A multiple server environment is commonly divided into a data procesing server, one or more MDEX Engine servers, a tools server, and optionally one or more application servers.

Typically, you create staging and production environments with dedicated servers. To add servers and additional MDEX Engines, adjust the Deployment Template AppConfig.xml file so that it points to the correct host names for the servers in your staging (or production) environment.

A multiple server environment is commonly structured into:

You can also have a dedicated application server to host the front-end application, or use one of the existing servers for this purpose. In staging and production environments it is advisable to configure one or more dedicated application servers.