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Table 2-1. Application Manager Component Terminology (Continued)
Application Manager Component Other Terms Used Description
Application Manager Administrator
Web interface
n
Administrator Web interface The browser-based interface of
Application Manager that you, as an
administrator of a specific organization,
use to manage user access and
entitlements to SaaS and ThinApp-
packaged applications. This interface
provides an overview of a single
organization.
Application Manager User Web
interface
n
Workspace
n
User Web interface
The browser-based interface of
Application Manager that users access
to use SaaS or ThinApp-packaged
applications. This interface includes the
User Portal, which provides users easy
access to applications.
Application Manager internal database
server
n
internal database server The default database server, vPostgres
9.1, that ships with the on-premise
version of Application Manager. You
can use this internal database server
during the proof-of-concept phase of
deployment. For production, you
should disable the internal database
server and use a supported external
database server, such as PostgreSQL 9.1.
Application Manager Operator
application catalog
n
Operator application catalog
n
Operator catalog
The master catalog of applications,
which is accessible using the operator
Web interface. Operators can create
application in this catalog. Operators
can assign applications to all
organizations in the system or only to
specific organizations.
Application Manager Administrator
application catalog
n
Administrator source application
catalog
n
Administrator active application
catalog
n
Administrator application catalog
n
Administrator catalog
A catalog of applications accessible
using the Administrator Web interface.
You, as an organization administrator,
manage the applications assigned to
you by operators. To make applications
available to users, you must move them
from the Administrator source
application catalog to the Administrator
active application catalog.
Application Manager User application
catalog
n
User application catalog
n
User catalog
A catalog of applications accessible
using the User Web interface. Users
access and use the applications assigned
to them by you as an organization
administrator.
Connector
n
Connector Appliance
n
Connector instance
The virtual appliance you install in your
enterprise network to connect
Application Manager to Active
Directory and to the ThinApp package
repository.
Connector virtual appliance interface
n
None The interface of the Connector virtual
appliance. You use this interface to
make the initial configurations of the
Connector. You also use this interface to
access the command-line interface of the
underlying Linux operating system.
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