Servers are the processing units of the application. Servers perform various roles within the application. The roles are:
- Network OAMP (NOAMP) - The NOAMP is one active and one standby server running the NOAMP application and operating in a high availability global configuration. It also provides a GUI which is used for configuration, user administration and the viewing of alarms and measurements.
- System OAM (SOAM) - The SOAM is the combination of an active and a standby application server running the SOAM application and operating in a high availability configuration. SOAM also provides a GUI used for local configuration and viewing alarms and measurements details specific to components located within the frame (SOAM, MP). The SOAM supports up to 8 MPs.
Note: SOAM is not an available role in systems that do not support SOAMs.
- MP - MPs are servers with the application installed and are configured for MP functionality.
- Query Server (QS) - The Query Server is an independent application server containing replicated application data. A Query Server is located in the same physical frame as each NOAMP component.
The role you define for a server affects the methods it uses to communicate with other servers in the network. For more information about how each interface is used, refer to the Network Installation Guide that came with the product.