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Chapter 2 TIBCO BusinessConnect Architecture : System Configuration

System Configuration
This section provides conceptual information about configurable aspects of TIBCO BusinessConnect. For procedural information, see System Settings in TIBCO BusinessConnect Trading Partner Administration.
Database Connections
TIBCO BusinessConnect requires a database to function: it uses databases for logging and data stores. You can configure TIBCO BusinessConnect to use different databases for different functionality if desired. The default database connection, and any additional database connections, can be configured using the manage installation feature, which is accessible under the BusinessConnect > Manage > Configuration Repository tab. For information about adding a database connection to TIBCO BusinessConnect, see TIBCO BusinessConnect Installation and Configuration, "Initializing a Database."
Logging
By default, TIBCO BusinessConnect logs audit and non-repudiation data to the default database. You can turn logging off if desired and you can assign logging to a different database. Both tasks are performed in the JDBC Configuration area accessed under BusinessConnect > System Settings > Audit, Non-Repudiation and Runtime Database Configuration.
Audit Logging   Audit logs allow you to retrace the path of a transaction. For example, TIBCO BusinessConnect can log messages from the private process and the trading partner, recording when messages were sent, received, decrypted, and saved.
Non-Repudiation Logging   Non-repudiation logs allow you to confirm the legitimacy of a transaction. Non-denial, or non-repudiation, is important because a trading partner cannot deny a valid transaction later. Details of the transactions are stored by both partners’ databases, along with the relevant digital signatures and a timestamp of when the transaction took place.
Data Stores
TIBCO BusinessConnect uses two types of data stores: Runtime data store, and Configuration store.
By default, the data stores use the default database connection. You can assign a different database to the data stores under BusinessConnect > System Settings > Audit, Non-Repudiation and Runtime Database Configuration.
Runtime Data Store
The runtime data store tracks the information flowing through the engine, recording the same information that can be recorded in audit and non-repudiation logs plus information about hibernation, database locking, resend, and alert messages.
This information, however, is for use by the TIBCO BusinessConnect engine itself, serving as a memory of what tasks it has already performed. TIBCO BusinessConnect cannot function without a valid runtime database.
Configuration Store
The configuration store records all the information that you provide to TIBCO BusinessConnect. For example, it stores information about business partners, configuration parameters, and transport settings.
Proxy Servers
Proxy servers allow you to connect to resources that otherwise are unavailable. They can also provide additional security and cache resources, allowing frequently accessed resources to be served more rapidly.
Different proxy server types are supported to provide for different types of outbound transports protocols:
HTTP Proxy and SOCKS4/ SOCKS5    For outbound HTTP transport protocols
SMTP Server   For outbound EMAIL transport protocols
FTP Proxy and SOCK4 / SOCKS5 Proxy Servers   For outbound FTP transport protocols.
You can configure TIBCO BusinessConnect to use a proxy server by identifying its location and the connection information. You can also assign proxy servers at partner participant level.
For information about how to assign proxy servers, see TIBCO BusinessConnect Trading Partner Administration, Outbound HTTP/FTP Proxy and Mail SMTP Servers.

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