Adm Architecture Solutions; Single-Box Setup; Distributed Appliance Solutions - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 User Manual

ADM User's Guide

ADM Architecture Solutions

ADM provides a Single‐Box setup and Distributed setup to meet the needs of different environments. The
following sections contain more information about the architecture solutions.

Single-Box Setup

In a Single‐Box setup, all the ADM modes are enabled on a single appliance as shown in Figure
Figure 1-1. Single-Box Setup Architecture
Collector
Discovery
Detail Passive
Single-Box Appliance Configuration
If you are using a Single‐Box setup, you need to perform the steps described in VMware vCenter Application
Discovery Manager Administration Guide.
VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager Administration Guide also describes how to move an existing
Single‐Box setup to a Distributed setup or Distributed with remote database setup.

Distributed Appliance Solutions

A Distributed appliance solution has the following two options:
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Distributed setup
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Distributed with remote database setup
Distributed Setup
The Distributed setup has at least one designated appliance enabled as a Collector, and another appliance
enabled as an Aggregator and Database as shown in Figure
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All modes
Aggregator Database
Database
Management
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