Decisions around Development, Deployment and Management of the Network

This page provides a list of decisions we've made around IaC.

IaC documentation can be found here (TBD, link to Senofi documentation)

Use Hyperledger Fabric Operator to Manage the Network

Context and Problem Statement

Hyperledger fabric describes a network of organizations participating in a distributed ledger network.  The network is private and permissioned.  As a result, the configuration of the network is ever evolving.  Making configuration separate, easy and visible is important.

Decision Drivers

• make configuration easy
• make configuration visible
• separate configuration from IaC

Considered Options

• blockchain automation framework (BAF)
• manual configuration
• hyperledger fabric operator

Decision Outcome

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More Information

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