N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 User's Guide

The Component Library

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