Chapter 1 What's New in the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 Release

The Sun N1 Advanced Architecture (N1 AA) for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 (5.2.4) release includes the following new features.

• Support for Solaris 10 Zones in an SAP Environment

• Support for J2EE Application Servers

• Support for SAP 7.0 Software

• N1 AA Platform Support for x86 Systems

Support for Solaris 10 Zones in an SAP Environment

The Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 release provides support for the creation and management of Solaris 10 non-global zones in your SAP environment. With the SAP plug-in version 1.3, you can perform the following tasks in your SAP environment.

• Create a non-global zone on a Solaris 10 host

• Deploy applications into a non-global zone

• Manage these applications with the SAP plug-in

• Start or stop a non-global zone

• Import existing non-global zones into your N1 Service Provisioning System environment

• Manage the non-global zone as a resource

These new features are available in both the SAP plug-in and N1 AA graphical user interface. For more information, see Chapter 3, Solaris 10 Zones in an SAP Environment.

Support for J2EE Application Servers

The SAP plug-in version 1.3 and N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release now support the management of J2EE application servers. You can now model and manage J2EE application servers with the SAP plug-in.

For more information, see Chapter 4, J2EE Application Server Support in N1 Advanced Architecture 5.2 Update 2 Release.

Support for SAP 7.0 Software

The SAP plug-in version 1.3 and the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release now support SAP version 7.0 software. You can now model SAP Central Services (SCS) in your N1 Service Provisioning System or N1 AA environment. You can also continue to model the SAP Enqueue and Message Servers as separate components.

For more information, see Chapter 5, N1 Advanced Architecture Support for the SAP 7 Release.

N1 AA Platform Support for x86 Systems

The N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release is supported on Solaris 10 x86 based systems. The N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release for x86 based systems is provided in a set of packages that are available for download at the Sun Download Center.

For more information about how to acquire and install the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release on x86 based systems, see Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release.