Deployment (config-provisioning 7.276.8 API)

```
public interface Deployment
```
A deployment of an application

Author:

bratseth

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`activate()`	Activates this deployment.
`void`	`prepare()`	Prepares activation of this deployment.
`void`	`restart(HostFilter filter)`	Request a restart of services of this application on hosts matching the filter.

- Method Detail
  - prepare
```
void prepare()
```
    Prepares activation of this deployment. This will do all validation and preparatory steps in the system such that a subsequent activation should be fast and error free.
  - activate
```
void activate()
```
    Activates this deployment. This will prepare it if necessary.
  - restart
```
void restart(HostFilter filter)
```
    Request a restart of services of this application on hosts matching the filter. This is sometimes needed after activation, but can also be requested without doing prepare and activate in the same session.