Describing an IT infrastructure
You can describe the components of an Infrastructure in an infrastructure assembly diagram.
Creating an IT infrastructure
To create an IT infrastructure from the Infrastructure navigation menu:
1. Select Infrastructure > IT Infrastructures.
The IT Infrastructures tree displays.
2. Select the IT Infrastructures file and click New > IT Infrastructure.
The Creation of IT technical device window appears.
3. Enter the Name of your infrastructure as well as its Owner and click OK.
The new IT Infrastructure pops up in the tree.
Creating an Infrastructure Assembly Structure Diagram
To create an infrastructure assembly structure diagram:
1. Select the IT infrastructure and click Create a diagram.
2. Select Structured diagram.
The infrastructure assembly structure diagram opens in the edit zone.
Using an infrastructure assembly structure diagram
In an infrastructure assembly structure diagram, you can insert:
You can insert in this diagram:
• Ports and network channels, see Describing technical communications.
• service interactions.
The Infrastructure description report allows you to analyze the infrastructure components and the expected relationships between them to verify that each element described in the diagram hosts a software or hardware component.