FI-WARE - create Blueprint Templates functionality

Question

Create Blueprint Templates functionality: • In the creation of a new Tier for my specific template, I can’t view and I can’t select the ‘POI data provider GE’ (poi_dp 3.3.3) in the right panel ‘Software in Catalogue’, maybe I do something wrong?

Instead if I click the ‘Open catalog’ button of Blueprint Templates I can see an existing template called ‘poidataprovider’ with a Tier called ‘poi_dp 333’.

thanks. Antonio.

Answer 1

The FILAB Blueprint issue seems now to be solved and the poi_dp 3.3.3 is back now there visible in the Software Catalogue.

Answer 2

The ready POI image is called "MiWi-POI Server", you can launch it directly via the Launch button on the Images folder. If you need to use the blueprint templates the template name is "poidataprovider". Select it and from the Actions menu choose "Clone Blueprint". Once you have cloned it you can launch it using the Actions menu again, but before that it is wise to set a proper key-pair (created in the Security section) to your clone by opening it (by clicking the clone name) and then using the Pen -icon (Edit tier) option and maybe also add some other software. The use of the ready image launching above is much simpler and more reliable and you need to use blueprints only if you want to install several software components. Anyhow finally you need to have your own server somewhere and install the components manually using the installation instructions (for commercial/permanent purposes).

Answer 3

Supposedly some support software updates in FIWARE Cloud or elsewhere have made the POI 3.3.3 unoperative. To get a working POI system, launch a Ubuntu 14.04 instance and install the POI DP 4.4 server manually as explained in http://forge.fiware.org/plugins/mediawiki/wiki/fiware/index.php/POI_Data_Provider_-_Installation_and_Administration_Guide .