A single-node installation does not make use of node or cluster redundancy.
In trial or personal development scenarios, you may want to operate Unwired Platform on a single host.
Unwired Platform treats a single-node cluster, or standalone installation, as a cluster of one member.
This type of environment allows for some degree of administrative convenience in a production environment. Typically, however, you use this model to provide a platform for personal development or IT evaluation of Unwired Platform functionality.
Considerations for each are summarized by environment type:
- For personal or enerprise development, a single-node installation uses OpenDS by default to authenticate user access for Unwired Platform. It takes, little or no configuration to make this system functional.
- For production deployments, a noAuth provider is enabled by default, which passes all authentication requests. Administrators must configure a provider immediately after installation to ensure that Unwired Server and Sybase Control Center are secured.