Administration Services is the cross-platform framework for managing and maintaining Oracle Essbase. Administration Services provides a single point of access for viewing, managing, and maintaining Essbase Servers, Essbase Administration Servers, and Oracle Hyperion Provider Services.
Administration Services works with Essbase Servers in a three-tiered system that consists of a client user interface, a middle-tier server, and one or more database servers (Essbase Servers). The middle tier coordinates interactions and resources between the user interface and Essbase Servers. The three tiers may or may not be on the same computer or platform. For more information about deployment scenarios, see Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide.
The three tiers include the following:
Client tier: Administration Services Console—A Java client console enabling administrators to manage the Essbase environment from a robust graphical user interface.
Middle tier: Essbase Administration Server—A Java middle-tier server that communicates with Administration Services Console and Essbase Servers. Essbase Administration Server maintains communication and session information for each connection to Essbase Servers. Essbase Administration Server also stores documentation files so that console users can access documentation without having to install it locally.
Database tier: Essbase Server—One or more Essbase Server that store and process multidimensional database information. Essbase Servers are installed separately from Administration Services.
Essbase Administration Server serves as the middle tier between Administration Services Console and Essbase Servers, as shown in Figure 1, Administration Services Architecture.
