Creating and Publishing an OMI Product

As an OUTSCALE Marketplace seller partner, you can create an OUTSCALE machine image (OMI) product and publish it on the Marketplace for buyers to view and subscribe to.

When creating an OMI product on the Marketplace, you must specify its general information and distinguishing features, configure a version and an offer, attach the license agreement. You can also provide a template to automate the deployment of the product.

You can configure an hourly, a free/open source, or a bring your own license (BYOL) billing mode for your OMI product. The hourly mode combines the rate of the OMI product and the rate of the chosen OUTSCALE virtual machine(s) (VM). In free/open source mode, only the rate of the chosen OUTSCALE VM(s) applies. In BYOL mode, the billing of the OMI product is managed by the seller partner outside of the Marketplace, and the rate of the chosen OUTSCALE VM(s) applies.

When publishing your OMI product on the Marketplace, a copy of the OMI is automatically created to allow 3DS OUTSCALE to distribute the product. In the case of OMI products billed by the hour, the copy of the OMI is private and is shared to buyers after they have subscribed. In the case of OMI products billed in free/open source and BYOL mode, the copy of the OMI is public. In BYOL mode, buyers subscribe to your product directly via the website specified in your showcase. The seller partner then has to inform buyers on how to activate the product.

After having published your OMI product, you can publish, modify, and unpublish versions from the product’s Versions table. For more information, see Managing OMI Product Versions.

You have access to the My products table listing your existing products and their unique product ID. Your products can be in published, unpublished, or draft status, that is with information completed, but not yet published.

  • You must complete and save all sections, in the order of your choice, to be able to publish your product on the Marketplace. Sections to be completed are marked with gray To be completed tags.

  • When creating a product, you must provide all the information and documents in English and in French in the given tabs to be able to publish your product on the Marketplace.

General Information

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click Create product.
    The Product creation page appears, with various sections to complete.

  4. Select the OUTSCALE Machine Image (OMI) deployment method.

  5. Click Access on the General information section.
    The General information form appears.

  6. Upload a logo for your product.

    • This logo must be under 2 MB.

    • We recommend uploading a transparent and borderless logo for correct display.

  7. Type a name for your product.

    The product name cannot be modified after the product has been published.

  8. Select one or more categories for your product.

    You can select up to three categories for your product. The selected categories will be used to filter your product.

  9. In the Overview section:

    1. Type a short description for your product.

      This field must contain between 1 and 200 characters.

    2. Type a long description for your product.

      This field must contain between 1 and 4000 characters.

    3. Type the key points of your product.

      This field must contain between 1 and 4000 characters.

  10. (optional) In the Media section, upload the desired JPG files to illustrate your product.

    • You can add up to six JPG files of under 2 MB.

    • The recommended format is 1440 pixels by 1024 pixels.

  11. In the Support section:

    1. Type the link to the documentation for your product.

    2. Type the update policy for your product.

  12. Click Save.
    The form is saved and a green Completed label is displayed on the General information section.

  13. (optional) In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  14. (optional) When all product sections are completed, click Proceed with publication.
    Your product is published on the Marketplace and can be viewed and be subscribed to by buyers. 3DS OUTSCALE is notified of the creation of the product.

Versions

  1. In the Product creation page, click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions form appears.

  2. In the OMI information section:

    1. Select the appropriate OMI name or ID.
      The name and ID of the OMI copy are automatically filled in.

      The selected OMI name or ID cannot be modified after the version has been published, but you can publish new versions of your OMI product with new OMI names or IDs. For more information, see Managing OMI Product Versions.

      • The OMIs available for selection are those created via the corresponding TINA account and on the corresponding Region.

      • For optimal operation on the Marketplace, those OMIs must remain private. For more information, see About OMIs.

    2. Type the software version.

    3. Type the operating system.

    4. Specify the software base by adding elements.

    5. Type a release note.

  3. In the Configuration information section, type the instructions for use for your product.

  4. Click Save.
    The form is saved and a green Completed label is displayed on the Versions section.

  5. (optional) In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  6. (optional) When all product sections are completed, click Proceed with publication.
    Your product is published on the Marketplace and can be viewed and be subscribed to by buyers. 3DS OUTSCALE is notified of the creation of the product.

  1. In the Product creation page, click Access on the Legal section.
    The Legal form appears.

  2. Click Upload to import the license agreement of your product.

    The license agreements must be uploaded as a PDF file under 6 MB.

  3. Click Save.
    The English and French license agreements are attached to your product and a green Completed label is displayed on the Legal section.

  4. (optional) In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  5. (optional) When all product sections are completed, click Proceed with publication.
    Your product is published on the Marketplace and can be viewed and be subscribed to by buyers. 3DS OUTSCALE is notified of the creation of the product.

Offer

  • By default, the deployment region of the offer is cloud-gouv-eu-west-1 as OUTSCALE Marketplace is currently available in this Region only.

  • By default, the target of the offer is public.

  1. In the Product creation page, click Access on the Offer section.
    The Offer form appears.

  2. In the Offer parameters section:

    The billing mode and the rate of your product cannot be modified after the product has been published.

    1. Type a name for your offer.

    2. Type a description for your offer.

    3. Select a billing mode, either Hourly, Free/open source, or Bring your own license (BYOL).

  3. In hourly mode, specify a rate excluding taxes in the Rate of your offer section.

    • In free/open source and BYOL mode, no product rate is applicable.

    • In hourly mode, various rates are automatically computed in the blue box below for information purposes only.

  4. (optional) In the OUTSCALE VMs recommended for your offer section, you can:

    You must have at least one recommended VM for your product, but you can also have several. When your product has several recommended VMs, you can define a top recommendation, that is the highest-recommended VM for your product.

    By default, a recommended VM is added to your product. You can modify this default recommended VM to better fit your product, replace it with another recommendation, or keep it as it is.

    1. Modify the parameter values of the default recommended VM.

    2. Add and/or delete a recommended VM.

    3. Define a top recommendation by clicking the ico Marketplace Star icon on the corresponding card.

      • The corresponding VM type is displayed in blue under the VM parameters. For more information, see VM Types.

      • Various rates are automatically computed in the blue box below for information purposes only.

  5. Click Save.
    The form is saved and a green Completed label is displayed on the Offer section.

  6. (optional) In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  7. (optional) When all product sections are completed, click Proceed with publication.
    Your product is published on the Marketplace and can be viewed and be subscribed to by buyers. 3DS OUTSCALE is notified of the creation of the product.

Deployment Template

The Deployment Template section is optional.

  1. In the Product creation page, click Access on the Deployment template section.
    The Deployment template form appears.

  2. Type the Git repository URL to the template.

  3. Type a description of the template.

  4. Type instructions for use for the template.

    You can add up to three JPG files of under 2 MB.

  5. (optional) Upload an architecture diagram.

    The architecture diagram must be uploaded as a PNG file under 2 MB.

  6. Click Save.
    The form is saved and a green Completed label is displayed on the Deployment template section.

  7. (optional) In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  8. (optional) When all product sections are completed, click Proceed with publication.
    Your product is published on the Marketplace and can be viewed and be subscribed to by buyers. 3DS OUTSCALE is notified of the creation of the product.

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