Server architecture

Technical architects define what web content environments are required for the system, and the servers required for each environment.

Every Web Content Manager system consists of at least one authoring environment and one delivery environment. The authoring environment is used to create and manage the individual items that make up the website. The delivery system is used to deliver the web content to the viewers. In addition to these environments, we might also require testing environments where you perform user acceptance testing (UAT).

The technical architecture team documents the overall environmental architecture required for the Web Content Manager system including:

• What authoring, delivery and UAT environments are required
• What WebSphere Portal servers or clustered are required in each environment
• What database servers are required to store the data repositories used by each WebSphere Portal server or cluster
• What syndication relationships are required between each environment
• What user repositories, such as LDAP, are required

Server architectures

The technical architecture team also documents a server architecture for each server described in the environmental architecture. A server architecture describes the detailed setup of each server, including:

• What hardware is required for each server
• What operating system is required for each server
• What software is required
• Configuration settings for all hardware, software, and operating systems
• Other relationships such as remote data repositories, and user repositories

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