Deploy to the cloud

MPF provides the capability to deploy and manage MobileFirst Server and MobileFirst applications on IBM PureApplication System, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, and IBM PureApplication Service on SoftLayer.

Use IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation in combination with IBM PureApplication System, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, and IBM PureApplication Service on SoftLayer provides a simple and intuitive environment for developers and administrators to develop mobile applications, test them, and deploy them to the cloud. The following components are available:

IBM MobileFirst Platform Application Pattern Type

Provides MobileFirst runtime and artifacts support for IBM PureApplication System, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, and IBM PureApplication Service on SoftLayer.

IBM MobileFirst Platform Application Pattern Extension for MobileFirst Studio

Provides MobileFirst Application Pattern tooling support for MobileFirst Studio.

Ant command line interface

Provides an alternative method to build and deploy MobileFirst Studio Virtual Application.

• Install MobileFirst support for cloud deployment
  Install the MPF Application Pattern Type and IBM MobileFirst Platform Application Pattern Extension for MobileFirst Studio.

• Work with the MPF Application Pattern Type
  Working with the MPF Application Pattern Type involves creating an IBM MobileFirst Platform Application Pattern, integrating with Tivoli Directory Server, connecting to a Tivoli Directory Server, and managing MobileFirst VAP instances.

• Work with IBM MobileFirst Platform Application Pattern Extension for MobileFirst Studio
  Working with IBM Mobile Application Platform Pattern Extension for MobileFirst Studio involves setting up cloud environment preferences, deploying the project.to the cloud, and integrating with Tivoli Directory Server.

• Build and deploy MobileFirst virtual applications using the command line interface
  IBM MobileFirst Platform Application Pattern includes a set of Ant tasks to help build MobileFirst virtual applications and artifacts and deploy to IBM PureApplication System, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, or IBM PureApplication Service on SoftLayer.

• Deployment of the Application Center to the cloud
  We must configure and connect the operational components of the Application Center to deploy the enterprise application on PureApplication System, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, or IBM PureApplication Service on SoftLayer.

• Deployment of analytics to the cloud
  The IBM MobileFirst Platform Operational Analytics is delivered as an EAR file. By using the Web Application Pattern Type, we can deploy it to the cloud. The following sections describe the required steps for successfully deploying the EAR file to IBM PureApplication System, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, or IBM PureApplication Service on SoftLayer, and configuring the MobileFirst Server to add its connection to the Analytics server.

Parent topic: Deploy MobileFirst projects