Typical Administrative Responsibilities
If you are the webMethods Integration Server administrator for your site, you might be involved in some or all of the following activities.
Installing and upgrading the server, which includes tasks such as equipping the server computer with appropriate hardware and software, downloading and installing the server program, and implementing upgrades as needed.
Starting and stopping the server, which includes shutting down the server when necessary (e.g., for routine maintenance or reconfiguration) and restarting it afterwards. It also includes performing your site's standard recovery procedures following a hardware or software failure of the server computer. For information about these activities, see
Starting and Stopping the Server.
Configuring server settings, which includes setting basic operating parameters such as the maximum session limits, log file options, and port assignments. For information about these activities, see
Configuring the Server.
Administering users and groups, which includes defining user names and passwords for authorized users and assigning them to groups. For information about this task, see
Managing Users and Groups. Alternatively, you can configure the server to acquire user and group information from an external system (e.g., LDAP). For more information, see
Configuring a Central User Directory or
LDAP.
Managing packages and services, which includes tasks such as activating/deactivating/copying packages and updating services and/or packages as necessary. For more information about this task, see
Managing Packages and
Managing Services.
Administering multiple instances of the server, which includes performing all or some of the activities listed above to manage two or more
Integration Servers running on the same machine. For more information about running multiple instances of
Integration Server on the same machine, see
Running Multiple
Integration Server Instances.