Configuring Vahana Run Time

Introduction

VRT, which is also referred to as Vahana Run Time, is a newly added feature in the Environments module. The functional benefit of this feature is that it allows you to export the environment variables to the client application environment. As described earlier, the client-organization may deny to provide the access to the server as a result of security reasons. In this case, you can use the Vahana run time feature to export the environment variable to the client application environment.

Exporting variables to the client application environment allows you to provide services to the client organization without accessing their server machines. Through environment variables, you can provide development and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) environments to the client organization, in addition to the delivery modules and API(s).

To create an environment, you mandatorily need to create VRT. In the environment module, the VRT component allows you to allocate the virtual space to an environment at the time you create the respective environment.

To configure Vahana run time:

1. On the Vahana dashboard, find the VRTs (Vahana Run Time) tab.

2. Click the VRTs (Vahana Run Time) tab, and then click Add VRT to display the Create VRT dialog box.

3. In the Create VRT dialog box, enter or select the values as follows:

Box/List	Description
VRT Name	In this box, enter the name of new VRT (For example: – UAT1).
VRT Type	Click this list to select one of the following values: 1. SYNC Select this value if you want to sync environment-hosted applications and services with the client application environment. You choose this value when you have access to the client’s server. 2. EXPORT Select this value if you want to export the environment variable to the client application environment. You choose this value if you do not have the access to the client’s server machine.
Enter IP	In this box, enter the web location/IP address where you want to host newly created environment.­­­
Description	In this box, enter a brief description about new VRT that you are creating.

4. After you enter/select values in the respective box, click Create, and the new VRT is successfully created.

Viewing Details of VRT

You can view the details of newly created and existing VRT(s) on the Vahana dashboard. By viewing the configuration details of VRT, you can observe VRT configuration and then modify the current configuration details as per requirement.

To view the details of VRT:

1. On the Vahana dashboard, find the VRTs (Vahana Run Time) tab.

2. Click the VRTs (Vahana Run Time) tab, and the Vahana dashboard displays the list of existing VRT(s).

3. The record of a specific VRT contains the following:

Column	Description
Name	This column displays the name of VRT.
Orgid	This column displays the unique Org ID of the middleware application that you create on the Vahana cloud. The Vahana cloud maintains this Org ID on the middleware portal.
Appid	This column displays the unique app ID of the middleware application. You create the VRT under this middleware application.
VRT Type	This column displays one of the following values: a. SYNC if VRT is configured to sync the services with the client application environment. b. EXPORT if VRT is configured to export the environment variables to the client application environment.
IP	This column displays the location where the environment is hosted.
Description	This column displays the brief description of the VRT.
Action	This column displays three icons, which are described as below: a). (): This icon is used to modify the configuration details of VRT. b). (): This icon is used to view the configuration details of VRT. c). (): This icon is used to delete the profile of the VRT.