Sun Microsystems Netscape Enterprise Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Netscape Enterprise Server Architecture
36 Netscape Enterprise Server Administrator’s Guide
• Netscape Console
In previous releases, the Enterprise Server and other Netscape servers were
administered by a single server, called the Administration Server. In the 4.0
release, the “administration server” is now just an additional instance of the
Enterprise Server, called
Enterprise Administration Server , that you use to
administer all of your Enterprise Server instances. For more information, see
“Enterprise Administration Server.”
Note
You can also perform administrative tasks manually by editing the
configuration files or by using command-line utilities.
If you are managing a single instance of Enterprise Server, you can use the
Server Manager. For more information, see “Server Manager.”
If you have other Netscape 4.0 Enterprise Servers, you can manage them
through the Netscape Console, a client-based Java application. For more
information, see “Netscape Console” or
Managing Servers with Netscape
Console.
Netscape Enterprise Server Architecture
The Netscape Enterprise Server incorporates a modular architecture that
integrates seamlessly with all of the products in the Netscape family of servers.
All Netscape servers share a single interface for administrative functions: the
Enterprise Administration Server (formerly, the Administrative Server). Note that
this administrative interface is itself another instance of Enterprise Server.
Netscape Enterprise Server includes the following software modules:
• Content Engines
• Server Extensions
• Runtime Environments
• Application Services
These server modules are described in the following sections.