Discover hardware and software assets
with Opsware Server Management and Automation
Opsware's living blueprint reflects the environment
of all servers under Opsware management. In particular,
the Opsware
Server Management System gathers and continuously
updates detailed information on server assets, including
installed hardware, installed software, and patch levels.
The blueprint captures every change to provide an up
to date, accurate, common understanding of the environment
for all administrators to work from.
The living blueprint approach provides the following
unique benefits:
Provides visibility into server and software
usage across the entire data center environment.
Administrators can see a comprehensive view across all
platforms and locations in
the living blueprint. As changes take place in the environment,
the blueprint is continually updated.
Real-time environmental data. Because
all changes made to servers under Opsware
management are stored in the living blueprint, administrators
have up to date system information enabling them to
make changes in a safe and efficient manner. Changes
can also be made by
updating the blueprint and pushing them to the managed
environment.
Provides visibility into server security and
vulnerability. The living blueprint captures
patch levels and presents them in a unified approach,
making it easy for administrators to see which
servers are conforming to patch policies. Leveraging
this information, Opsware automates the time consuming,
error-prone task of identifying servers requiring patches.
When used with the data
center intelligence features, Opsware offers a comprehensive
set of patch management reports to proactively identify
vulnerable servers.
Unified and replicated audit trail.
The Opsware Server Management System maintains a
digitally signed audit trail of all the management tasks
Opsware users performed on a server.
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