Project Start

This client had the challenge to protect his most critical SAP R/3 environment. The main components in this case were one Oracle database and one SAP DB/MaxDB which were both interacting with each other and should be mirrored and switched-over simultaneously. A number of pre-defined system administrators should be enabled to initiate the switch-over in case of a problem.

Solution Approach

All project requirements could be addressed with ease, solved and implemented with BusinessShadow, just one solution for the different aspects:

• BusinessShadow^® component DBShadow^® takes care of the heterogeneous database environment
• BusinessShadow^® component SwitchApplication takes care of the switch-over process

Implementation

The project implementation started with a project kick-off meeting to detail the interdependencies within the complex application environment and possible implementation details. The next step was the actual implementation of the software followed by an in-depth knowledge transfer about how to handle the implementation. The project was rounded up by as an emergency switch-over test and an individual user manual which covers potential crash and switch-over scenarios.

Overview of Architecture