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Cisco Access Router Manager Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Server and Client Installation
Server and Client Installation
The EM can be deployed in a distributed manner to utilize the power of multiple machines. Two types
of deployment are available: server and client. Server and client installations, however, cannot run on the
same workstation. You can install either a server or a client on one machine, but not both.
Note that the EM installation type, server or client, must match that of the installed Cisco EMF software.
Note For information regarding Cisco EMF server and client deployment, see the Cisco Element Management
Framework Installation and Administration Guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps829/products_installation_and_configur
ation_guide_book09186a00800ffd0d.html
Server and client installations are described in the following sections:
• Server Installation
• Client Installation
Server Installation
Every EM deployment must have a server installed. Processes on the server keep track of the current
state of the network model, user access, and events.
Client Installation
EM deployment allows for client installations on separate workstations. The client installations run EM
applications that access objects on the server. A client installation contains only those parts of the EM
software necessary to run a user session. The user session communicates with the server when required
to retrieve management information. When management information is retrieved, all window updates are
processed locally on the client machine, freeing resources on the manager to process network
information.
The client installation copies the client software onto the local machine; therefore, there is no need to
mount files across the network. Network traffic occurs only when the client requires more data from the
server.
The server installation includes all files that run a user session on the server system. The EM can
therefore be installed on a single system with server and client functionality, and can be upgraded by
adding separate client machines later as necessary.