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ADM User’s Guide
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ADM Architecture Solutions
ADM provides a Single ‐ Box setup and Distributed setup to meet the needs of different environments. The
following sections contain more information about the architecture solutions.
Single-Box Setup
In a Single ‐ Box setup, all the ADM modes are enabled on a single appliance as shown in Figure 1 ‐ 1 .
Figure 1-1. Single-Box Setup Architecture
Single-Box Appliance Configuration
If you are using a Single ‐ Box setup, you need to perform the steps described in VMware vCenter Application
Discovery Manager Administration Guide .
VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide also describes how to move an existing
Single ‐ Box setup to a Distributed setup or Distributed with remote database setup.
Distributed Appliance Solutions
A Distributed appliance solution has the following two options:
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Distributed setup
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Distributed with remote database setup
Distributed Setup
The Distributed setup has at least one designated appliance enabled as a Collector, and another appliance
enabled as an Aggregator and Database as shown in Figure 1 ‐ 2 .
Database
All modes
Database Aggregator
Collector
Management
Passive Detail
Discovery