Building Distributed
Applications
Using the Progress AppServer


Progress Explorer and Management Utilities

Progress provides two ways to manage local or remote AppServers, using the:

Progress Explorer Tool

Progress Explorer is a graphical user interface that provides an easy way for you to create and manage Progress AppServers. The Progress Explorer tool runs as a Windows client and works with the Progress AdminServer in a client/server framework to manage AppServers and their controlling NameServers.

For an introduction to using the Progress Explorer tool and information on creating and managing NameServers, see the Progress Installation and Configuration Guide Version 9 for Windows or the Progress Installation and Configuration Guide Version 9 for UNIX. For information on configuring an AppServer using the Progress Explorer tool, see the "Configuring an AppServer Using the Progress Explorer" section in this chapter. For information on starting and managing an AppServer, see the "Starting and Managing an AppServer with the Progress Explorer" section.

Command-line Management Utilities

The command-line management utilities run on both Windows and UNIX platforms, and allow you to manage existing AppServer configurations. The management utilities for the AppServer include the:

Like the Progress Explorer tool, the command-line management utilities work with the Progress AdminServer in a client/server framework to manage AppServers and their controlling NameServers. Unlike the Progress Explorer tool, these utilities do not create a new AppServer configuration. Without the Progress Explorer, you must use a text editor and the configuration utilities. For more information, see the "Text Editor and Configuration Utilities" section.

This chapter describes how to manage an AppServer using the Progress Explorer and the ASBMAN utility. For information on managing a NameServer using the NSMAN utility, see the Progress Installation and Configuration Guide Version 9 for Windows or the Progress Installation and Configuration Guide Version 9 for UNIX.

Using these utilities, you can locally or remotely:

For information on starting and managing an AppServer using the management utilities, see the "Starting and Managing an AppServer with the Management Utilities" section.


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