Pico Management
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The Pico Management interface provides a comprehensive view of the various pico instances that are currently deployed as well as allow you to create and manage the pico instances.
The dashboard displays a list of all pico instances in the system. You can search and filter them for easy viewing.
Columns and Buttons | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Name of the pico instances. |
Type | The pico instance type of the JVM will be displayed here. These types will be labeled as platform, ec, sc, and ui |
Status | The status of the JVM will be shown here. If the pico instance is up and can be pinged, it will be shown as running. If it cannot be pinged, it will be shown as unreachable. If the pico instance is shut down it will show as not-started. |
Memory Use | The amount of memory being used by the pico instance will be shown here. |
Response Time | The response time of the pico instance will be shown here. |
Up Time | The amount of time that the pico instance has been running will be shown here. |
EC Groups | If the pico instance belongs to any EC Groups, these will be shown here. |
Actions | These are buttons that allow you to make changes to the selected pico. Edit - Allows you to make changes to the properties related to that particular pico instance. See Editing a Pico Instance for more details. Details - Allows to check more details about the pico instance from the Pico Management dashboard. Restart - Restarts the pico instance from the Pico Management dashboard. Stop - Stops the pico instance from the Pico Management dashboard. Start - Starts the pico instance from the Pico Management dashboard. Delete - Removes the pico instance from the Pico Management dashboard. |
Managing the Pico Instances
You can start, stop or restart pico instances in the Pico Management dashboard. Selecting one or more of the pico instances will allow you to perform any of the highlighted actions shown at the top of the pico list. The available actions depend on the type of pico instance.
Adding a Pico Instance
You can add an EC or SC pico instance using the New Pico button on the Pico Management dashboard. The following are properties found in the Create New Pico dialog:
Property | Description |
|---|---|
Pico Container | Choose between all available containers in your installation to list the pico instance under. This is a mandatory field. |
Name | Provide a unique identifier for your pico instance. The name cannot be shared across other pico instances and has to be unique. This is a mandatory field. |
Template | Choose between the standard-ec template or the standard-sc template for your pico instance. You can then make changes to the JSON template in the text field below, such as add on properties in Execution Context for EC's and Service Context Properties for SC's. |
Editing a Pico Instance
You can add or modify properties pertaining to the particular pico instance as well as their values. The Edit Pico dialog consists of a JSON template text field where you can add new properties, edit the values and View Resolved Config. The View Resolved Config lets you view the current valid configuration for that particular pico instance. You cannot make changes to the text field while viewing the resolved config.
For more details to the properties you can add, refer to:
Platform Properties for the Platform pico.
Execution Context for Execution Context pico.
Service Context Properties for Service Context pico.
Details of a Pico Instance
The user can learn more about each pico instance by clicking Details in the Actions buttons, where it’s possible to see information separated by the following tabs:
Please note that the information presented in the tabs comes directly from JMX MBeans and is primarily intended for troubleshooting activities.