Choosing an appropriate topology is an important step in
planning the installation of the design management tools.
About this task
You can install the components of the design management
tools on the same server for a simple evaluation topology, or on independent
servers for a distributed topology that provides greater capacity
and that you can upgrade later.
Separate
topologies are available for integration with
Rational® Software Architect and
with
Rational Rhapsody®.
In each case, three topologies are available:
- Evaluation topology
- All the components of the design management tools, including the
server, the client, and the import engine, are installed on a single
server. This type of topology is appropriate for evaluations, demonstrations,
and training purposes; it is not ideal for production environments.
- Departmental topology
- The Design Management Server is
installed on its own server, and the client software and import engine
is installed on one or more client computers. The database for Jazz™ Team Server can
be installed on the same server as the Design Management Server or
on a separate server. This type of topology is appropriate for mid-sized
deployments, such as a single department or team.
- Distributed topology
- The Design Management Server is
installed on its own server, the client software is installed on one
or more client computers, and one or more import engines are installed
on source control servers. This topology provides the highest capacity
and flexibility because it can import models from multiple source
control servers and you can schedule regular updates of the model
content.
You can integrate with both products at the
same time following the same patterns in these topologies.
For
more information about these topologies, see the following topics.