Opalis Architecture

Applies To: Opalis 6.3

The Opalis Integration Server includes the following components:

Action Server

The action server is the engine that runs policies. Action servers communicate with the datastore. Action servers do not require a management server to be online to be able to run policies. You can deploy a single action server or multiple ones.

Management Server

The management server is the central manager of clients, action servers, policies, the Policy Testing console, and the self-monitoring functionality. The management server deploys integration packs to action servers and clients, deploys policies to action servers, and acts as a communication link between the clients, the action servers, and the datastore.

Client

The Opalis client is the tool used by designers to create, modify, and deploy policies.

Operator Console

The Operator console enables you to see which policies are currently running, view their real-time status, and start or stop them from a browser console interface.

Policy Testing Console

The Policy Testing console is the tool used by designers to test policies that are developed in the client before they are deployed.

Datastore

The datastore is the Microsoft SQL Server database where configuration information, policies, and logs are stored.