Object server (Defined)

An object server is the component of a Content Manager OnDemand system that holds the reports that are accessed by your users. An object server belongs to a Content Manager OnDemand instance. An instance is a logical server environment consisting of a library server, one or more object servers, a database, and cache storage.

A Content Manager OnDemand object server has the following characteristics:

• Has its own storage nodes
• Must run in the same code page as the library server
• Uses the security from the library server

Some reasons that you might have more than one object server include:

• To distribute the storage of data across workstations or locations
• To be able to load different data into more than one storage node at a time

A Content Manager OnDemand for IBM® i system typically consists of one library server and one object server. The library server and the object server are typically on the same IBM i machine.