Understanding SAP NetWeaver Virtualization Managem...

former_member204683 · ‎12-21-2011

In this blog post, we want to make sure you are getting all the information you need to understand and implement SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management. At the end of this blog post, you will find direct links to some of the help content, depending on your edition of landscape virtualization management (LVM). For the complete set of content – and for some useful links to other content such as SAP Community Network – please visit the LVM page on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/nwlvm10.

Overview

SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management provides a central point of control for flexibly assigning computing resources and managing application services in the system landscape. It is built on four key principles, Unified, Complete, Simplified, and Automated. Let us explain these briefly.

Unified – Reduce the time and effort to transition to virtual and cloud environments by:

Decoupling the application from the underlying infrastructure;
Providing a unified view and management of the hardware, software, and virtualization layers
Automating system relocation.

Complete – Improve your ability to respond to business needs with support for configuring, deploying, monitoring, and managing your SAP systems and landscapes in both physical and virtualized infrastructures, providing you more infrastructure options and faster time to value.

Simplified – Simplify the management of SAP landscapes by:

Hiding the technical complexities of physical and virtualized infrastructures from day to day operations
(Enterprise edition only)Automating capacity management and other key functions
(Enterprise edition only)Providing end-to-end visibility of your systems.

Automated

Reduce the capital investment and operational costs (TCO) of your SAP systems with capabilities with a built-in task planner
Leveraging virtualization to reduce your hardware requirements and improve resource utilization.
(Enterprise edition only) Simplify and automate the system copy, clone, and refresh operations

Help Content for Enterprise Edition:

Help Content	Description
Installation Guide	Detailed information, options, and procedures for installing this release
Initial Configuration	Preparation of the IT landscape
Landscape Configuration	Configuration in an IT landscape and integration of all components of an adaptive computing environment
Application Help	Instructions for using the application
Operations Information	Information about system administrator activities required to keep your system running smoothly
Security Information	Information on how to ensure the required security for your SAP system landscape

https://websmp205.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700001159992011E/IG_LVM10_Enterprise.pdf

Help Content for Standard Edition:

Help Content	Description
Installation Guide	Detailed information, options, and procedures for installing this release
Initial Configuration	Preparation of the IT landscape
Landscape Configuration	Configuration in an IT landscape and integration of all components of an adaptive computing environment
Application Help	Instructions for using the application
Operations Information	Information about system administrator activities required to keep your system running smoothly
Security Information	Information on how to ensure the required security for your SAP system landscape

For the complete help content, be sure to visit the LVM page on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/nwlvm10.

Additional References:

Some of the common LVM trouble shooting scenarios can be found here: TSG Wiki

Documentation Note: Be sure to check the SAP Note 1626428 for latest documentation updates.

Vasantha Geetha L and Leslie Mackay