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Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions

Reducing complexity, while increasing flexibility, of data center infrastructure is a critical challenge for SAP customers. Choosing the right combination of architecture, hardware, software, storage and services is paramount if the IT infrastructure is to change from being static to proactive and strategic.

Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions goes beyond consolidation to deliver a complete process for enabling a virtualized and optimized SAP environment. Learn how to reduce cost and complexity, while improving flexibility and availability through:

  • A blueprint to transform the SAP landscape into an optimal solution for virtualization
  • Tools to centrally manage, provision, deploy, monitor, and analyze the SAP environment
  • Fine-tuning for specific needs and minimizing deployment risk
  • Services to help design and implement the solution
  • Joint support to resolve interoperability issues

Key Features

At a Glance

Key Components of the N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions:

  • Manager, Builder, Deployer, and Analyzer-centrally manage, provision, deploy, monitor and analyze SAP environment to continually adapt to changing business needs
  • Reference Architecture-a thoroughly tested and customer proven blueprint designed to consolidate, virtualize, and optimize SAP infrastructure
  • Sun Solution Center for SAP Solutions-fine tune the reference architecture to meet specific customer needs and minimize deployment risk
  • Complete portfolio of Sun Services-help design and implement SAP solution hand-in-hand with customer
  • Joint Support Center for SAP Applications-resolve interoperability issues quickly, increasing the availability of SAP application services

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Features and Benefits
Feature
Function
Benefit
Manager
Provides a customized web browser UI for centrally managing the SAP landscapes
Improves IT productivity and reduces complexity of managing SAP applications
Builder
Provides bare metal OS provisioning in the SAP environment
Automates OS provisioning to reduce complexity and speed up deployment
Deployer
Automatically checks application dependencies and deploys needed software from a central repository. Configures applications based on a pre-defined model and logs all actions.

Also provides ability to start, stop and move SAP services among servers.
Simplifies provisioning of complex multi-tier applications and enhances availability of SAP application services
Analyzer
Continually monitors utilization data of the servers and applications and stores data in a central database. The Analyzer also examines the data and generates usage reports.
Analyzes servers and applications for performance bottlenecks and trends to help optimize the SAP environment
Resource Group
Aggregate application services into resource groups
Start, stop and move functions can be performed on resource group in addition to single application instance. Provides better manageability and improves ease of use.
Sun Cluster Integration
Provides Sun Cluster agent for SAP to ensure seamless failover of SAP applications
Improves uptime of SAP application and enhances service levels
Certified with SAP Adaptive Computing
Interoperates with SAP Adaptive Computing capabilities
Provides complete solution to manage dynamic SAP environment
See Also
»   Global Partners
»   Solaris 10 Applications Library
»   Sun Partner Advantage Program
»   Sun Solution Centers
 
See Also:
»   System Requirements
»   Companion Products and Services
»   Sun N1 Service Provisioning System
»   Download a version of Sun N1 SPS 5.2.1
»   Frequently Asked Questions
 

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