
Module 2
Architecture and Products

Architecture and Products
What is a Content Server?
Content Server is Documentum’s core
server product that
Stores content files, their indexes,
and properties in a repository called
a Docbase
Supports client/server and Web
architectures
Controls access to the Docbase
Content
Server
Docbase
File System
Storage
RDBMS
OS
File Storage
System
+
Content Server
Docbroker
DFC, DMCL
Architecture
Federation
Products

Architecture and Products
Content Server and Docbase
•
One Content Server usually manages a single Docbase
•
For load balancing, more than one Content Server may access a
Docbase
Docbase
Content
Server

Architecture and Products
What is a Docbroker?
•
A process on the server that provides connection
information to client sessions
•
Determines which clients connect to a Content Server
•
Maintains a list of available Content Servers and Docbases
•
Eliminates the need for Content Server names on every client
Docbroker
Content
Server
Content Server
Docbroker
DFC, DMCL
Architecture
Federation
Products

Architecture and Products
Docbrokers and Docbases
•
Docbrokers can hold connection information for multiple
Docbases
•
A Docbase can register with multiple Docbrokers
•
Each client specifies a Docbroker in its dmcl.ini file
Docbroker Host2
Docbroker Host1
Munich
London
Paris
Client A
Client B
Content
Server
Content
Server
Content
Server