What is the Application Server?

The Application Server is the middle tier server which contains business logic and services for the communication between the IMPAX Clients and servers. It replaces direct connections to server components by acting as a proxy and providing services, such as user authentication, to Clients. Because the Application Server can be exposed outside of the firewall, the security of the Application Server is important to ensure the security of the cluster and the rest of the network.

The following tools are installed on the Application Server:

• Business Services Configuration Tool—Use the Configuration Tool to set up connections to the database, auditing server. The Business Services Configuration Tool controls logging levels for the web services and establishes the connection to the ADAM and AD LDS database servers as well as messaging servers.

• License Manager Administration Tool—Licensing on the IMPAX Client is assigned according to roles. The licenses that a user can access are inherited from the roles in which a user is a member. Use the License Manager Administrator Tool to install, activate, and rename the licenses that are available for the IMPAX Client roles.

• Security Wizard—Use the Security Wizard to install and generate requests for SSL certificates, manage web services, and create administration accounts for IMPAX.

• ImpaxAdam—Use ImpaxAdam to update, remove or reinstall an existing ADAM AgfaHealthcare instance, to display diagnostic information about ADAM, and to manage dual-cluster hosts.