Date: 26-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/software/products/service_provisioning/features.xml

Sun N1 Service Provisioning System

Features and Benefits

Using N1 Service Provisioning System, customers can deliver application services with greater control and consistency.


N1 Service Provisioning System
SPS Modeler with NetBeans IDE Enables SPS artifact development such as plans, components and plugins in a rich IDE environment that eliminates XML authoring errors and reduces plugin development time.

Provisioning Installs the entire software stack - OS, middleware, application - with a single tool.

Configuration Comparison Checks for differences between two application instances on the managed systems.

Deployment Simulation Simulates the deployment process on target systems prior to actually implementing the changes to ensure successful delivery.

Version Control and Roll-back Records all actions and changes made by administrators to enable reverting the application states if needed.

Role-Based Access Control Grants specific permission to users for performing application management tasks.

Pre-built Models Reduces complexity and speeds up application deployment.

Software Developer Kit Enables developers to build custom models for provisioning specific applications.

Java API Allows N1SPS to be integrated into an existing application.
N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions
Manager Provides a customized web user interface for centrally managing the SAP landscapes.

Builder Provides bare metal OS provisioning in the SAP environment.

Deployer Checks application dependencies and deploys needed software from a central repository.

Analyzer Monitors server utilization and analyzes data to identify performance bottlenecks and trends.
 
 
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