When your software changes are ready to "go live",
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 can distribute them across your entire network to System i and System i LPARs, UNIX, Windows, and Linux servers. Whether deploying routine fixes or a completely new application, the process is the same, and tracking is just as thorough. The "how" and "when" are totally up to you. You can hold distributions and deploy them on a release basis - or continuously as you make changes, even emergency changes.
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100’s inherent object archiving and automatic recovery capabilities ensure that promotions are completely risk free. It archives everything on the System i, and it installs the current version of each changed and new object with the correct attributes and authorities.
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 uses the same process to move your application into your test and QA environments as it does to deploy it to production servers. A repeatable process ensures that your methodology is fully tested, which decreases the risk of unexpected issues at deployment time.
In addition, TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 monitors unattended promotions, and if anything goes wrong, it can recover them automatically. You can schedule promotions and distributions to occur out of hours and to run unattended with confidence.
Many Deployment Options
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 deploys software changes to System i, Windows, UNIX, and Linux Servers. It supports a variety of distribution vehicles including TCP/IP, FTP, SNADS, and Connect:Direct for i5/OS.
Distribution Scheduling and Status Reports
Distribution can be set up to promote changes to any environment automatically, or manually, depending on operational requirements. On networked systems, you can view the status of a distribution, step by step, from your development system. TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 updates status information as the change is applied.
Customized Deployment
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 can accommodate differences on target systems such as different library names, promotion methods, authority settings, etc. For example, you could compile the objects on the development system but use the "Move Object" method on the production systems to minimize the installing time.
Automatic Recovery
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 can recover promotions across your entire network. You can synchronize a promotion so that a promotion failure on one system triggers a rollback on all of them. Object archives back up your source and object code so that if your installation fails for any reason, TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 can automatically restore your application to its previous state.
System i Network Support
TURNOVER® for iSeries v100
receives and installs changes on production System i servers, even if each system is set up differently.
Audit and Management Reporting
Audit and management reports are available from both your development and production computers.