Progress
Installation and Configuration Guide
Version 9
for UNIX


The Progress Unified Broker Administration Framework

Progress integrates all management functions for Unified Brokers in a single administration framework. Figure 8–1 shows an overview of this framework.

Figure 8–1: Progress Unified Broker Administration Framework

Figure 8–1 shows all the Unified Broker components running on the same machine. You can install some of these components on separate machines connected on the same network. In that case, a separate AdminServer and ubroker.properties file exists on each machine for access by the Progress Explorer. For more information, see the "Distributing Machines For a Unified Broker Product" section.

The core of this framework is a common process, the AdminServer process, for managing the AppServer, WebSpeed, SonicMQ Adapter, and DataServer products. The AdminServer supports the Progress Explorer and management utilities to provide similar configuration and management functions for all of these products.

Complete administration for a Unified Broker application potentially involves all of the components in Figure 8–1. However, for some components and administration tasks you can use AdminServer-based management utilities (including the Progress Explorer) or a text editor and configuration validation utilities to accomplish the task; for others you can only use the AdminServer-based utilities. Table 8–1 summarizes the components and possible administration approaches.

Table 8–1: Unified Broker Administration Summary 
Components
Configuration
Run-time Management
Unified Broker clients
AdminServer-based utilities or text editor and configuration validation utilities (WebSpeed Messenger only). Otherwise, as specified for your client product.
AdminServer-based utilities (WebSpeed Messenger only). Otherwise, as specified for your client product.
NameServers
AdminServer-based utilities or text editor and configuration validation utilities.
AdminServer-based utilities.
Unified Brokers
AdminServer-based utilities or text editor and configuration validation utilities.
AdminServer-based utilities.
Unified Broker properties file, ubroker.properties
AdminServer-based utilities or text editor and configuration validation utilities.
NA

NOTE: The NameServer component provides location transparency and load balancing capabilities to these servers that can be configured to use it: AppServer, WebSpeed Transaction Server, Sonic Adapter, and DataServer products. Also, all communications with the NameServer use UDP. The default configuration is to use the NameServer. However, it is an option feature. If you elect not to use NameServer for any of these servers, then these features are not available.

This chapter provides specific information on the NameServer and outlines the general procedures for administration of the remaining components. For specific information on administration of all application components for a Unified Broker product, see your product documentation:


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