Overview of server definitions and execution modes

The distribution of systems among your enterprise servers plays a key role in the behavior of these systems at execution time. You can define servers using the Integration Flow Designer. These server definitions represent servers within your enterprise that execute systems. After a server is defined, you can assign it to a system. You also assign an execution mode to a system to specify the type of Command or Event Server that will run this system. The server and execution mode that you assign to a specific system provides the Integration Flow Designer information it needs to perform key operations. For example, building maps depends on the target server platform. Also, generating appropriate process control files for execution purposes depends on the type of Command or Launcher that will run the system.