More About Middle Tier Components.

Lets see the purpose of the middle tier components

1.Web Server

This is Apache server which brings you the webpages of the application.

2.Forms Server

Here You should know that 11i consists of three oracle home's

a)Database Oracle Home. b) 8.0.6 Oracle Home c) IAS Oracle Home

so the forms server is part of IAS Oracle Home.--which brings you the forms of 11i--E-business suite.

3. Reports Server.

This is also a part of IAS Oracle Home-- used for running reports against the 11i database.


4.Concurrent Processing Server.

Used for processing the concurrent requests.

5. Admin Server.

This is used for admin purpose.

6.Discoverer Server.

This is optional.This brings you the discoverer integrated with 11i.

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--Vivek