Progress Sonic Deployment Manager (SDM)

Feature

Function

Benefit

Rapid, large-scale deployment

Automates installation and configuration on large number of target systems.

Reduces time and cost for deployment or updates to large-scale deployments.

Supports fast, iterative development

Streamlines the migration of all configuration artifacts from development to test to QA and to production environments. Also allows an architect to extract a model from an existing deployment as a first-cut for migration.

Faster project development. Supports rapid, incremental and iterative development approach that reduces project risk associated with "big-bang" projects.

Remote domain and site support

Allows a remote operator to login to a target system and perform installation and upgrade over a network.

Supports unattended installation, upgrade and configuration of Sonic deployments in remote domains and sites.

Automated installation and configuration

Tailored configuration of required components and services on each target server within the deployment architecture. Allows for a given configuration to be reproduced upon demand.

Eliminates human error and reduces the cost and time required to complete an installation.

Facilitates rollback and recreation of an environment for recovery.

Reduces downtime for recovery from a system failure.

Model-driven

Allows architect to create a logical model representing the installation to be deployed that is independent of the physical target machine parameters.

Allows for repeatability, reproducibility and centralization of skills within a core group.

Facilitates adherence to IT governance rules.