Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Getting started with the AdminServer

The AdminServer is the key controlling element of the Progress Explorer Framework. It facilitates the tasks associated with managing and configuring your installation.

This section briefly introduces the AdminSever. For details about the AdminServer. its role in the OpenEdge Application Framework, and the tasks to use the AdminServer, see Chapter 10 "Configuration Basics" and Chapter 11, " Configuring OpenEdge Unified Broker Products."

OpenEdge products supported by the AdminServer

An AdminServer is installed on every system where you install any of the following OpenEdge products:

OpenEdge databases: OpenEdge Personal RDBMS, OpenEdge Workgroup database, and OpenEdge Enterprise.
OpenEdge DataServer for ORACLE.
OpenEdge AppServer.
OpenEdge Application Server Basic.
OpenEdge Application Server Enterprise.
Web Services Adapter.
Adapter for Sonic ESB.
OpenEdge NameServer.
OpenEdge NameServer Load Balancer.
Fathom Replication.
Fathom Replication Plus.

A command-line utility, PROADSV, supports OpenEdge administrative capabilities on UNIX. PROADSV allows you to start up, shut down, and query the status of the AdminServer. See the sections about the PROADSV command in Chapter 10 "Configuration Basics" for detailed syntax information.