Integrating Application via APS

An application may be integrated with Parallels Automation (PA) in several different ways. An application represents a resource which may be combined with other resources in a pack and can be offered as single product or as a bundle of products or services. Parallels Automation uses APS technology for application delivery. It’s done in two models:

Internally hosted applications: application files and user’s data are located inside of Customer’s space. APS package contains application files and provisioning logic. Depending on the space, there are two alternatives:
- Shared hosting applications – being deployed in a web space.
- VPS hosting applications – being deployed in a Parallels Virtuozzo Containers VPS.
Externally hosted applications – application files and user’s data are located outside of Customer’s space, at dedicated multi-tenant application server/cluster. APS package contains provisioning logic only. The multi-tenant server may be located either in Internet or inside of PA infrastructure, but is not managed by PA.

When selecting the means of application delivery in APS, it’s necessary to consider the overall sales model and the necessary supporting technologies. For example, Java-based applications cannot be deployed in a web space and require a dedicated container. In this case application should be packaged as internally hosted VPS one or, if the application supports multi-tenancy, as externally hosted one. APS Questionnaire may be used to decide about right packaging method.