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1. IBM Systems and Technology Group Solution Brief
IBM Entry Cloud
Configuration for SAP
Solutions on zEnterprise
The IBM® entry cloud configuration for SAP solutions on
zEnterprise™ is a new member of the IBM cloud portfolio that works
hand-in-hand with SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization
Management (LVM) to create an integrated end-to-end solution for
managing complex SAP landscapes.
The configuration consists of newly developed cloud software for
IBM DB2® for z/OS®, including the IBM Database Provisioning
System (DPS), the IBM DB2 Cloning Tool, and IBM implementation
and support services that adapt the solution to your individual IT
structure for SAP solutions. The IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS
may be included as an additional feature. System integrators and IT
organizations can also adapt DPS to act as a stand-alone automation
solution, offering database provisioning for any application running on
IBM DB2 for z/OS.
This IBM cloud configuration automates complex tasks typically
performed by administrators of databases, operating systems and
storage systems, and by SAP Basis administrators. When combined
with SAP NetWeaver LVM, the configuration can reduce the time it
takes to refresh, clone or install complete SAP systems from days to
hours. The high degree of automation also improves the quality and
efficiency of SAP operations.
The entry cloud configuration for SAP solutions is the ideal
productivity tool for any IT organization running SAP Business Suite
on zEnterprise with IBM DB2 for z/OS. It is well-suited for computer
services organizations hosting SAP systems for their clients, and for any
IT organization seeking to run its SAP operations with zEnterprise in
an on-premise, self-managed cloud computing environment.
Highlights
• Automates, standardizes and speeds
up day-to-day operations for SAP
• Reduces time taken to refresh
complete SAP systems from days to
hours
• Delivers higher operational efficiency,
helping to slash costs and accelerate
time to value for new workloads

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Solution Brief
Improving efficiency of SAP operations
As computing environments grow in size and complexity,
administrators are increasingly challenged to deliver timely,
cost-effective and flexible operations that meet the needs of
the business.
A recent survey of IT organizations running SAP conducted
by RAAD GmbH revealed that 40 percent of these companies
consider “efficient SAP operations” to be a top priority, while
20 percent are also seeking “improved SAP infrastructure
maintenance.”1
In a nutshell, SAP operators want a much
shorter time to market for their new or renewed systems.
Traditionally, SAP application lifecycle management has
represented a labor-intensive task for administrators. At
several stages in the SAP application lifecycle, SAP Basis
administrators need to perform system copies.
The system copy procedure is fundamental for SAP
customers, and is required when creating new sandbox
systems for test/demo/training purposes (initial system copies)
or when performing regular refreshes of existing quality
assurance, development, and test systems with the latest data
from production systems (system refreshes).
For all system copy use cases, the activities required to
reconfigure copied systems are very time-consuming, error-
prone, and complex. Computer services organizations are
additionally challenged by the need to host various release
versions of SAP applications, which considerably increases
operational complexity.
Creating, refreshing, cloning and copying traditional SAP
systems deployments is therefore complex and labor-intensive,
and can become a source of manual errors:
• Configuring operating systems and storage is not automatic
and must comply with best-practice rules for naming
directories and storage volumes.
• Configuring a database for SAP is a complex process. A
typical SAP instance utilizes more than 80,000 tables, and the
database subsystem needs to be prepared accordingly.
• Special configurations for network, database connection,
application server instances and SAP Central Services must
typically be created manually by the system administrator.
• SAP system copies need a multi-step post-processing
procedure to adapt to unique SAP naming and address
conventions, which can comprise more than 100 tasks.
Virtualizing SAP systems for development and test instances
is a good method for streamlining operations and
consolidating the number of dedicated servers. However, each
environment still needs to be created from scratch, and the
new SAP system or system copy must be installed and
customized before going into operation.
Manually operating and administrating a growing number of
individual systems or system components is no longer an
option. Companies seeking to improve the efficiency of SAP
environments must go one step further.
By leveraging cloud computing aspects such as standardization
and automation, administrators can clone, copy and refresh
SAP systems much more quickly and cost-effectively, and gain
greater operational flexibility.

