Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Networking overview

Typically, a network consists of the following:

Application workstation
Database server machine
Network file server machine

You can install the OpenEdge client software on each machine where it will run, or you can install one copy of each on the network file server. For more information on networking with OpenEdge, see Chapter 11, " Configuring OpenEdge Unified Broker Products."

Note: Progress Software Corporation (PSC) does not support installing one copy of the OpenEdge Application server products to be run by multiple machines because there is only one set of configuration files and conflicts would occur.

Application workstation

An application workstation is a computer on your network that executes the OpenEdge Client or single-user product. This software allows one or more users to access the database server machine.

Database server machine

The OpenEdge database server machine is a computer on your network that executes the OpenEdge Server software. This software allows the database server machine to manage one or more OpenEdge databases.

Network file server machine

The network file server is a computer that manages file sharing and system security, coordinates station-to-station communications, and controls any attached peripherals, such as printers, disk drives, and modems.