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I.8 Lifecycle stage management use case

Title Lifecycle stage management use case
Description A CSP provides some kind of cloud services to the market. For a better management for its
services, the CSP is required to provide the ability to run the given service through its lifecycle
stages and offers the needed functionality at every step of the process.
Roles CSP
Figure (optional) /
Pre-conditions /
(optional)
Post-conditions /
(optional)
Derived – Lifecycle stage management (refer to clause 7.9)
requirements

I.9 Service automation and continuous delivery use case
Title Service automation and continuous delivery use case
Description A CSP provides cloud services to the market. Because of the continuous changing of the
market and CSC's requirements, the design of the cloud service should be an iterative process.
By monitoring the service during its operation, the demand variations should be responded to
automatically and the necessary feedback to effect changes should be offered to the service
designer.
Roles CSP, CSC
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Pre-conditions /
(optional)
Post-conditions /
(optional)
Derived – Service automation and continuous delivery (refer to clause 7.10)
requirements

I.10 Metadata management use case

Title Metadata management use case
Description A CSP provides cloud services to the market. According to market requirement changes, it is
needed to adjust the already existing cloud services. Therefore, a robust schema like metadata
which can be distributed in each stage needs to be provided.
Roles CSP
Figure (optional) /
Pre-conditions /
(optional)
Post-conditions CSP can support new cloud service creation with minimal modifications.
(optional)
Derived – Metadata management (refer to clause 7.11)
requirements

Bibliography

[b-TMF TR198] TM Forum TR198, Multi-Cloud Service Management Pack – Simple Management API
(SMI) Developer Primer and Code Pack, Release 2.2.
https://www.tmforum.org/?s=TR198

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