Chapter 4 Integrating With Other Tools

This chapter describes how Sun Update Connection – Enterprise can be integrated with other tools. Integration provides Sun Update Connection – Enterprise features with an IBM Tivoli software solution, bare metal Linux installation, and an on-demanding computing implementation.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Integrating with IBM

• Integrating With a Bare Metal Installation Server

Integrating with IBM

Sun Update Connection – Enterprise has been approved as ServerProven for IBM eServer.

In addition, Sun Update Connection – Enterprise is validated as Ready for IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinDynamic Orchestrator.

The Sun Update Connection – Enterprise device driver for IBM Tivoli package comes with user documentation, ~/doc/readme.html, and three workflows:

• OnStage_Get_Job_Status.wkf- Outputs current status of a given job

• OnStage_Security_Check_Job.wkf – Executes a check on all installed software components of a given system, installing available security updates or upgrading to secured versions as needed

• OnStage_Submit_Profiled_job.wkf - Sends a job that deploys an Sun Update Connection – Enterprise profile (a list of required and non-allowed components) on a given system or group of systems

  The Sun Update Connection – Enterprise driver implements the software.Install logical operation of the IBM Tivoli Intelligent ThinDynamic Orchestrator.

  These workflows execute various Sun Update Connection – Enterprise functions from within the Tivoli Intelligent ThinDynamic Orchestrator. Each workflow sends a job request or a get-status request to the Sun Update Connection – Enterprise SDS, with internal, secured connections between the Tivoli initiator, the SDS, and the relevant managed host.

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  Note –

  The Ready for IBM Tivoli Software Mark, Ready for IBM eServer Mark, and the IBM ServerProven Mark, and the trademarks contained therein are trademarks of IBM Corp. IBM is not the licensor of Sun Update Connection – Enterprise and does not make any warranties regarding this product.

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Integrating With a Bare Metal Installation Server

The Bare Metal Installation (BMI) Server automates Linux distribution and operating system installation on a bare-metal system. The BMI Server integrates automatically with Sun Update Connection – Enterprise to provide deployment features such as dependency handling, use of the Dependency Resolver to avoid conflicts, and system checks with the predefined profiles.

The BMI Server provides a list of Linux distributions to choose from. It installs the one that you selected on a managed system, whether it is bare or already provisioned.

In addition, you can choose a profile from the list in your local Sun Update Connection – Enterprise. The BMI Serverinstalls the Linux operating system and the selected profile at the same time. You can create a web server, or the profile that you want.

Contact Sun Customer Support for BMI information and documentation.

For information about installing a Bare Metal Server, go to Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 Bare Metal Installation Guide.