Introducing Aduva OnStage
Intelligent Linux Management
Tony Tomarchio
Product Support Engineer
tony@aduva.com
Agenda
Aduva

Linux Challenges
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Introducing OnStage
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OnStage Benefits

Features & Architecture
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Case Studies
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Live Demonstration
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Linux Challenges
“75% of all server
security breaches are the
result of
improperly configured
or un-patched servers.”
“80% of application
and system downtime
is the result of system
misconfigurations and
operator error.”
Source: IDC
Source: IDC
Disaster Recovery
Support
Red Hat & SUSE
Resolve
RPM Dependencies
Patch Servers
View inventory
Compare Systems
Configure Systems
Simulate Change
Support
Mainframe & Intel
Delegate
Responsibilities
Obtain
Patches
Replicate Systems
Rollback
Manage Changes
On-Demand Provisioning
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Do you experience these
Linux Management challenges ?
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Manage a large number of Linux images on mainframe
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Configuration compatibility

Compliance due to latest security vulnerabilities
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Substantial Downtime while updating systems
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Version Consistency across multitudes of Servers

Consistent deployments of IBM middleware (such as
WAS, DB2, MQ etc.) and more on top of the Linux
stack
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Provision new servers with wide varieties of
configuration and application types
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Increase Linux Skills “on the Job”

Vendor Lock In
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Introducing Aduva Onstage to
address these challenges
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Single console, Intuitive, easy to install…
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Manages heterogeneous Linux environments;
– Mainframes and Distributed
– SUSE and Red Hat for s/390 and zSeries
– Under z/VM and/or on LPARs
– Enabling mini disk sharing
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Manages Complex Configurations
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Automates the System Deployment– from Testing, thru
Deployment to Production
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Instantaneous replication across all servers
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Manages rapid Changes to Linux based systems
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Ensures protection for Security and System vulnerabilities due to
continuous Linux updates
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Aduva OnStage: Your VMSES/E, SMP/E for the Linux
environment
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What benefits can I expect?
 Faster
 Learning
 Rollouts
 Upgrades
 Better
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
Security
Integrity
Manageability
Utilization
 Cheaper
 Reduce system life-cycle costs
 Do more with less staff
 need less Linux Experts
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The OnStage Difference Examples
Activity
Today
OnStage
Validate
Obtain software and patches and
validate RPM installation.
Days
< 6 hours
Assess
Identify patches required for 100+
servers and impact on systems.
Hours
15 minutes
Compare
Compare inventory for 100+ systems
against baseline.
Hours
Minutes
Patch
Apply a security fix to 100+ servers.
1 day
20 minutes
Roll back security fix across 100+
servers.
Hours
15 minutes
Convert a server into a Web Server.
Hours
15 minutes
2-5 hours
15 to 30
minutes
Rollback
Deploy
Recover
Restore server with pre-disaster
inventory of components after
disaster.
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Introducing Aduva OnStage
An Easy to Use Intelligent Management Platform to
configure, deploy change and update IBM
Mainframe Linux System environment.
Controls
Manages
Configures
OnStage ensures complete System / Security
Compliance and Integrity for any IBM Mainframe Linux
System stack.
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How Aduva does it - Solution
OnStage
Automating Linux Management
utilizing an Enhanced RPM Rules Knowledge Base
Application Deployment
 Configuration Management
 Change Management
 Patch Control

Universal Knowledgebase (UKB)
Automated Lab – Tests & Enhance UKB
Implementation Methodology & SLA
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What Does OnStage Do?
(Partial list)
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Automates the System Deployment and Management of Linux
based systems and applications – from Testing, thru Deployment
and Production for either Mainframe and or Distributed
environments

Eases the Complex Configuration and Change of Linux based
system

Allows for a single console management of heterogeneous Linux
environments – both Mainframes and Distributed, Red Hat and
SUSE etc.

