Configuring the Environment

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks can be run in the Enterprise mode or Local mode.

Procedure

  • Choose the environment type: Enterprise or Local.
    Local Mode
    In Local mode, bwadmin modifies the local file system directly instead of delegating the work to a bwagent (no bwagent instance is started). The local mode does not provide data storage and the runtime entities are created in the file system.
    Note: This mode is useful for developers during development and testing cycles.
    Environment Configuration - Local Environment Type

    When you select the local environment type, the options on the component wizard dialog changes so that there is no need to enter any value. You can directly skip to Specifying the Domain, AppSpace, AppNode, and APPNode HttpPort Base Configuration.

    Enterprise Mode
    In Enterprise mode, bwadmin communicates with the bwagent. The bwagent can communicate across machines and can be configured to form a bwagent network. Instead of working on the file system directly, bwadmin sends commands to the bwagent. The bwagent dispatches the command to the targeted agent. That agent then completes the command on the local file system as applicable.
    1. In Environment Type, select Enterprise.
    2. Select the Create Domain, AppSpace, AppNode option to take advantage of automated creation of the first domain, AppSpace, and AppNode for each of your ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks runtime instances on Silver Fabric engines. Clearing the check box disables creation of the domain, AppSpace, and AppNode.
    3. In Domain data persistence and communication transport layer, select the messaging transport from one of the following options:
      • ActiveSpaces TIBCO ActiveSpaces offers fast computing by maintaining data in memory with persistent data stored on the local file system. See Using TIBCO ActiveSpaces as a Transport (Option 1) for more details.
      • Database/EMS provides the option of using an external database for data persistence and TIBCO Enterprise Message Service™ (EMS) for the communication transport layer. See Using Database/EMS as a Transport (Option 2 ) for more details.
      • Database/FTL provides the option of using an external database for data persistence and TIBCO FTL ® for the communication transport layer. See Using Database/FTL as Transport for more details.