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Administering HCL VersionVault
Learn about performing administrative tasks for an HCL VersionVault community including managing software licenses, user and group accounts, VersionVault server and client hosts, shared data, and the network that connects them.
HCL VersionVault network planning and administration
HCL VersionVault server processes
HCL VersionVault is a distributed application. Many of its operations involve several host computers and several server processes on each host.
admin_server process
The HCL VersionVault administration server (admin_server) is invoked as needed by the host’s albd_server process. This short-lived server performs miscellaneous administrative support functions.

admin_server process

The HCL VersionVault administration server (admin_server) is invoked as needed by the host’s albd_server process. This short-lived server performs miscellaneous administrative support functions.

The admin_server handles the following tasks:

Retrieving the server log files displayed by the getlog command and the HCL VersionVault Administration Console.
Retrieving and changing the HCL VersionVault properties on the local host when requested by the HCL VersionVault Administration Console.
Moving registry files and reconfiguring clients if the host is a backup registry server.