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VERITAS OPFORCE

>. VERITAS OPFORCE. Rapid Server Provisioning. Peter McKellar VERITAS Software. agenda. OpForce Overview Typical Use Cases The Future of OpForce. OpForce basics. CONFIGURES FOR NETWORK. INSTALLS APPLICATIONS. INSTALLS PATCHES, AGENTS. INSTALLS OPERATING SYSTEMS.

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VERITAS OPFORCE

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  1. > VERITAS OPFORCE Rapid Server Provisioning Peter McKellar VERITAS Software

  2. agenda • OpForce Overview • Typical Use Cases • The Future of OpForce

  3. OpForce basics CONFIGURES FOR NETWORK INSTALLS APPLICATIONS INSTALLS PATCHES, AGENTS INSTALLS OPERATING SYSTEMS DISCOVERS HARDWARE

  4. So, what can I do with it? TEST & DEVELOPMENT Rebuild a 20-server lab in 30 minutes NEW SERVER DEPLOYMENT Deploy hundreds of servers a month (with one sys admin) SERVER MIGRATION Migrate between dissimilar hardware configurations APPLICATION AND PATCH DISTRIBUTION Deploy 30 BEA Weblogic apps in 1 hour

  5. Taming test and dev Simultaneously (re-)configure multiple servers from a remote location FAST All servers can be configured from a single image or server template CONSISTENT Simple operation combined with defined workspaces and roles SELF SERVICABLE

  6. Sure, but does it really work? • Provisioning development servers • Standardized on OpForce • Previously took hours to for 1 server • Now takes 30 minutes for 50 servers “Server deployment time has been reduced to just 30 minutes using OpForce. “It has had significantly reduced the number of servers which are occupied during the testing phase.”  Werner Fah, Credit Suisse

  7. hours days handoff Install Apps Configure Apps hours New Server Deployment With OpForce Manually Install OS Personalize OS Install Patches Install OS Personalize OS Install Patches Install Apps Get Coffee Configure Apps Configure Network 20 min. days handoff Configure Network hours MINUTES DAYS

  8. Install OS Personalize OS Install Patches hours Install OS Personalize OS Install Patches Install Apps Get Coffee Configure Apps Configure Network days handoff 0:45 Install Apps Configure Apps hours days handoff Configure Network hours New Server Deployment X 30 With OpForce X 30 Manually WEEKS MINUTES

  9. Sure, but does it really work? • Remotely upgrade customer systems • Reduced upgrade time by 60% • Can manage double the installations “Overall, we can manage twice as many implementations simultaneously with VERITAS OpForce™, without an increase in resources. • Peter Broekroelofs; VP Logica CMG

  10. Server Migration NOT JUST THE OS Allows server images to be deployed on different hardware configurations DISSIMILAR HARDWARE Migrate applications, patches, even file system and volume data Personalize host names, IP settings, and vLANs PERSONALIZATION

  11. Rapidly deploy patches and applications APPLICATION MODELS Simultaneously distribute patches to selected servers PATCH DISTRIBUTION Pre-defined actions to install and personalize applications CUSTOMIZABLE SCRIPTS Automated “opscripts”

  12. Sure, but does it really work? • 200+ SAP applications • DR site with 200+ test/dev servers • Repurpose all test/dev servers in a few hours • Includes OS, SAP application and all patches “We interviewed our SAP administrators and learned exactly what they do to configure new installations. “Then we created a script with OpForce that matches that process.”  Tim Eisler; W.W. Grainger, Inc.

  13. A look into the lab… • Snapshot and Load from SAN devices • Software Multicast • Email Notification • Additional Patch and Configuration Management

  14. Optional Slides To be shared with an NDA

  15. AOS How OpForce works Basic Process • Take Snapshot • Store in Repository • Discover New Hardware • PXE Boot • Load ActiveOS • Write OS Snapshot • Configure Network • Configure Application OS CIFS OR NFS APP

  16. OpForce Roadmap Additional OS Support Additional H/W Support Minor Tweaks Bug Fixes Application Discovery Application Models Change Management Full HP-UX support SAN features Multicast provisioning 2004 1H 2005 2H 2005 2006

  17. What makes OpForce different • Support for multiple operating systems • Application-aware • Network personalization • Scalability • Roles and workspaces • Flexibility and adaptability “OpForce fits as a best-of-breed provisioning tool, with considerable automation capabilities, and as a component in the architecture of the larger VERITAS utility computing strategy.”  Tim Grieser, IDC

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