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Solution Brief
Simplifying SAP application deployment
SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management is
designed to cut data center complexity and costs by offering
centralized management of entire SAP software landscapes.
It relies on underlying infrastructure management tools and
hypervisors to fulfill resource management requests.
The solution provides a single point of control that allows
system administrators to visualize, monitor, and manage
data center tasks for deployed SAP solutions.
SAP NetWeaver LVM masks the underlying infrastructure
complexity, enabling customers to manage virtualized
database and application instances without the need to
perform manual customization of the software each and
every time.
SAP NetWeaver LVM uses the services provided by the
IBM Database Provisioning System and its companion
products to support the zEnterprise platform and DB2 for
z/OS. The enterprise edition of SAP NetWeaver LVM is
required to run the IBM entry cloud configuration for SAP
solutions on zEnterprise.
Boosting efficiency of SAP infrastructure
operations
The IBM Database Provisioning System (DPS) was developed
to reduce the operational complexity involved in creating,
managing and copying SAP database server environments on
zEnterprise.
The solution enables IBM DB2 for z/OS database
administrators, z/OS operating system programmers and
zEnterprise attached storage administrators to configure and
fully automate the standard tasks needed to deploy an SAP
database server environment.
SAP
ERP 6.0
DB2 for z/OS
Deliver
Consume
Request
End user
Database administrator
Administration task
Script Script Script
Script
Script
Configuration database Script Engine
DPS administrator
Figure 1: Architecture of the IBM Database Provisioning System
“Deploying the IBM entry cloud
configuration for SAP solutions on
zEnterprise enables us to automate routine
IT tasks. ... Cloud service automation allows
us to focus on the SAP service qualities we
need for our business, rather than the
complexities and costs of managing the
underlying technologies.”
Hansjörg Klaiber, Department Manager Computer Center, Endress + Hauser
InfoServe GmbH + Co. KG.

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Solution Brief
The DPS solution includes all necessary sets of scripts and
templates required by an SAP database server environment.
Administrators can send their resource requests to the DPS
workflow engine, which delivers the new database server
instance. DPS supports standard IBM DB2 for z/OS
subsystems, as well as shared DB2 members in an
IBM System z Sysplex cluster environment.
IBM DPS builds on a system originally developed by the
zEnterprise porting team for SAP to transform the complex
SAP product test environment on IBM DB2 for z/OS into a
self-service cloud environment. These test teams have since
deployed more than 1,000 SAP infrastructures using the
self-service interface.
End-to-end platform management
End-to-end SAP deployment operation scenarios are enabled
through the co-ordination and integration of IBM DPS and
SAP NetWeaver LVM. The integrated entry cloud
configuration for SAP solutions brings together the best of
both companies:
1. SAP knows best how to manage SAP components and
applications. Since the tasks used to create, copy and clone
SAP instances are common to all supported computing
platforms, the SAP NetWeaver LVM solution is optimized to
handle complex SAP-specific workflows.
2. IBM knows best how to manage the infrastructure
components consisting of IBM servers, storage, virtualization
technology and operating systems. For this reason, IBM
DPS, the DB2 for z/OS cloning tool and the IBM DB2
Recovery Expert for z/OS combine to support the specific
requirements of the SAP database server environment on
zEnterprise.
SAP System Refresh Comparison
SAP Basis Admin
DB2 Admin
Storage Admin
Project Manager
z/OS System Programmer
Prep Manual Post Copy Tasks
Automatic DB Clone Job
Storage Admin
Project Manager
z/OS System Programmer
DB2 Admin
SAP Basis Admin
Figure 2: Simplifying operations with the IBM entry cloud configuration for SAP solutions on zEnterprise — System Refresh example

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Solution Brief
How IT organizations can benefit from
this innovative cloud solution
Through a high degree of automation, the entry cloud
configuration for SAP solutions can significantly lower the
operational effort and improve the quality of maintenance
and operations.
For example, the configuration helps to simplify the SAP
System Refresh process, streamlining a number of labor-
intensive jobs – each comprising numerous administrative
tasks – into a single, automatic end-to-end workflow.
In addition, the configuration can help to significantly
accelerate the time taken to deploy new systems. Fig. 4
illustrates the delivery speed improvements that the
zEnterprise test team for SAP experienced with the
predecessor of IBM DPS.
With IBM DPS enabling faster system deployment, the test
team was able to manage several hundred more system
requests per year.
As all requests are handled through the solution’s self-service
interface, there is no need for additional system programmers,
storage administrators or IBM DB2 administrators.
With IBM DPS in place, system programmers are able to
focus on the customization of the rules for newly released
hardware and software products or versions.
By combining technology and services to automate,
standardize, and speed up day-to-day operations for SAP, the
configuration helps to reduce operational costs and
accelerate time to value.
The bottom line: The IBM entry cloud configuration for SAP
solutions on zEnterprise releases SAP system administrators
from routine tasks, allowing them to focus on the creative
innovation needed to deliver outstanding business results.
Figure 3: IBM zEnterprise test team for SAP experience with cloud 2
Value Delivered: From traditional To cloud
Install DB2
Maintain database libraries
Clone database
Install operating system
Prepare upgrade/provide SAP system
Add application server
1 day
½ day
2-3 days
1 day
2-3 days
1 day
12 mins
8 mins
20-180 mins
30-60 mins
40-200 mins
10 mins

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Please Recycle
1. Kostenoptimierung bei SAP-Kunden: Betrieb frisst Innovation,
RAAD Research, March 3, 2010
2. As each SAP environment varies, organizations using the IBM DPS
solution may experience different results depending on individual
configuration.
For more information
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for SAP solutions on zEnterprise, contact your IBM sales
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