Logical servers represent Optimize components. Optimize may contain one or more components that provide a specific function or process. For example, the Analytic Engine is an Optimize component, and its primary function is to analyze business, system, and process data.

During the environment configuration process, each logical server is mapped to one or more physical servers. Mapping logical servers to physical servers allows processes to be shared where physical infrastructure differs. For example, you could run two or more Analytic Engine processes on the same physical server. Each logical server also might have network endpoints and local configurations specified. When you deploy a configuration instance, the My webMethods Define Environments page uses the logical-to-physical server mapping to know where to deploy all of the defined configuration files to the product component.

Each logical server contains subcomponents that also can be configured using the My webMethods Define Environments page.