Introducing Aduva OnStage

Intelligent Linux Management

Tony TomarchioProduct Support Engineer

tony@aduva.com

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Aduva

Linux Challenges

Introducing OnStage

OnStage Benefits

Features & Architecture

Case Studies

Live Demonstration

Agenda

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SupportRed Hat & SUSE

Linux Challenges

Patch Servers

Configure Systems

ResolveRPM Dependencies

“75% of all server security breaches are

the result of improperly configured or un-patched servers.”

Source: IDC

Manage Changes

Rollback

Disaster Recovery

Replicate Systems

Simulate Change

“80% of application and system downtime is the result of system

misconfigurations and operator error.”

Source: IDC

Obtain Patches

Compare Systems

Delegate

ResponsibilitiesSupport

Mainframe & Intel

View inventory

On-Demand Provisioning

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Do you experience these Linux Management challenges ?

Manage a large number of Linux images on mainframe

Configuration compatibility

Compliance due to latest security vulnerabilities

Substantial Downtime while updating systems

Version Consistency across multitudes of Servers

Consistent deployments of IBM middleware (such as WAS, DB2, MQ etc.) and more on top of the Linux stack

Provision new servers with wide varieties of configuration and application types

Increase Linux Skills “on the Job”

Vendor Lock In

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Introducing Aduva Onstage to address these challenges

Single console, Intuitive, easy to install…

Manages heterogeneous Linux environments;– Mainframes and Distributed– SUSE and Red Hat for s/390 and zSeries– Under z/VM and/or on LPARs– Enabling mini disk sharing

Manages Complex Configurations

Automates the System Deployment– from Testing, thru Deployment to Production

Instantaneous replication across all servers

Manages rapid Changes to Linux based systems

Ensures protection for Security and System vulnerabilities due to continuous Linux updates

Aduva OnStage: Your VMSES/E, SMP/E for the Linux environment

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What benefits can I expect? Faster

Learning Rollouts Upgrades

Better Security Integrity Manageability Utilization

Cheaper Reduce system life-cycle costs Do more with less staff need less Linux Experts

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The OnStage Difference - Examples

Activity Today OnStage

Validate Obtain software and patches and validate RPM installation. Days < 6 hours

Assess Identify patches required for 100+ servers and impact on systems. Hours 15 minutes

Compare Compare inventory for 100+ systems against baseline. Hours Minutes

Patch Apply a security fix to 100+ servers. 1 day 20 minutes

Rollback Roll back security fix across 100+ servers. Hours 15 minutes

Deploy Convert a server into a Web Server. Hours 15 minutes

RecoverRestore server with pre-disaster inventory of components after disaster.

2-5 hours 15 to 30 minutes

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Introducing Aduva OnStage

An Easy to Use Intelligent Management Platform to configure, deploy change and update IBM Mainframe Linux System environment.

Controls Manages Configures

OnStage ensures complete System / Security Compliance and Integrity for any IBM Mainframe Linux

System stack.

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How Aduva does it - Solution

Automating Linux Managementutilizing an Enhanced RPM Rules Knowledge Base

Application Deployment Configuration Management Change Management Patch Control

OnStage

Universal Knowledgebase (UKB)

Automated Lab – Tests & Enhance UKB

Implementation Methodology & SLA

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What Does OnStage Do? (Partial list)

Automates the System Deployment and Management of Linux based systems and applications – from Testing, thru Deployment and Production for either Mainframe and or Distributed environments

Eases the Complex Configuration and Change of Linux based system

Allows for a single console management of heterogeneous Linux environments – both Mainframes and Distributed, Red Hat and SUSE etc.

Proactively Ensures no Linux Security or System vulnerabilities due to missing updates or upgrades

Learns, Compiles and Utilizes Customer Specific system environment dependencies

Proactively Detects dependency conflicts, Analyzes sources of incompatibilities, Recommends and Resolves appropriate fixes and can automate resolution distribution across a whole topology of servers – WITH NO SYSTEM DOWNTIME

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What can be accomplished with OnStage

Shortens the Linux system management learning curve

Enable a limited staff to scale their management of large numbers of servers

Faster Linux system builds, tests and deployments

Increased stability and security in deploying properly configured Linux systems

Automated provisioning, replication and distribution of stable Linux environments

Reduce Production Support downtime and breakage due to improperly implemented systems, updates and upgrades

Resolves and updates with minimal downtime

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Addressing the Deployment Weak Loop – Testing to Production

SystemBuild

SystemTesting

System Staging

Production&

Support

System Deployment

Production Support; Changes & Update

OnStage automates and introduces adaptive intelligenceto what is a predominant manual function today

“75% of all server security breaches are the result of improperly configured or un-patched servers.”

“80% of application and system downtime is the result of system mis-configurations and operator error.”

Source: IDC

Problem 1

Problem 2Source: IDC

Solution

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What is unique about OnStage?

OnStageSystem Logic Layer

System System DeploymentDeployment

Configuration Configuration ManagementManagement

Change Change ManagementManagement Patch ControlPatch Control

DETECTDETECTDETECTDETECT

ANALYZEANALYZEANALYZEANALYZE

RESOLVERESOLVERESOLVERESOLVE

Abstracts the Physical System Logic for reuse

Automates the Physical Deployment business process

Creates a Complete System Dependency Knowledgebase- Detect dependency conflicts- Analyze source of conflict- Resolve conflict including software distribution fix

Integrate Dependency Knowledge into where it provides intelligence to the Physical Deployment Business process

An intuitive learning process for users to gain confidence

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How Aduva works Parallel Architecture - intelligent host agents and a centralized

management server

Bi lateral interactions between Server and agents

Incorporates a Knowledge base of generic Linux dependencies from Aduva Labs

Automatically Builds customer specific dependencies rules on site

Facilitates the Management activities of – Application deployment, – Configuration Management, – Change management and Patch Control

