MidVision Extensions to IBM RAF

MidVision’s market leading Application Release Automation technology is also available from IBM

IBM’s Rational Automation Framework is customizable and provides automation of build-outs, configuration management and application deployments.

Rational Automation Framework helps cut operational costs, improve productivity and gain control over complex middleware environments. It provides an extensible framework with rich automation support for a broad array of WebSphere middleware, WebLogic application server and JBoss application server.

  • New! Announcing Rational Automation Framework Version 3!
  • Increase productivity with reduced staffing needs for routine tasks: Automate manual, error-prone tasks, and free up scarce admin resources to focus on more strategic projects
  • Improve application delivery speed, consistency and quality: Deliver business-critical applications with a consistent, accurate and repeatable process
  • Reduce cost of compliance, disaster recovery and IT governance: Improve governance, disaster recovery planning and automated documentation for compliance mandates without additional overheads
  • Automate environment build-outs, configuration management & application deployment tasks for a wide array of WebSphere middleware portfolio: WebSphere Foundation; WebSphere BPM Suite; and WebSphere Portal
  • Extend the automation benefits and qualities of service to WebSphere Connectivity (MQ and WebSphere Message Broker); Oracle WebLogic Application Server and Red Hat JBoss Application Server (MidVision Extensions)
  • Facilitate team-based administration via a robust automation engine with enhanced performance and reliability
  • Ensure rapid provisioning and efficient management of virtual patterns with WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance / Workload Deployer
  • Enhance workflow management and control in enterprise data center environments via integration with Rational Asset Manager (RAM), source control tools, and LDAP directories

RAF adds value by helping to cut operational costs, improve productivity and gain control over complex middleware environments. It provides an extensible framework with rich automation support for IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, IBM WebSphere BPM Suite and IBM WebSphere Portal and, with MidVision’s Extensions, also supports:

  • IBM WebSphere MQ
  • IBM WebSphere Message Broker
  • Oracle WebLogic Application Server
  • Red Hat JBoss Application Server
Features Benefits
Data-driven, centralized framework
  • Ensure that the right data is associated with the right application in the right environment—each time, every time
Rich user Interface
  • Design, edit, and manage middleware configuration data
    • Add new configurations to a cell which is especially useful when working with virtualized software images
    • Examine a live cell and store the configuration information as it exists in the cell
    • Easily move a configuration from one environment to another, while allowing environmental specific data to be replaced
    • Push a stored configuration to the runtime environment
  • Compare configuration data
    • Quickly identify and address differences between expected and actual cell data
    • Easily determine differences between environments, and verify similarities to prevent configuration drift
    • Execute a comparison between a stored configuration and the actual runtime configuration, highlighting the differences between them
  • Design, edit, manage, and run automation plan
    • Reduce time to market and continue to decrease time to market as subsequent environments are generated
  • View automation results
Environment generation wizard
  • Specify the criteria for the environment
  • Run project in an automated, hands-off manner
Self-documentation
  • Ensure that deployment process information is captured as artifacts are managed
    • Disparate teams can utilize artifacts in the same manner
Agent-less technology
  • Manage artifacts from a single central location
Deployment artifacts separate from deployment process
  • Promote reuse and increase scalability
Customizable framework
  • Leverage existing investment in tools and middleware management/deployment scripts while taking advantage of actions provided in RAF
Tasks organized into units
  • Connect to other software development processes to form a complete end-to-end automation solution extending from development through deployment

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