This chapter contains an overview of the Application Deployment Manager (ADM) architecture and information on various ADM entities categorized based on the environment that hosts them. It includes the following topics:

• ADM Framework High-Level Overview
• About ADM, Siebel Management Server, and Diagnostic Tool
• About the ADM Source Environment
• About the ADM Client Environments
• About the ADM Orchestration Environment
• About the ADM Target Environment

The new ADM framework works with the new Siebel infrastructure components, Siebel Management Server, and Siebel Management Agents. For more information on the Siebel Management Server and Siebel Management Agents and other documentation related to ADM, see:

• Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using. This guide describes the installation of the Siebel Management Server and Siebel Management Agents, which are required for a functioning ADM framework.
• Siebel System Administration Guide. This guide describes the administrative tasks for the Siebel Management Server and Management Agents.
• Siebel System Monitoring and Diagnostics Guide. This guide describes the new Diagnostic Tool, which also uses Siebel Management Server and Management Agents. This tool is not required to use ADM.