The diagrams that follow show examples of iMIS configurations. Line styles indicate connection types:
■ Dotted lines show low-bandwidth connections (such as VPN tunnels) from web clients
■ Solid lines show high-bandwidth (10/100 Mbps) connections among server hosts and workstations using iMIS Desktop
When looking at these configurations, keep in mind that others are possible. For example, the appserver for the Public view could be placed inside the network firewall. Also, if you are installing iMIS Analytics, you might choose to put the data warehouse and analysis database on the same database server as your iMIS database, or you could put them on a separate one.
Note: These configuration suggestions are based on recent experiences with production systems of various sizes: they are guidelines only, not requirements.