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Adaptive ComputingTechnical Overview

The Adaptive Computing Controller

Summary

General information

Building blocks and characteristics


SAP AG 2004, Adaptive Computing, Technical Overview, 01-Dec-2004 / slide 3

Enterprise Services Architecture

Composite Applications

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SAP NetWeaver

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Role-based UIbuilt on Services

CRM

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3-tier Client/Server Architecture

Process Automationbuilt on Services

Technology Basis

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Solution Components

Process

BusinessModule

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Adaptive Computing

Adaptive Computing is a new approach to design hardware, software and system services following the business-driven need to permanent change and adaptability

It is about empowering the customer to be able to run any service any time on any server. In this context the word application service is used to describe any kind of scenario, solution or application component

A computing infrastructure is called adaptive, if it allows the dynamic assignment of hardware resources to serve specific application services. In this way, SAP NetWeaver enables an 'Adaptive Computing Infrastructure' and thus ensures that business solutions based on SAP NetWeaver run at peak cost efficiency


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Adaptive Computing

SAP NetWeaver provides a way to virtualize application services, and provides a single central point of control for flexible compute resource assignment for existing and new code to run on dedicated/changing hardware.

SAP NetWeaver provides a way to virtualize application services, and provides a single central point of control for flexible compute resource assignment for existing and new code to run on dedicated/changing hardware.

The NetWeaver Capability Adaptive Computing


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Adaptive Computing - The four building blocks

ComputingComputing NetworkNetwork

ControlControl StorageStorage

Have dedicated resources for computing, storage, network and control Pool them and share them – if appropriate Define application services and virtualize them


The Adaptive Computing Building Elements

Adaptive Computing Virtualization LayerAdaptive Computing Virtualization Layer

Solution StackSolution Stack

Computing InfrastructureComputing Infrastructure

Adaptive ComputingController


AutomatedExecution

AutomatedExecution

Adaptive Computing Virtualization Layer Enables a virtualization layer to start any service any time on any server

Automated Execution Application Services Management, Auto Inventory, Netboot@SAP

Adaptive Computing Controller Provides a single point of control to operate, observe and manage an

adaptive business solution


Adaptive Computing – SAP/Application View

Logical Landscape based on SAP NetWeaver™ Solution Management

Logical Landscape based on SAP NetWeaver™ Solution Management

Deliverables How to enable Solutions (Services,

components ) to become adaptive Virtualization Requirements for application

White papers Requirement list

Deliverables How to enable Solutions (Services,

components ) to become adaptive Virtualization Requirements for application

White papers Requirement list





AutomatedExecution

AutomatedExecution

SAP/Application ViewSAP/Application View



Deliverables How to enable partners to certify

their products Certification process Requirement list Certification tools Porting guide

Deliverables How to enable partners to certify

their products Certification process Requirement list Certification tools Porting guide

Physical landscape Plattform/technology requirements System management

Physical landscape Plattform/technology requirements System management

Adaptive Computing – Technology Partner View






AutomatedExecution

AutomatedExecution

Partner View (Products/Solutions)Partner View (Products/Solutions)

Platform ( OS, DB, netboot, virtualization layer, ... )

Storage ( NFS, SAN, NAS, ... ) 3rd party management software

Platform ( OS, DB, netboot, virtualization layer, ... )

Storage ( NFS, SAN, NAS, ... ) 3rd party management software


Characteristics of the building blocks

ComputingComputing NetworkNetwork

ControlControl StorageStorage

HW+OS provisioning Easy add and remove computing

resources with low admin efforts Single point of OS maintenance:

netboot (shared or multiple OS), OS deployment, or equivalenttechnology

Network Connects computing nodes to

each other Builds up connection between building

blocks ‘Computing’ and ‘Storage’ Transport layer for virtualization

Storage Data Application Services: SAP instances

managed and assigned to a dedicated computing resource

Installation-free provisioning for Application services

No local disk space required to run SAP applications; application data stored on storage system within a network

Adaptive Computing Controller Provides a single point of control to

operate, observe and manage an adaptive business solution

Capability of SAP NetWeaver™ (based on Standards: SAP J2EE engine, XML, CIM…)

Interfaces with SAP Solution Manager Controller Command Interface for

communication with third party software


Summary

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BrowserBrowser

High level architecture

Web Application ServerWeb Application Server

Solution Manager

Web Application ServerWeb Application Server

Adaptive Computing Controller

System Landscape Directory

Browser/SAPGUI

Browser/SAPGUI


Communication and Function Overview

OS

OS

Web AS

WBEM(XML)

RFC

HTTP

HTTP

ssh

connect to the ACC CCI

external program

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RFC (RZ70)

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Service

Shared memory

Computing Nodes

ACC Station

SolMan Station

SolMan

SAP Standalone

Gateway

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saposcol

ACCControllerCommandInterface

SLD

HTTP (saposcol –b | sldreg ..)

RFC

Legend: single registration ongoing data transfer


Logon screen

On the following slides two demo scenarios are presented start of an application service relocation of an application service visualizes specific information leads to the next controller view

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View after logon


Physical landscape view


Controller log


Logical landscape (collapsed view)

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Logical landscape (expanded view)

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Logical landscape

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Select an application service

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Select a server

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Auto select

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Start application service

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Confirmation

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Dependency needs to be confirmed

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Application service about to start

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Switch to physical landscape

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Application services starts on server

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Entries in controller log

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Switch back to physical landscape

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Relocation of an application server

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Select a specific server

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Start relocation

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Check dependencies

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service relocates

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logical landscape


Switch to controller log

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relocation took less than 5 minutes

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detailed log information

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observation window

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CPU/memory load of servers in the AC landscape


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Comparing the Adaptive Computing characteristics

Box centric (Server, DB)

Installation per server

Individually Infrastructure & operation

Backup / Recovery per server

Sizing per component/peak

High availability requires additional (expensive) hardware and increases complexity

Service oriented, abstracting the hardware

Service available in the network

Standardized Building blocks

Backup per logical landscape

Shared resource model possible

High availability fundamentally included

Current Infrastructure Adaptive Computing


Benefits for our customers

Customers Statements By increasing flexibility and decreasing

TCO, ROI is much more visible High flexibility to run new projects High flexibility to assign and utilize

hardware resources Easy setup and integration of new

components into common infrastructure

Customer Experiences First customers like Hella and T-Systems

report TCO savings of around 25%


SAPPHIRE ´03, Orlando (June 2003) Successful demonstration of proof-of-concept

SAPPHIRE ´04, New Orleans (May 2004) SAP AG announces Adaptive Computing as a capability of NetWeaver Adaptive Computing Controller 1.0

ACC 1.0 Ramp-Up, June 2004 Customer and Partner Participation

First customer success stories HELLA T-Systems

Current Status of Adaptive Computing


Newest information can be found onhttp://service.sap.com/adaptive

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