Features

SA automates data center processes, replacing ad hoc, error-prone, manual processes. For example, by using SAProvisioning, you can set standards for different types of servers and automatically provision the servers, saving time and ensuring that operating system builds are consistent.

You can establish patch polices to install and maintain patches for supported operating systems running on managed servers in your IT environment.

By using Compliance, you have visibility across your managed servers to see which servers are out of compliance. You can then remediate noncompliant servers to bring them back into compliance, based on the policies you created.

SA provides the following capabilities:

• Device Explorer
• Virtualization management
• Application Configuration Management
• Audit and remediation
• Patch management for Windows
• Patch management for HP-UX
• Patch management for Solaris and Solaris 11
• Patch management for Ubuntu
• Patch management for UNIX
• Reports
• SA Provisioning
• Application deployment
• Script Execution
• Agentless server discovery and SA agent installation
• Service Automation Visualizer (SAV)
• Compliance in the SA Client
• Software management
• Global Shell
• FIPS 140-2 compliance

SA supports cross-platform environments and is designed to automate both new and existing data center environments.