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Enterprise and Domain Components

The following is a list of terms and definitions that are relevant to understanding the enterprise and domain concept of CA IT Client Manager.

Enterprise Manager

A DSM enterprise manager is an optional top management tier for CA IT Client Manager. It provides a single point of management for a group of DSM domains, and also allows setting of configurations and policies on groups of objects located in one or more domains. Only one enterprise manager should exist in a DSM environment.

Domain Manager

A DSM domain manager is the central point of management for the other DSM components, including scalability servers and agents.

Scalability Server

A DSM scalability server is a distributed process that is the primary interface for the agent. Scalability servers are intended to distribute the DSM workload across many hosts.

Engine

A DSM engine is a process that provides communication services between scalability servers and their parent DSM domain and enterprise managers.