Audience for This Guide
20 iPlanet Integration Server • P rocess System Guide • August 2001
Audience for This GuideThis book assumes familiarity with the basic concepts underlying an iIS process
system. A discussion of these concepts and a description of iIS process system
components, the functions they perform, and how they interact with an iIS
Backbone can be found in the iIS Conceptual Overview. Additionally, information
about creating and defining business process for use within an iIS process system
can be found in the first two chapters of the iIS Process Development Guide.
Because an iIS system is built and distributed in an iPlanet UDS environment, it is
helpful to understand iPlanet UDS system management concepts. For details, see
the iPlanet UDS System Management Guide.
Organization of This GuideThe following table briefly describes the contents of each chapter:
Chapter Description
Chapter1, “Intr oduction: iIS
Process Management”
Provides a brief introduction to the iIS process engine
and process system management.
Chapter2, “Setting Up an iIS
Process Management System”
Describes the components of an iIS process system
and how to distribute them among the different
nodes in your environment.
Chapter3, “The iIS Console”Introduces the iIS Console, an interactive system
management tool.
Chapter4, “Managing Engines”Explains how to configure, start up, and manage an
iIS process engine and its components.
Chapter5, “Managing
Registrations”
Describes the registration process by which process
definitions and other development components are
made available for execution by a running engine.
Chapter6, “Managing Process
Execution”
Explains how an engine executes process definitions
and how to monitor and make adjustments to process
execution.
Chapter7, “Troubleshooting”Explains tools and techniques used for diagnosing
problems in process execution.