Figure 1-1 shows the Content Manager system with its components.
Tivoli Storage Manager
DASD Optical
Tape
Web Application Server
Library Server
Resource Manager
Clients
System Administration Client
Client for Windows
Web Application Server
Information Integrator for Content System Administration Client
eClient (Browser)
Figure 1-1 Content Manager system
All access to Library Server is through the database query language SQL. Results from the queries are passed back to the client with object tokens, locators for requested content that the user is authorized to access. The client then directly communicates with the Resource Manager using the Internet protocols HTTP, FTP, and FILE. In the following sections, we explore the Content Manager system components, discuss the communication among the system components, and introduce the APIs used by Content Manager.
1.2.1 Library Server The Library Server is the key component of a Content Manager system. It is where you define the information that you store in Content Manager. The Library Server has the following functions: Storing, managing, and providing access control for objects stored on one or more Resource Managers. (For Resource Manager information, see 1.2.2, “Resource Manager� on page 7.) Processing requests (such as update or delete) from one or more clients.
Chapter 1. Content Manager
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