Each administration domain is managed by an administration server. The administration server provides a central storage and distribution point for configuration information and schema data that an adapter requires during production stage.
The main responsibilities of an administration serverare to:
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Manage data storage for the domain Data about the machines, registered software, users, roles, access control lists, application configurations and deployment history are maintained for an administration domain.
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Manage transport options for applications An administration domain can use TIBCO Messaging Software as the transport for domain communication. The transport used affects how data is stored and how applications are deployed.
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Enforce security for the domainTIBCO Administrator supports centralized authentication and authorization. Different users can have different types of access for applications and resources.
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Provide load balancing and failure recovery (TIBCO Rendezvousadministration domains only).
The TIBCO Administrator Server contains its own web server (Apache Tomcat). The web server manages basic communications and makes the TIBCO Administrator user interface available.