Runtime concepts

Figure 1 shows the components that comprise a typical FTM SWIFT runtime system:
  • Applications
  • IBM® MQ queue managers (QMs)
  • Queues
  • IBM Integration Bus integration nodes
  • Message flows
  • Databases
  • Servers
  • Organizational units (OUs)
Figure 1. Typical FTM SWIFT runtime system
Graphic showing Typical FTM SWIFT runtime system
Figure 2 shows a different view of the same runtime system, which employs the following abstract concepts:
  • Instance
  • Server
  • Organizational unit (OU)
  • Service bundle (that is, a collection of services)
Figure 2. Typical FTM SWIFT runtime system
Graphic showing typical FTM SWIFT runtime system

These concepts and components are described in the following sections.