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Sun Management Center - Solaris Container Manager
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As IT experts know, server consolidation is one of the best ways to control escalating management costs for vast networks of servers and software. In addition to cutting costs, other benefits, such as optimized utilization of hardware and higher end-user service levels, make consolidation a worthwhile investment. However, consolidating applications onto fewer servers can cause unexpected application interactions, affecting service levels. To deliver full resource containment and more predictable service levels while avoiding application conflicts, Sun introduced Solaris Containers technology into the Solaris Operating System(OS) — enabling customers to create up to 8000 secure, fault-isolated software partitions (or containers), each with its own IP address, memory space, file area, host name, users, and root password.
Key Highlights
Solaris Containers technology offers several powerful capabilities:
Solaris ContainersSolaris Containers isolate software applications and services using flexible, software-defined boundaries. This breakthrough approach to virtualization and software partitioning enables you to create many private execution environments within a single instance of the Solaris OS. By employing Solaris Containers, businesses can define and meet service levels by dynamically controlling application and resource priorities. Companies can also improve resource utilization and reduce downtime, leading to lower solution costs.Increases visibility into system utilizationTo help manage the containers, Sun developed the Solaris Container Manager, which is specifically designed to handle the resource management feature set of Solaris Containers. Solaris Container Manager helps organizations:
Unique management featuresAn add-on to Sun Management Center software, the Solaris Container Manager helps administrators "turn on the lights" into functions already present in the Solaris OS. It does this through a series of features, starting with a container management GUI that enables administrators to name a container and then specify its workload, accessible compute resources, and how much resources are allocated to individual applications.Centralized management of systems, from one to hundreds of servers, is achieved through a full representation of all managed containers on the GUI. This makes it easy to see how containers are set up, as well as what resources are still available. A unique search feature enables administrators to quickly find a system with specific characteristics — such as a particular version of the OS. To save time, a container can be easily replicated, with the same definition deployed and tracked across multiple systems. This capability is especially useful when an application scales horizontally across systems, or when workloads on different systems require similar settings. Successful management requires constant feedback. Administrators need information, such as: Which processes are running within each container? How well is an application running? Does it need more (or less) resources? The container and process monitoring capability of the Solaris Container Manager enables administrators to zoom into a container and view detailed information at any time. From the host and container views, administrators can more easily find a particular system when troubleshooting or for accounting purposes. Many management tasks are repetitive, so an automatic change jobs capability allows container resource allocation to be scheduled on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. This saves money by requiring fewer on-site personnel, and helps avoid human errors. Usage graphs help administrators understand how an application or system is behaving. Graphs can be created on demand, as information about server health and performance is constantly updated. A simple tab on the GUI enables usage data to be exported to thirdparty applications such as Excel, facilitating accounting chargebacks. Finally, the alarm management capability provides the ability to set alarms for each container so that resource contention problems can be handled proactively. When a predefined threshold is reached, the system sends an e-mail indicating which system should be checked. This allows administrators to monitor every system on the network, without needing to constantly log into each one. For More InformationTo learn more about Solaris Container Manager, Solaris Containers, the Solaris OS, and Sun Management Center, please visit sun.com/software.Learn MoreGet the inside story on the trends and technologies shaping the future of computing by signing up for the Sun Inner Circle program. You'll receive a monthly newsletter packed with information, plus access to a wealth of resources. Register today at sun.com/joinic.Platforms and RequirementsSupported Operating Systems: Agent Layer
Supported Operating Systems: Server Layer
Supported Operating Systems: Console Browsers
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