Patterns and parts

The IBM® SOA Policy Pattern parts are the functional components of a pattern. Each part represents a single virtual machine. A pattern provides a topology definition for repeatable deployment that can be shared.

Patterns describe the function provided by each virtual machine in a virtual system. Each function is identified as a part in the pattern. Patterns take on the characteristics of their associated parts. For example, when a pattern containing a WebSphere® Message Broker part is deployed, the user gets a virtual machine with a running WebSphere Message Broker instance.

Parts

Parts describe the components that are configured on a virtual machine. Use parts to create patterns. Each part has a set of properties (parameters) that are used during deployment to help define the overall configuration of the virtual system. You can customize a part by modifying its parameters, by adding a script package, or both. When you load the IBM SOA Policy Pattern images onto IBM Workload Deployer, the parts are included.

Patterns

You can use predefined patterns, create new patterns, and edit existing patterns that have not been completed and locked. For detailed information about using the IBM Workload Deployer to access existing patterns or create custom pattern, see the IBM Workload Deployer, Version 3.1 Information Center.

Note: The patterns differ from the topology patterns described in the WebSphere Message Broker Information Center. While the topology patterns describe the functions provided by clusters, the WebSphere Message Broker Hypervisor Edition patterns in IBM Workload Deployer describe the functions provided by each virtual machine.

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