N1 Service Provisioning System software makes it easy for IT operators to begin using component models right away. The Master Server includes a component library with templates for the most common components used in Internet data centers. Table 1–2 lists the templates included in the library.
Table 1–2 Templates in the Component Library
Application Component Templates |
Simple Files and Directories J2EE Enterprise Archive (EAR) J2EE Web Archive (WAR) J2EE Java Archive (JAR) Solaris Package Solaris OS Patch IIS Web Site or Virtual Directory COM+ Application COM Component MSI Application Windows Registry Keys Windows Data Source .Net Application ASP .Net Application |
Web Server Templates |
SunTMONE /iPlanetTM (admin with managed instances) Apache Web Server Microsoft IIS (with Metabase settings) |
Application Server Templates |
BEA WebLogic (admin with simple, managed, and clustered instances) IBM WebSphere (admin with simple and cloned instances) Microsoft Component Services/COM+ Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) |
In addition to working with these components, the provisioning software can coordinate activities with standard databases, load balancers, and operating systems as part of deploying, configuring, and analyzing applications. Table 1–3 lists the databases, load balancers, and operating systems that can be acted upon.
Table 1–3 Databases, Operating Systems, and Load Balancers that can be acted upon
Databases |
Oracle Enterprise Microsoft SQL Server |
Supported Operating Systems |
SolarisTM 6, Solaris 7, or Solaris 8 releases IBM AIX 4.3.x, 5.1, 5.2 Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0 Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2000 |
Load Balancers |
Nortel/Alteo WebSystems ACEdirector Foundry ServerIron |