Before you install Entire Net-Work Client, you must decide how you are going to configure it. To assist you in these decisions, the following table provides some questions you should answer for the installation of Entire Net-Work Client in your enterprise. Corresponding considerations for the questions are also provided.
| Category | Question | Considerations |
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| System Management Hub (SMH) | Is SMH already installed in your enterprise? |
If SMH is already installed in your enterprise, it should not be installed again. Only one SMH is required to manage all Software AG products that require it. If SMH is not installed in your enterprise, you must install it when you install Entire Net-Work Client. Read Installing Management Components for more information. |
| System Management Hub and Software AG Directory Server | Should you install Entire Net-Work Client management components on the same machine as Entire Net-Work Clients? |
Although you are able to install management components on the same machine as Entire Net-Work Clients, Software AG does not recommend it because your system performance could be impacted. |
| Software AG Directory Server | Is a Directory Server already installed in your enterprise? |
If a Directory Server is already installed in your enterprise, you do not need to install another, although you may if you wish. Read Installing Management Components for information on the pros and cons of installing more than one Directory Server. Note: If a Directory Server is not installed in your enterprise, you must install one when you install Entire Net-Work Client. Read Installing Entire Net-Work Clients for more information. |
| Do you want to direct specific Clients to specific databases by department or other organizational grouping? |
You can direct Clients to specific databases in one of two ways:
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| Partitioning | Do you want to implement partitioning? | Partitioning allows you
to direct specific Clients to specific databases. It lets you use one
Directory Server for your whole enterprise, rather than separate Directory Servers
for different departments within your enterprise. For more information, read
Partitioning a Directory
Server.
Partitions are defined for the Directory Server in the System Management Hub and assigned to specific Clients during installation. If you need to change the partition assigned a Client after installation, contact your Software AG technical representative for instructions. |
| Clients | How many Entire Net-Work Clients will you need and on which machines will they be needed? | One Entire Net-Work Client must be installed on each machine that needs to communicate with an Adabas database or that needs to access other Software AG product servers (such as those for EntireX Communicator, Tamino, or Adabas SQL Gateway). |
| Are there any pre-existing Clients under independent control that might be resistant to change? | You may need to implement a special schedule or plan for the migration of these Clients. | |
| If you are implementing partitioning, which Clients will be part of which partition? | Partitioning allows you to direct specific Client to specific databases. For more information, read about partitioning in your Software AG Directory Server documentation. | |
| Can you install Entire Net-Work 7 Clients and Entire Net-Work Client on the same machine? | No. You should not install them on the same machine. |
