Scalable Database Server, HiRDB Version 8 Description

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1.2.1 HiRDB/Single Server configuration

A HiRDB/Single Server consists of one unit (one single server). Figure 1-3 shows the configuration of a HiRDB/Single Server.

Figure 1-3 HiRDB/Single Server configuration

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Organization of this subsection
(1) Unit
(2) Single server (SDS: Single Database Server)

(1) Unit

A HiRDB/Single Server is composed of the following server:

The unit controls and monitors execution of the server. The unit can be compared conceptually to a container in which the server is stored.

(2) Single server (SDS: Single Database Server)

The single server is the server that manages a database (tables and indexes) and the data dictionaries (dictionary tables) that contain information about the database.