The Topography workbench is where you design the static portion of the Composer infrastructure, that is, the physical communication attributes for each Axway software product (network type, protocol, operating system, and so on). In Axway Composer terminology, the Axway software product is referred to as the Axway Server.
Unlike objects that you define in the Integration-Services workbench, Topography objects are not stored in Folders.
In the Topography workbench, set up the execution environment by defining the following objects:
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The telecommunication network used to communicate between Hosts. For example:
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An optional object provided for organizational purposes only. The HostGroup groups a set of Host machines and their related software. |
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The host machine where the Axway Server runs. The Host definition includes the operating system type and local access to the CommNetworks. |
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The run-time part of the Axway product that you install with Composer. When you send your object definitions to Server, you send them to one or more specific Axway Server(s). A Server corresponds to an instance of one of the following:
For certain Servers, you must define the:
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An optional graphical tool that enables you to view the layout and organization of your infrastructure objects. |
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Topography List objects |
Two types of List object are available in the Topography workbench:
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Topography Template objects |
Two types of Template are available in the Topography workbench:
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