Understanding domains
A domain is a logical grouping of resources under a single administrative umbrella. It is a combination of a resource provider and a specific relationship with a managed domain. The grouping can contain physical and virtual resources. It is owned by the tenant context that created it.
Examples of a domain include the following:
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WAN managed by Management Control and Planning (MCP)
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OpenStack cloud platform
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Juniper Firefly (vSRX) Virtual Firewall
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Planet Orchestrate (all services require this domain which is present by default)
Each domain has a driver (a resource provider or resource adapter) that is the interface to the specific domain type.
A domain and its orchestrator can offer one or more of these services:
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Networking (for example, connectivity between endpoints or advanced network functions)
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Compute (for example, dedicated physical server, dedicated or shared virtual server)
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Storage
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Applications/software services
When you create a domain, Blue Planet adds it to the tenant in which you are currently working. A resource, product, or domain is within a user’s scope if it is owned by the current tenant context in which the user has access.
After you add a domain, Blue Planet automatically discovers all virtual and physical resources in the domain.
To delete a domain, you must first delete all physical and virtual resources that were created by Blue Planet from within the domain. When you delete the domain, the domain is also removed from the tenant. Discovered resources cannot and do not need to be deleted.