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Introducing InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service

InterSystems IRIS® Managed Cloud Service is a data platform in the cloud that includes a massively scalable database. With its integration and interoperability capabilities, you can connect data sources and systems—and the built-in analytics tools make it easy to draw insights from your data. Developers can build on this platform to rapidly create and deploy data-intensive applications, harnessing the built-in tools and features to eliminate the need to implement and integrate multiple technologies. It has the qualities you need to build fast, zero-downtime, resilient, secure, well-managed enterprise-wide solutions in the cloud. Even for first-time users, InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service makes it easy to deploy, configure, and maintain complex systems.

When deploying InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service, you can choose to enable InterSystems IRIS for Health. This adds support for all of the common messaging standards, including FHIR®, HL7v2 and HL7v3, IHE Profiles, CDA/C-CDA, DICOM, X12, and more. This allows you to exchange information securely with other healthcare organizations, clinicians, and public health agencies and store every message moving through these integrated systems. The benefits include guaranteed message delivery, built-in data transformations, superior monitoring, high performance, and robust auditing.

For information on the day-to-day management of InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service, see InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service Reference Information.

To learn how a development team can work together using InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service, see Tenants PageOpens in a new tab.

Log in to the Cloud Services Portal

The InterSystems Cloud Services Portal allows you to manage InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service and any additional InterSystems cloud services.

If you have an account in the Cloud Services PortalOpens in a new tab, log in to the portal.

If you do not have an account, sign up for one, as follows:

  1. In your browser, go to the Cloud Services Portal create new account pageOpens in a new tab.

  2. On the Create a New Account page, enter the requested information, and click Create Account.

  3. Type the verification code sent to the email account you provided, and click Submit.

After you create your new account, you are taken to the Cloud Services page.

Sign Up for InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service

You can create an InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service subscription on the Cloud Services page of the Cloud Services Portal.

To subscribe to InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service:

  1. In Cloud Services Portal, on the main menu, click Cloud Services.

    The Cloud Services page shows you any active subscriptions you have to InterSystems cloud services and allows you to sign up for additional services.

  2. On the InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service card, click Subscribe.

  3. On the Subscribe page, read the pricing information and subscription options, and then Subscribe using the method of your choice.

    If you subscribe to InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service with InterSystems, we will bill you directly.

When you subscribe to InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service, the subscription is tied to your Cloud Services Portal account and your default tenantOpens in a new tab.

Create an InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service Deployment

Once you have signed up for InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service, you are ready to deploy it in the cloud.

  1. In the Cloud Services Portal, on the main menu, click Deployments.

  2. On the Deployments page, click Create New Deployment.

  3. On the Create InterSystems IRIS Deployment page, in the Deployment Options section:

    1. Under InterSystems IRIS Services, select InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service and optionally select Enable InterSystems IRIS for Health.

      Selecting the InterSystems IRIS for Health option may result in additional charges.

    2. Under Deployment Size, select a size.

      Information is shown for the workload that can be handled for that size.

      Micro is the only size currently allowed. Contact usOpens in a new tab if you require larger sizes. Contact us using iService if you require larger sizes. (For more information, see Getting HelpOpens in a new tab.)

    3. Optionally, select the Highly Available (HA) Configuration to deploy a mirrored backup server automatically to minimize or eliminate downtime to InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service.

      Only one deployment with an HA configuration is allowed.

      This feature cannot be enabled or disabled after the deployment is created.

    4. Under Network Configuration, select a private network address for this deployment.

    5. Click Continue.

  4. In the Cloud Options section:

    1. Under Cloud Provider, select a provider.

      AWS is the only provider currently available.

    2. Under Region, select a region.

    3. Click Continue.

  5. In the Deployment Name section:

    1. Type a name for your deployment.

      This cannot be changed once created.

    2. Click Continue.

  6. In the Review section:

    1. Review the summary information.

    2. Click Create.

It takes several minutes to deploy InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service. When the deployment has completed, the status under the deployment name changes to COMPLETE.

Click the card for the deployment to go to the Overview page for your new deployment. This page contains summary information, including your deployment’s expiration date and Deployment ID. The Deployment ID uniquely identifies your deployment.

Click the card for a deployment to manage the deployment. For more information, see Overview Page.

Other actions are available by clicking the action menu at the top right of the card, such as setting the Service Level for the deployment or deleting the deployment. For more information, see Deployments pageOpens in a new tab.

Note:

You cannot delete an InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service deployment that is attached to a Network ConnectOpens in a new tab deployment. You must detach it from Network Connect before proceeding.

For more information on managing InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service deployments, see InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service Reference Information.

Use VS Code with a Deployment

InterSystems recommends using Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) as an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service. If you do not have VS Code, download it here: https://code.visualstudio.com/downloadOpens in a new tab.

Before connecting VS Code to InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service, you need to perform the following steps to make a user known to your InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service deployment and set the necessary permissions:

  1. On the Connect Users page, create an InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service User.

  2. From the System Management page, log the user in to the InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service System Management Portal.

Then connect VS Code to your InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service deployment, as follows:

  1. In VS Code, click the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar of the IDE.

  2. In the Extensions Marketplace, search for and install the InterSystems ObjectScript Extension Pack.

    The extension pack contains the InterSystems ObjectScript extension, the InterSystems Language Server extension, and the InterSystems Server Manager extension. Make sure you install all three extensions.

  3. In the Activity Bar, click the InterSystems Tools icon.

  4. In the Side Panel, click Add Server, and configure it as follows:

    1. Name of new server definition: Enter a name that will help you identify the InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service deployment to which you are connecting.

    2. Optional description: Enter any additional text that will help you identify the server.

    3. Hostname or IP address of webserver: Enter the hostname of the InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service Management Portal, for example, iriscloud.abcdefghijkl.static-test-account.isccloud.io.

    4. Port of web server: Enter 443.

    5. Optional path prefix of instance: Leave this field empty, and press Enter.

    6. Username: Optionally enter the username you created on the Connect Users page of the Cloud Services Portal.

    7. Confirm connection type: Select https.

    You should now see the server in the Side Panel under All Servers.

  5. In the Side Panel under All Servers, click the name of the server you just created to connect to your InterSystems IRIS Managed Cloud Service deployment.

    You will need to enter the username and/or password of the user you created.

  6. Expand the server in the Side Panel to see the namespaces, including the ones you create on the Productions page of the Cloud Services Portal.

  7. Click a namespace and then click the View Code in Namespace icon to view the contents of the namespace in the VS Code Explorer.

    You may be asked to enter your username and/or password again.

For more information on using VS Code with InterSystems products, see the complete documentation on GitHubOpens in a new tab.

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