Identifying Host Machines
The Content Engine and the software it depends on may need to be installed on one or several host machines depending on the type of installation required (see Installation Types). In order to unambiguously identify the machines on which various installation actions must be carried out, the following special host names are used throughout this manual:
- assembly-host
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The machine used to assemble the various Content Engine components into a enterprise archive or .EAR file.
- database-host
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The machine used to host the database server.
- engine-host
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The machine(s) used to host application servers and Content Engine instances.
- editorial-host
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engine-host(s) that are used solely for (internal) editorial purposes. All your Content Studio clients communicate with these hosts.
- presentation-host
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engine-host(s) that are used solely for (public) presentation purposes. Readers' browsers communicate with these hosts.
- web-host
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The machine(s) used to host web servers (if needed).
- share-host
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The machine used to host the NFS server (if needed).
These host names always appear in a bold typeface. If you are installing everything on one host you can, of course, ignore them: you will be doing everything on the same machine. If you are creating a larger multi-host installation, then they should help ensure that you do things in the right places.