DynamicOps Adds Support for HP Server Automation as Software Deployment Option

LEXINGTON, Mass., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- DynamicOps, a leading provider of automated IT service management software, today said it has added HP Server Automation to its growing list of choices for virtual machine software deployment and provisioning using the company's Virtual Resource Manager (VRM).

This new version of VRM with HP Server Automation lets enterprises install their OS and application software using the same method for physical and virtual environments.

"We recognize that many companies may have unique deployment needs. Sometimes even the needs of various groups within the same company may differ," noted Rich Krueger, CEO, DynamicOps. "By offering support for multiple approaches, we provide important options to facilitate our customers' delivery of the dynamic data center."

"Streamlining server deployment and management helps enterprises reduce provisioning time, costs, and risks," continued Krueger. "By combining HP Server Automation with Virtual Resource Manager, customers can employ these best-of-breed products to increase the productivity and business performance of their data centers."

VRM has been used by enterprises since 2005 as an effective solution to automate IT service management. With VRM, business can rapidly create and deploy on-demand IT services through automated, policy-based self-service provisioning. This delivers the 'right size' machine at the 'right service level' on shared compute resources in private or public clouds.

HP Server Automation provides automated server lifecycle management, including the deployment of OS and applications to servers. VRM's automated service delivery and operational governance and control complement HP Server Automation's capabilities for configuration management, compliance checking, drift analysis, and patch management. 

VRM provides support for hypervisors and other components of the IT stack from a wide range of vendors, offering flexibility and scalability for the dynamic data center.

DynamicOps provides many options for software deployment on virtual machines:

• platform tools like hypervisor cloning, Windows WIM Imaging, and Linux Kickstart/AutoYaST
• third-party vendor tools like HP Server Automation that go beyond software deployment to ongoing patch management, compliance checking, and more. DynamicOps already offers VRM integrated with BMC's BladeLogic Operations Manager.
• space-efficient approaches, especially for desktop groups, such as Citrix Provisioning Server, NetApp Flexclone, and VMware View Composer

VRM with HP Server Automation is available immediately.

About DynamicOps

DynamicOps offers virtual infrastructure provisioning and management software. It is a private company based in Lexington, MA. VRM creates a secure environment where virtual machines are provisioned, tracked, and maintained from cradle to grave. www.dynamicops.com.

SOURCE DynamicOps