Makes managing groups of servers as simple as managing one!

Microsoft Application Center 2000 is the deployment and management tool for high-availability Web applications built on the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system. Application Center 2000 makes managing groups of servers as simple as managing a single computer.

Enable Web applications built on Windows 2000 to achieve on-demand scalability and mission-critical availability through software scaling, while reducing operational complexity and costs.

Features/Benefits

Simplified Application Management

• Reduce Application Management Complexity -- Manage each application as a single entity that includes: content, components and configuration settings (IIS, COM+, Registry, Security, etc.)
• Manage Many Servers as One -- Manage and configure application settings and apply the changes across the cluster.
• Streamlined Application Deployment -- Simplifies the migration of applications through the development lifecycle and the deployment of updates across the cluster.

Software Scaling Made Easy

• Application Load Balancing -- Simplified and centralized configuration of Network Load Balancing (NLB) and Component Load Balancing (CLB).
• On-Demand Scalability -- Easily expand or reduce capacity using off the shelf PC hardware.
• Simplified Cluster Operations -- Simplifies and automates the complex processes of creating a new cluster, adding new servers and removing servers from the cluster.

Mission Critical Availability

• Fault Tolerance -- System can withstand software and hardware failures at any point in the system without disrupting application service.
• Performance and Health Monitoring -- View performance, event and log data for individual machines or aggregates, all from a single console.
• Automated Event Detection and Response -- Configure responses to system failures allowing the system to proactively fix problems before the user is affected.

Application Center is licensed on a per processor basis. A Processor License (PL) is required for every processor on any Server that is being managed by Application Center. Unlike previous licensing models, there are no additional licenses to acquire (i.e., Server, Client Access Licenses, Internet Connector, etc.).

System Requirements:

• Computer/Processor -- PC with a Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor
• Memory -- 256 MB of RAM (128 MB minimum; 4 GB maximum)
• Hard Disk -- 100 MB of available hard-disk space*
• Drive -- CD-ROM drive
• Two Network Interface Cards (1 NIC supported); if using Windows 2000 Network Load Balancing, two NICs are required
• Display -- VGA or higher-resolution monitor
• Operating System -- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
• Peripherals -- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
• Miscellaneous -- The following feature must be installed as part of Windows 2000 installation: Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0