The administration of the SIMS is based on the JavaTM Management Application Programming Interface (JMAPI) architecture. JMAPI is a collection of Java language classes that enable a diverse set of autonomous applications to be brought together under a common look, feel, and behavior everywhere they run. Such is the case with the various SIMS components being integrated into one centralized administrative service.
The administrative service enables you to fine-tune the default configuration, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot the SIMS components. It is composed of the following elements:
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Administration Console |
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Administration Server |
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SIMS components |
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Remote Method Invocation (RMI) |
FIGURE 1-1 illustrates these elements and the following sections provide further explanation.
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Internet Mail Server Administrative Architecture
You can administer SIMS from the same machine that all SIMS components are installed on or, if desired, remotely from any machine on the network. The remote machine must be able to run the HotJava browser provided with SIMS. Other browsers or other versions of HotJava may not work with the Administration Console.