application server

[Former Member]

1.what do u mean by allication server exactly, is it like for each department can we have one applicatino server? (i.e, for one for sales, one for mm and one for fico)

[Former Member]

Server that provides a range of services to run the R/3 System.

The application server provides the following services:

• 😧 Dialog

• V: Update

• E: SAP lock administration (enqueue)

• B: Background processing

• S: Print formatting (spool)

• G: SAP gateway

An application server consists of a dispatcher and one or more work processes for each service. The dispatcher manages processing requests, and work processes execute them.

Each application server provides at least one dialog service and one gateway. It may also provide further services.

Only one application server can offer the SAP lock administration service.

Refer this link for further knowledge...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/69/c24e034ba111d189750000e8322d00/content.htm

Regards,

Pavan

[Former Member]

Application server is where kernel of SAP resides.U can have any number of servers depending on Load on ur SAP system.

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[Former Member]

when load of apllications is depend upon the memory usage,semphore locks mechanisms not with no application servers .In genral what pavan stated above.

[Former Member]

Hi Murali,

To understand what is the application server we have to visualise the overview of SAP architecture. Broadly it is divided into three parts :

1. The Presentation Server

2. The Application Server

3. The Database Server/Layer

The Application server is the main server in terms of SAP as all processing happens in this server. Whenever we send a command from the presentation server, the classification of the command etc are determined at the Application server. In short all processing happens in the Application server.

[Former Member]

hi murali,

Definitions of Application server on the Web:

A "middle-tier" software and hardware combination that lies between the Web server and the corporate network and systems.

www.cbu.edu/~lschmitt/I351/glossary.htm

An application server is a software platform that delivers content to the Web. This means that an application server interprets site traffic and constructs pages based on a dynamic content repository. This content is typically personalized based on site visitor information, such as the content he/she has viewed up to that point, his/her past buying history, or preferences he/she has set during previous visits. ...

www.cylogy.com/library/glossary.html

A server that hosts the server component of the client/server application that works in conjunction with an EMBASSY applet.

www.wave.com/technology/glossary.html

A server in a client-server network which runs one or more applications that can be shared by client stations and which also shares the data processing burden with client stations. This shared application and shared data processing model contrasts with the model used for other servers, such as file servers, that simply send, receive, and store files, requiring client stations to run all applications and process all data. Either model can be most advantageous, depending on circumstances. ...

simatic.nm.ru/glossary_network_term.htm

Unlike a general file server, this server is loaded with sophisticated hardware geared toward performing a few specific application tasks.

www.theebusinesssite.com/IT%20Terms/Health%20Terms.htm

A specialized network server whose job is to provide access to a client/server application and, sometimes, the data that belongs to that application as well.

www.netchico.com/support/glossary/a.html

System software that provides a middleware interface between an operating system and the application programs of users.

highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072890428/student_view0/chapter4/glossary.html

A software platform that provides the services and infrastructure required to develop and deploy middle-tier applications. Middle-tier applications perform the business logic necessary to provide web clients with access to enterprise information systems. In a multi-tier architecture, an application server sits beside a web server or between a web server and enterprise information systems. Application servers provide the middleware for enterprise systems.

www.iona.com/support/docs/e2a/asp/5.1/platform/manage/glossary.html

An application server is a server computer in a computer network dedicated to running certain software applications. The term also refers to the software installed on such a computer to facilitate the serving (running) of other applications.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_server.

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Regards,

Mandeep.