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Figure 1.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service System Architecture
All system information (system structure, image information, the configuration and
deployment method for each Branch Server and Point of Service terminal, etc.) is stored
in an LDAP database on the Administration Server (which may be replicated on Branch
Servers). The Administration Server usually also holds the master repository for the
images required to boot and configure Point of Service terminals and provides the
utilities required to build those images.
NOTE: Creating a Dedicated Image Building Server
However, if you have a large system and want to offload the image building
function from the Administration Server, you can also set up a dedicated Image
Building Server. For more information, see Chapter 4, Setting Up the Adminis-
tration Server (page 35) or Chapter 5, Setting Up a Dedicated Image Building
Server (page 47).
Triggered by the possyncimages.pl script (see Section B.3.9, "possyncimages.pl"
(page 217), each Branch Server downloads the system information and images required
for its local Point of Service terminals from the Administration Server. The Point of
Service terminals, in turn, download their respective images from the Branch Server
when they boot.
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