Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Administration

AppServer broker

The AppServer broker:

Registers the application services the AppServer provides with the controlling NameServer. For more information on application services, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Application and Integration Services .
Manages connections between clients and a pool of AppServer agents that it starts.
Maintains the status of each AppServer agent in its pool and scales the number of processes according to changing demand.
When configured for stateless or state-free operating mode, dispatches remote requests to AppServer agents.

One AppServer agent provides connection management for a single AppServer instance. However, you can configure multiple AppServer instances, possibly using different operating modes and accessing different resources, for a single AppServer installation. For information on broker configuration options, see the "Configuring AppServer components" section.