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, you must specify its general information, configure one or more versions and one or more offers, and attach the license agreement. You can also provide a template to automate the deployment of the product.

By default, OMI products are published in the cloudgouv-eu-west-1 Region and can also be published in the eu-west-2 Region.

You can configure an hourly, a free/open source, a bring your own license (BYOL), or one or more subscription offers for your OMI product.

  • An hourly offer combines the rate of the OMI product and the rate of the chosen OUTSCALE virtual machine(s) (VMs).

  • In the case of a free/open source offer, only the rate of the chosen OUTSCALE VM(s) applies.

  • In the case of a BYOL offer, 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.

  • A subscription offer combines the rate of subscription and the rate of the chosen OUTSCALE VM(s).

  • You must have created your showcase to be able to create a product. For more information, see Creating Your Showcase.

  • 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 a ico Marketplace To Be Completed Tag tag.

  • 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 a file of 2 MB or less.

    • 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. Select eu-west-2 if you also want to publish the product in this Region.

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

  10. 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.

    3. Type the key points of your product.

  11. (optional) In the Media section:

    1. Upload the desired JPG files to illustrate your product.

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

      • The recommended format is 1440 pixels by 1024 pixels.

    2. Type the URL of a YouTube video.

  12. In the Support section:

    1. Type support information for your product.

    2. Type the update policy for your product.

  13. Click Save.
    The form is saved and a ico Marketplace Completed Tag tag is displayed on the General information section.

  14. If you have completed all sections of the product and are ready to publish it:

    1. In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
      The OMI copy dialog box appears.

    2. Click Proceed with publication.
      The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The product is in Pending status and cannot be modified until its status is Published.

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.

      After publishing your product, the selected OMI name or ID cannot be modified, but you can create other product versions with other OMI names or IDs from the Versions table. 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 ico Marketplace Completed Tag tag is displayed on the Versions section.

  5. If you have completed all sections of the product and are ready to publish it:

    1. In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
      The OMI copy dialog box appears.

    2. Click Proceed with publication.
      The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The product is in Pending status and cannot be modified until its status is Published.

  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 agreement must be a PDF file of 6 MB or less.

  3. Click Save.
    The English and French license agreements are attached to your product and a ico Marketplace Completed Tag tag is displayed on the Legal section.

  4. If you have completed all sections of the product and are ready to publish it:

    1. In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
      The OMI copy dialog box appears.

    2. Click Proceed with publication.
      The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The product is in Pending status and cannot be modified until its status is Published.

Offer

  1. In the Product creation page, click Access on the Offer section.
    The Pricing mode dialog box appears.

  2. Select a pricing mode, either Hourly, Bring your license (BYOL), Free/open source, or Subscription.

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

  3. If you have selected the Hourly, Bring your own license (BYOL), or Free/open source software pricing mode:

    1. In the Offer parameters section:

      1. Type a name for your offer.

      2. Type a description for your offer.

      3. In hourly mode, specify a rate excluding taxes in the Rate of your offer section.
        Various rates are automatically computed in the blue box below for information purposes only.

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

      4. In BYOL mode, type the URL via which users can subscribe to the product.

    If you have selected the Subscription pricing mode:

    You can create several subscription offers.

    1. In the Offers page, click Create offer.

      1. In the Offer parameters section:

        1. Type a name for your offer.

        2. Type a description for your offer.

      2. In the Rate for your subscription section:

        1. Select the payment frequency, either Monthly, Yearly, or Three-yearly.

        2. Define a rate excluding taxes for the subscription.

        3. Define a commitment period in months.

  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 ico Marketplace Completed Tag tag is displayed on the Offer section.

  6. If you have completed all sections of the product and are ready to publish it:

    1. In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
      The OMI copy dialog box appears.

    2. Click Proceed with publication.
      The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The product is in Pending status and cannot be modified until its status is Published.

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 2 MB or less.

  5. (optional) Upload an architecture diagram.

    The architecture diagram must be a PNG file of 2 MB or less.

  6. Click Save.
    The form is saved and a ico Marketplace Completed Tag tag is displayed on the Deployment template section.

  7. If you have completed all sections of the product and are ready to publish it:

    1. In the Product creation page, click Publish product to publish your product.
      The OMI copy dialog box appears.

    2. Click Proceed with publication.
      The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The product is in Pending status and cannot be modified until its status is Published.

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