Sitecore Managed Cloud Standard (MCS) – PaaS 1.0 Service Catalog on-demand requests


Service Requests

Sitecore Managed Cloud provides customers with a managed cloud experience. You can read more about all the capabilities that the service offers, including the entire service catalog, on the Sitecore Documentation website. The following table represents the scope of the service aspects currently available for Sitecore Managed Cloud Standard on a request basis. As the service evolves, the set of available service requests changes as well. A lot of services are initiated on the Sitecore Support Portal. For information on how to use the Portal, see the article How to use the Sitecore Support Portal.

Service request itemDescriptionMethodEstimated resolution time
Sitecore Managed Cloud ActivationCustomers can request the Sitecore Managed Cloud subscription.Contact Sitecore's regional officeN/A
Sitecore Managed Cloud TerminationCustomers can request termination of the Sitecore Managed Cloud subscription.Read more hereN/A
Create New EnvironmentCustomers can request creating a new xM, xDB, or XP Cloud set according to the purchased tier.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Delete Existing EnvironmentCustomers can delete a particular xM, xDB, or XP Cloud set.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Reset Existing EnvironmentCustomers can request resetting a particular Managed Cloud set to start from scratch.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Manage Azure AccessCustomers can request access to various Managed Cloud resources. For more details, refer to KB1002057.Create a service request via Support Portal [2].
See Access Policy for available access types.
3 business days
Get access to Consumption ApplicationCustomers can request that additional users be authorized to view Managed Cloud consumption data.Contact Sitecore's regional officeN/A
Get detailed consumption reportCustomers can request the on-demand detailed extraction of the Azure consumption generated by their Managed Cloud set(s).Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Update/Replace Client (SSL) certificate [1]Customers can request replacing the Client certificate for Managed Cloud XP/xDB deployment with their own certificate. Certificate requirements are described in the Installation Guide.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Backup Schedule for Azure SQL databasesCustomers can request the configuration of a specific backup schedule for Azure SQL databases in Sitecore Managed Cloud deployment. Check the request forms here.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Restore Azure SQL databasesCustomers can request restoring Azure SQL databases.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Backup Schedule for Azure App Services

Customers can request the configuration of a specific backup schedule for Azure App services in Sitecore Managed Cloud deployment. Check the request forms here.

Note: Content Delivery (CD) and Content Management (CM) role backups are created automatically once per day with 7-day retention.
Only for the Production environment.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Restore Azure App ServicesCustomers can request restoring Azure App Services.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Setup Web Application Firewall (WAF)Customers can request that Web Application Firewall (WAF) be set up for an existing Managed Cloud deployment. A valid SSL certificate is required. More details can be found here.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days
Update/Replace LicenseCustomers can request updating/replacing the Sitecore License for their existing Managed Cloud environment.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days
Scale up/down Managed CloudCustomers can request scaling up/down a single resource or the entire resource group in their existing Managed Cloud environment.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]
Read more here.
3 business days
Disaster RecoveryCustomers can request that Disaster Recovery be set up for an existing or a new Managed Cloud deployment. More details can be found here.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Switch search provider from Azure Search to SolrCustomers can request switching the existing Managed Cloud deployment from Azure Search to the Solr search provider.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days
Register new Resource ProviderCustomers can request that a new Resource Provider be registered in their existing Azure Subscription.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days
Migrate WAF v1 to WAF v2Customers can request the migration of the existing WAF v1 to WAF v2.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days
 Set up Azure Front DoorCustomers can request that Azure Front Door be set up for an existing Managed Cloud deployment. For more details, refer to KB1003670.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days 
 Set up CDNCustomers can request that CDN be set up for an existing Managed Cloud deployment. For more details, refer to KB1003670.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days 
Set up SQL Maintenance PlanCustomer may request that SQL Maintenance Plan be set up for an existing Managed Cloud deployment.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days 
Temporary disabling alerts in AzureCustomers can request that Sitecore Managed Cloud alerts in Azure be temporarily disabled. For more details, refer to KB1000581.Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days 
Import Certificate to Web App from Key Vault

Customers can request the import of the SSL Certificate from Azure Key Vault to Azure Web App.
The imported certificate then can be used to "add binding" to the custom domain. 

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]N/A
Azure Telemetry Dashboard

Customers can request that an Azure telemetry dashboard be created to provide metric overview of the key Azure services. The dashboard provides metrics for the past 7 days.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]N/A
Enable application performance monitoring with Application Map

Customers can request enabling Application Performance Monitoring with Application Map in Azure.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2] 3 business days 
Azure SQL Database Export to storage account

Customers can request the export of Azure SQL Database to a storage account. For more details, refer to KB1003807.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]N/A
Azure SQL Database Export/Import

Customers can request the export or import of Azure SQL Database.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]N/A
Upgrade Solr Version

Customers can request upgrading the Solr version.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]2 business days 
Setup Local Network Gateway

Customers can request the setup of Local Network Gateway.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]N/A
Create New Resource Group

Customers can request that a new resource group be created.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2] 3 business days
DDoS IP protection for Managed Cloud Standard

Customers can request DDoS IP protection.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]3 business days
Remove Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Customers can request that WAF be removed. For more details, refer to KB1003684.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]N/A
Solr Server Reboot

Customers can request to view the current status of Solr server virtual machines, start a stopped Solr server virtual machine, or stop a running Solr server virtual machine in their Managed Cloud environment.

Create a service request via Support Portal [2]1 business day


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