Proactively Ensures no Linux Security or System vulnerabilities
due to missing updates or upgrades

Learns, Compiles and Utilizes Customer Specific system
environment dependencies

Proactively Detects dependency conflicts, Analyzes sources of
incompatibilities, Recommends and Resolves appropriate fixes
and can automate resolution distribution across a whole
topology of servers – WITH NO SYSTEM DOWNTIME
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What can be accomplished
with OnStage

Shortens the Linux system management learning
curve

Enable a limited staff to scale their management of
large numbers of servers

Faster Linux system builds, tests and deployments

Increased stability and security in deploying properly
configured Linux systems

Automated provisioning, replication and distribution
of stable Linux environments

Reduce Production Support downtime and breakage
due to improperly implemented systems, updates and
upgrades

Resolves and updates with minimal downtime
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Addressing the Deployment
Weak Loop – Testing to Production
System
Build
Problem 1
System
Testing
System
Staging
Production
&
Support
System Deployment
“80% of application and system downtime is the result of
system mis-configurations and operator error.”
Problem 2
Source: IDC
Production Support; Changes & Update
“75% of all server security breaches are the result of improperly configured or
un-patched servers.”
Source: IDC
Solution
OnStage automates and introduces adaptive intelligence
to what is a predominant manual function today
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What is unique about
OnStage?

Abstracts the Physical System Logic for reuse
OnStage
System Logic Layer

Automates the Physical Deployment business process
System
Deployment

Configuration
Management
Change
Management
Patch Control
Creates a Complete System Dependency Knowledgebase
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Detect dependency conflicts
Analyze source of conflict
Resolve conflict including software distribution fix
DETECT
ANALYZE
RESOLVE

Integrate Dependency Knowledge into where it provides intelligence to the
Physical Deployment Business process

An intuitive learning process for users to gain confidence
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How Aduva works

Parallel Architecture - intelligent host agents and a centralized
management server

Bi lateral interactions between Server and agents

Incorporates a Knowledge base of generic Linux dependencies
from Aduva Labs

Automatically Builds customer specific dependencies rules on
site

Facilitates the Management activities of
– Application deployment,
– Configuration Management,
– Change management and Patch Control

Injects Dependency knowledge;
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Proactively Detects dependency conflicts,
Analyzes sources of incompatibilities,
Recommends and Resolves appropriate fixes
Schedules automated resolution distribution
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Knowledge Base Service
Aduva
Collection
Rule Building
Testing
Aduva.com
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Aduva creates Enhanced Dependency rules against the full family of
RH and SuSE distributions and populates Aduva’s Public Servers for
Generic dependency checks and recommended fixes
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Aduva OnStage
Knowledgebase SLA

