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5 Double-click the Provider you wish to edit.
The Provider Details window appears.
6 Modify the details of the Provider and click OK to save the changes and close the window.
You may have to click Edit on the toolbar.
Delete a Provider
Delete a Provider to make it unavailable for cloud provisioning.
Prerequisites
You must be have Blueprint Administrator or vCloud Administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 Search for the Provider using CMDB Item Search.
2 Select the Provider to delete and click Delete on the search toolbar.
The Provider is deleted and no longer available to consumers when requesting for a cloud in the Request
Manager User Portal.
Polling Service
Request Manager installs the polling service automatically. You can see this running from the web server under
the Services Console.
The following table lists relevant services and provides a brief description of the tasks each service performs.
Services run every 60 seconds, except the Workflow service which runs every 3 seconds.
Table 5-8. Polling Service
Service Description Default Timeout
Administrative Parent service for all Request Manager services. 0
Connector Service for connectors. 0
Messaging Service for sending emails. 15
Workflow Service for activating tasks in the Workflow. 20
Stop a Polling Service
You can manually stop a polling service.
Procedure
1 Select the Control Panel option from the Windows Start menu.
The Windows Control Panel appears.
2 Select Administrative Tools > Services.
3 Right-click the service you want to stop and select Stop from the menu.
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