . It is a standalone Windows application and is installed on the machine on which it is run. It is expected to be installed alongside a valid RPS installation. For more information about how to install and uninstall RDT, please refer to How to Install and Uninstall RDT.

Use Cases

RDT supports two main use cases: Data Hydration and RPS Provisioning.

Data Hydration

RDT supports data hydration via the Data Hydration page. On this screen, users will be able to import templates in order to hydrate the CMDB. For more information on the Data Hydration page, see Data Hydration.

RPS Provisioning

RDT supports RPS provisioning across two different screens: RPS Provisioning and Legion of Laptops.

In the RPS Provisioning screen, users can: select task maps, assign them to a node, and run the task map while monitoring the output on a console. For more information, see RPS Provisioning.

Using Legion of Laptops, users can import RPS data from a previous export of the RPS database. For more information, see Legion of Laptops.

Definitions

CMDB: Configuration Management DataBase

RPS: Rapid Provisioning System

API: Application Programming Interface