Injects Dependency knowledge;– Proactively Detects dependency conflicts, – Analyzes sources of incompatibilities, – Recommends and Resolves appropriate fixes – Schedules automated resolution distribution

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Aduva creates Enhanced Dependency rules against the full family of RH and SuSE distributions and populates Aduva’s Public Servers for

Generic dependency checks and recommended fixes

Knowledge Base Service

Collection

Aduva.com

Testing Rule Building

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Aduva OnStage Knowledgebase SLA

Security Patches – Within 6 Hours of Distributor Release

Bug Fixes - Within 6 Hours of Distributor Release

Linux Distribution Service Packs - Within 24 Hours of Distributor Release

New Linux Distributions - Within 25 days of Distributor Release

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Aduva OnStage Product

MF LPARS MF +z/VMDistributed Linux

servers

VM cloning VM cloning

Pre & Post ActionsPre & Post Actions

IBM middleware and 3rd Party or In-House

Applications

IBM middleware and 3rd Party or In-House

Applications

Application Deployment

ProfilesProfiles

System Restore System Restore

System Snapshot, Compare, & Replication

System Snapshot, Compare, & Replication

Configuration File Version Control

Configuration File Version Control

Configuration Management

Inventory TrackingInventory Tracking

Audit Trail & Access Control

Audit Trail & Access Control

Simulation ModeSimulation Mode

Scheduled ActionsScheduled Actions

Change Management

Restrict or Lockdown Policies

Restrict or Lockdown Policies

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Automated UpdatesAutomated Updates

Errata NotificationErrata Notification

Patch Control

Security & Bug CheckSecurity & Bug Check

DETECTDETECTDETECTDETECT

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RESOLVERESOLVERESOLVERESOLVE

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Implementation Your Environment

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The Management Server and Central Console

allows you to manage your entire Linux

enterprise from a single location

The Management Server and Central Console

allows you to manage your entire Linux

enterprise from a single location

A proxy copy of the

Knowledgebase & Verified

Components are included with the

installation at the your site

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Local Expansion

LocalKnowledge Base

LocalComponent Repository

3rd party apps In-house apps tar balls Config files Scripts, etc.

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Implementation

We than extend the architecture to include the following:

1) In-House development 2) Configuration Files

3) Tar balls

4) Scripts

5) 3rd Party application

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Proxy Copy Local Expansion

LocalKnowledge Base

LocalComponent Repository

3rd party apps In-house apps tar balls Config files Scripts, etc.

Your Environment

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The next step is to deploy

the agents:

-Work is done in parallel

-A distributed computing

Model is used

-Targets can be grouped,

-Clients can belong

to more than one group

-Agent inventories stored

Behind your firewall

Mainframe

USA

Mainframe

TEST

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Aduva’s Solution – business case

Productivity Productivity

Software: Onstage 2.2, Knowledgebase

Services: Aduva Labs, Aduva Labs Automated UKBs Production Tools,

Implementation services

Software: Onstage 2.2, Knowledgebase

Services: Aduva Labs, Aduva Labs Automated UKBs Production Tools,

Implementation services

Operational ImpactOperational Impact Bottom LineBottom Line

Scalability Scalability

Convenience Convenience

Competitiveness Competitiveness

TCO TCO

CostCost

RevenuesRevenues

EfficiencyEfficiency

Customers Customers

Business ImpactBusiness Impact

Return on

Investment

Return on

Investment

IncreasedProfitabilityIncreased

Profitability

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Case StudyLeading Book Store & Online Chain Overview

Linux selected as the platform to host a new customer facing Web Services application with the application stack load balanced across Mainframe and distributed.

IT challenges– Maintain systems at required security

patch levels– Improve uniformity of application

configurations– Resources have limited Linux and

Mainframe skills– Manage both Mainframe and Intel

The Aduva enabler– Aduva KnowledgeBase provides automated

updates and notifications– Abstract application setup from underlying

OS/HW– Single tool for Mainframe/Distributed and Red

Hat/SUSE

The IT benefits– Security patches applied uniformly and quickly– Applications such as Oracle, configured uniformly

across platforms– Complexities to manage Linux reduced by providing

level of abstraction above Mainframe / Distributed and Red Hat / SUSE

The business outcome– Minimize overhead of managing Linux– Lowered the Linux learning curve for SAs– Less downtime - servers are properly configured– Minimize time to adopt Linux

Manage Mainframe with SUSE distribution for web and database applications

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IT challenges– Manage a cross architecture

environment, Mainframe and distributed. Red Hat and SUSE.

– Automate the process to provision new servers

– Keep production environment up to date with all latest security vulnerabilities, and bug fixes while ensuring no downtime.

– Configuration and change management across all servers

The Aduva Enabler– Aduva KnowdlegeBase provides

automated updates and notifications for Red Hat and SUSE

– Built-in security check and simulation to validate compliance

– Automate provisioning capabilities.– Smooth Production roll out

The IT benefits– Provisioning of a new Linux machine

in minutes

– Single solution for Red Hat and SUSE, Mainframe and distributed, Security patches applied uniformly across servers

• The business outcome– Improve manageability & efficiency – Improved production roll out

– Decrease complexity

OverviewLinux was selected as the enabler to move to a web-based architecture. The move is driven by the desire for a single customer view while reducing complexity and operating costs.

Leading European Bank

Manage 100s of images on S390 in after a few weeks implementation

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Aduva OnStage - Summary

An Easy to Use Intelligent Management Platform to configure, deploy change and update IBM Mainframe Linux System environment.

Controls Manages Configures

OnStage ensures complete System / Security Compliance and Integrity for any IBM Mainframe Linux

System stack.