Security Patches – Within 6 Hours of
Distributor Release

Bug Fixes - Within 6 Hours of Distributor
Release

Linux Distribution Service Packs - Within
24 Hours of Distributor Release

New Linux Distributions - Within 25 days
of Distributor Release
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Aduva OnStage Product
OnStage
Change
Management
Application
Deployment
Configuration
Management
Profiles
Inventory Tracking
Restrict or Lockdown
Policies
Security & Bug Check
IBM middleware and
3rd Party or In-House
Applications
Configuration File
Version Control
Scheduled Actions
Errata Notification
Pre & Post Actions
System Snapshot,
Compare, & Replication
Simulation Mode
Automated Updates
VM cloning
System Restore
Audit Trail &
Access Control
Rollback
Component
Repository
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Distributed Linux
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Patch Control
DETECT
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RESOLVE
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Implementation
Your Environment
Aduva.com
The Management Server
and Central Console
allows you to manage
your entire Linux
enterprise from a single
location
Proxy Copy
Knowledge Base
(Enhanced Rules)
Internet
Component
Repository
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OnStage
System Dependency
Server
OnStage
Console
and CLI
A proxy copy of the
Knowledgebase & Verified
Components are included with the
installation at the your site
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Implementation
Your Environment
Aduva.com
Local Expansion
Proxy Copy
Knowledge Base
(Enhanced Rules)
Internet
Local
Knowledge Base
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Component
Repository
AY4 A
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3rd party apps
In-house apps
 tar balls
 Config files
 Scripts, etc.
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Repository
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(Enhanced Rules)
Management
Server
Initiated
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System Dependency
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Console
and CLI
We than extend the
architecture to include the
following:
1) In-House development
2) Configuration Files
3) Tar balls
4) Scripts
5) 3rd Party application
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Implementation
Your Environment
Aduva.com
Proxy Copy
Knowledge Base
(Enhanced Rules)
Internet
Component
Repository
AY4 A
D
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Local Expansion
Local
Knowledge Base
3rd party apps
In-house apps
 tar balls
 Config files
 Scripts, etc.
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Local
Component
Repository
Knowledge Base
(Enhanced Rules)
Management
Server
Initiated
Connection
Component
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Repository
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-Targets can be grouped,
-Clients can belong
to more than one group
-Agent inventories stored
Behind your firewall
OnStage
System Dependency
Server
TEST
Mainframe
Europe
Mainframe
OnStage
Console
and CLI
USA
Mainframe
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Aduva’s Solution – business case
Return
on
Investment
Operational Impact
Business Impact
Productivity
Cost
TCO
Revenues
Scalability
Efficiency
Convenience
Customers
Bottom Line
Increased
Profitability
Competitiveness
Software: Onstage 2.2, Knowledgebase
Services: Aduva Labs, Aduva Labs Automated UKBs Production Tools,
Implementation services
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Case Study
Leading Book Store & Online Chain
Overview
Linux selected as the platform to host a new customer facing Web Services
application with the application stack load balanced across Mainframe
and distributed.
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IT challenges
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–
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–

Maintain systems at required security
patch levels
Improve uniformity of application
configurations
Resources have limited Linux and
Mainframe skills
Manage both Mainframe and Intel
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The Aduva enabler
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–
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The IT benefits
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Manage Mainframe with SUSE
distribution for web and
database applications
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
Aduva KnowledgeBase provides automated
updates and notifications
Abstract application setup from underlying
OS/HW
Single tool for Mainframe/Distributed and Red
Hat/SUSE
Security patches applied uniformly and quickly
Applications such as Oracle, configured uniformly
across platforms
Complexities to manage Linux reduced by providing
level of abstraction above Mainframe / Distributed
and Red Hat / SUSE
The business outcome
–
–
–
–
Minimize overhead of managing Linux
Lowered the Linux learning curve for SAs
Less downtime - servers are properly configured
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Minimize time to adopt Linux
Leading European Bank
Overview
Linux was selected as the enabler to move to a web-based architecture. The
move is driven by the desire for a single customer view while reducing
complexity and operating costs.
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IT challenges
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Manage a cross architecture
environment, Mainframe and
distributed. Red Hat and SUSE.
Automate the process to provision new
servers
Keep production environment up to date
with all latest security vulnerabilities, and
bug fixes while ensuring no downtime.
Configuration and change management
across all servers
The Aduva Enabler
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–
–
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The IT benefits
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•
Manage 100s of images on S390 in
after a few weeks implementation
Aduva KnowdlegeBase provides
automated updates and notifications
for Red Hat and SUSE
Built-in security check and simulation
to validate compliance
Automate provisioning capabilities.
Smooth Production roll out
Provisioning of a new Linux machine
in minutes
Single solution for Red Hat and
SUSE, Mainframe and distributed,
Security patches applied uniformly
across servers
The business outcome
–
–
–
Improve manageability & efficiency
Improved production roll out
Decrease complexity
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Aduva OnStage - Summary
An Easy to Use Intelligent Management Platform to
configure, deploy change and update IBM
Mainframe Linux System environment.
Controls
Manages
Configures
OnStage ensures complete System / Security
Compliance and Integrity for any IBM Mainframe Linux
System stack.
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