Server Administration Overview

The goal of server administration is to ensure that Unwired Server is running correctly and that it is configured correctly for the environment in which it is installed (development or production). Server administration is mostly a one-time or infrequent administration task.

Server administration tasks
Task	Frequency	Accomplished by
Installing the server	One-time installation per server	Unwired Platform installer.
Configuring the server to: Set the replication and messaging synchronization ports, as well as communication ports for administration and DCN Create security profiles for secure communication Set up secure synchronization Configure replication and messaging push notifications Tune server performance	Postinstallation configuration with infrequent tuning as required	Sybase Control Center for Unwired Platform. See Sybase Unwired Server in Sybase Control Center online help
Manage the outbound enabler configuration for Relay Server. Configure Relay Server properties Manage certificates View logs Configure proxy servers for outbound enabler	Postinstallation	Sybase Control Center for Unwired Platform.
Setting server log file settings and subsystem log levels	Once, unless log data requirements change	Sybase Control Center for Unwired Platform. See Server Log in Sybase Control Center online help.

General Server
Configure properties and security profiles for Unwired Server management and communication ports. These ports process incoming replication synchronization, administration, and data change notification requests. You must secure data transmission over management and DCN communication ports by creating and assigning an SSL configuration to the ports. You can also configure Unwired Server performance properties.
Replication
Replication synchronization involves synchronization between Unwired Server and a replication-based mobile device application. Synchronization keeps multiple variations of the data set used by a device application in coherence with one another by reconciling differences in each. Reconciling differences before writing updates back to the enterprise information server (EIS) maintains data integrity.
Messaging
Messaging is a synchronization method used to maintain data integrity on device client applications. It uses a JMS service to upload and download data changes to and from the Unwired Server cache database. Messaging-based synchronization ports implement a strongly encrypted HTTP-based protocol using a proprietary method.
Relay Server Outbound Enabler
The Outbound Enabler (RSOE) runs as an Unwired Server process and manages communication between the Unwired Server and a Relay Server.

Parent topic: Production Environment Administration