> ### Planning your installation

> Fathom Management Standard Edition is a browser-based management tool that you can use to monitor databases, files, networks, Progress® OpenEdge™ components, and system resources in an OpenEdge environment. Fathom consists of agents that collect monitoring data and a database that stores this monitoring data.

> Note: The term Fathom as used throughout this guide refers to Fathom Management Standard Edition.

> The way you plan the Fathom installation depends on whether you are:

> - Installing Fathom for the first time.
> - Upgrading an existing version of Fathom.

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