This is the default installation scenario; under it the BEA AquaLogic Service Registry server is installed on a local machine and connects to a local or external registry database. To perform a standalone installation, follow the instructions at Installation. For more configuration information, refer to Server Configuration and Database Installation.

The installed standalone BEA AquaLogic Service Registry server may be ported to several application servers. To port BEA AquaLogic Service Registry to an application server, perform the standalone installation as described in Installation and then follow the instructions in Porting to Application Server.

In this case, a standalone installation is performed and data is migrated to it from a previous installation of BEA AquaLogic Service Registry. Follow the instructions in Migration.

An installation of BEA AquaLogic Service Registry may be split into two servers, publication registry and discovery registry. The publication registry is a preliminary server for the publishing, testing, and approval of data. After data is approved, it is promoted to the discovery registry. The discovery registry is configured for inquiry. To install BEA AquaLogic Service Registry with the Approval Process Registry, follow the instructions in Approval Process Registry Installation.

BEA AquaLogic Service Registry server may be optionally configured to use external accounts on an LDAP or other account store. It is possible to set up external accounts integration during database installation. For more information, please see Database Installation and External Accounts Integration

A UDDI cluster is a group of UDDI registries deployed on multiple servers possibly with a clustered database in the back-end. Load balancing is used to distribute requests amongst BEA AquaLogic Service Registry servers to get the optimal load distribution. Standalone Registry or registry ported to an application server could be configured to cluster with instructions in Cluster Configuration

BEA AquaLogic Service Registry can be run as a service on Windows 2000/XP. Support for NT service installation is installed by default on Windows servers, see instructions in NT Service Support. Also, BEA AquaLogic Service Registry can be run as a system daemon on Unix machines, see instructions in Running in Linux.