Bug 1371751

Summary: [Docs] [RFE] [Managing Providers] Update the structure of the Managing Providers guide
Product: Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine Reporter: Andrew Dahms <adahms>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Dayle Parker <dayleparker>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Chris Budzilowicz <cbudzilo>
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Version: 5.6.0CC: cbudzilo, hhudgeon, jhardy, obarenbo
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Description Andrew Dahms 2016-08-31 02:40:56 UTC
The following changes must be made to the Managing Providers guide:

* Add an introductory block before the first chapter to provide a basic 
  description of what a provider is in CloudForms, and the different major
  types (Compute, Configuration Management, Networking)

* Use a standard introduction to each chapter on provider types.
  - Basic introductory paragraph to the type that follows the same style.
  - Overview of the thumbnail for that type, similar to that in the 
    opening to the chapter on infrastructure providers but in its own section.
  - Methods by which providers can be added - individually or via discovery for
    infrastructure and cloud, individually for all others.

* Add a procedure on discovering cloud providers to the chapter on cloud 
  providers.

Comment 1 Andrew Dahms 2016-08-31 02:42:16 UTC
Assigning to Dayle for review.

Dayle - nothing above is written in stone, and by all means let me know if you notice anything else along the way that might be a good one for us to address at the same time.

Comment 2 Dayle Parker 2016-09-16 06:46:27 UTC
Status: WIP. 
Updates (checked into Github, branch BZ1371751-providers):

Preface:
* Added a general paragraph defining providers as a concept.

Chapter 1. Infrastructure Providers
* Added sentence about adding infrastructure providers individually or via discovery.

Chapter 2. Configuration Management Providers
* Added description intro paragraph.
* Added sentence about how to add them to CF.

[TO DO] Added placeholder thumbnail overview image - needs editing.

Chapter 3. Cloud Providers
* Added description intro paragraph.
* Added sentence about how to add them to CF (ind. or via discovery).
* Added section: Discovering Cloud Providers.

[TO DO] Added placeholder thumbnail overview image - needs editing.

Chapter 4. Network Providers
* Added description intro paragraph.
* Added sentence about how to add them to CF (ind. or via discovery).

[TO DO] Added placeholder thumbnail overview image - needs editing.

Chapter 5. Containers Providers
* Added description intro paragraph.

[TO DO] Added placeholder thumbnail overview image - needs editing.

Comment 4 Andrew Dahms 2017-05-25 04:07:53 UTC
Changing the QA contact to cbudizlo based on discussion during the CloudForms documentation meeting.

Comment 7 Dayle Parker 2017-06-02 03:51:07 UTC
Thanks Chris! I forgot to link to https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq_docs/pull/370/.

Pulled the changes into euwe as well in https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq_docs/pull/387.

This update is now live in the 4.5 Managing Providers guide:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_cloudforms/4.5/html-single/managing_providers/

And the 4.2 Managing Providers guide:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_cloudforms/4.2/html-single/managing_providers/