Automated Deployment

Rather than deploy by hand, use software tools to automatically deploy and configure systems. This can be fully automated, or a mixture of automated deployment and manual deployment

• Java Web Start
• Mixed manual and automated deployment
• MSI Installers
• Pattern - Continuous Deployment
• Per-application updaters
• RPM Files
  • Pattern - Kickstart Image Creation
  • Pattern - Yum
• Scripted Deployment
• State-driven deployment

Features

• Tools to automate the deployment of systems or applications

Advantages

• Eliminates errors that can creep in during manual deployment.
• Tools may permit rollback of deployment
• Fully automated deployment can scale up to thousands of machines
• Mixed manual and automated deployment is cheaper and more reliable than manual deployment.

Disadvantages

• Requires tools to set up the deployment: this can cost money and time.
• You need to start planning deployment in advance

SmartFrog support

Automated deployment is a central goal of SmartFrog.