IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1            

Inheritance and server hierarchy levels

You configure the domain in the context of a server hierarchy. The server hierarchy consists of the following levels: domain > site > virtual server > server. The order of the objects indicates ownership. An owned object can inherit a configuration from the owner object.

Specifically, a server belongs to a virtual server, a virtual server belongs to a site, and a site belongs to a domain. Consequently, the configuration that you define at the domain level can optionally cascade down to all levels. Alternatively, you can selectively override inheritance and define the configuration for an owned object.

For example, you can define the configuration for site A to be independent of the configuration for the domain while still allowing the configuration for site B to be inherited from the domain. Your configuration for site A can optionally cascade down to all objects that directly or indirectly belong to site A. The server hierarchy consists of domains, sites, virtual servers, and server instances.



Last updated: March 2016
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