Chapter 1 N1 AA Overview

With Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions, IT operators can deploy, provision, manage, and change pools of resources and application services, and analyze the environment, all from a single Web browser interface. Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions delivers more business flexibility through virtualization, application and resource provisioning, monitoring, and central management.

For a more technical view on the architecture, see the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 Installation Guide.

N1 AA Modules

Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions consists of the central core module N1 AA Manager and the three additional functional modules Analyzer, Builder, and Deployer.

• N1 AA Manager

  The N1 AA Manager provides the base components, or the platform, for general customization, maintenance, and administration. The specific functional features of the solution are provided by the Analyzer, Builder, or Deployer modules.

• N1 AA Analyzer

  In a systems environment, information on the current utilization of resources is the starting point for making smarter decisions. The N1 Advanced Architecture Analyzer continually monitors, collects, and displays CPU and memory utilization data on all of the servers and applications in the environment. This includes applications other than SAP. Once data is collected, the Analyzer provides reports on capacity planing and graphical illustrations of resource consumptions.

• N1 AA Builder

  The N1 AA Builder is designed for OS provisioning to quickly provision servers into an SAP environment from a bare metal state. The pre–built models within the Builder enable IT operators to build, configure, and update multi-tier application service models for many data center applications. These include models for the operating systems, patches, and client software such as backup software or the N1 AA clients, all from a single GUI. The models are stored and centrally administered. The models can be configured for different environments.

• N1 AA Deployer

  The Deployer is the controller for your application services. The Deployer enables you to start, stop, and relocate applications in a virtualized environment. This includes applications, that are driven in a Sun Cluster or SAP Adaptive Computing (SAP AC) environment. For SAP systems, the Deployer enables you to install new SAP Application Instances or remove existing ones.

For more information, see the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 Installation Guide for a technical view of the architecture.