The automated deployment function exemplifies ease of use, making it almost as easy to deploy a physical Linux box as it is to deploy a virtual machine with VMware. The customizable and scalable administration tool offers rapid provision of Linux and complete application stacks on a variety of servers, diskless blades and virtual machines.

Levanta 6.0 allows administrators to automatically detect operational conditions that require action -- such as server overloads, storage capacity issues or system failures -- and trigger appropriate responses to address them based on pre-defined policies. By adding server monitoring and a configurable rules-based policy engine to the Linux lifecycle management capabilities of its current appliances, Levanta automatically responds by adding capacity, repurposing hardware or restoring malfunctioning servers, all within minutes. As a result, users reduce total cost of operation by automating virtually the entire server lifecycle management process.

Levanta also offers an excellent approach to change management and recovery for Red Hat Package Manager-based Linux distributions, With package pricing starting at $19,900, . Levanta 6.0 couples practices and comprehensive data center automation tools designed specifically for Linux environments.