A network typically consists of the following hardware elements:

  • Application workstation—A computer on your network that executes the OpenEdge client or single-user software. This allows one or more users to access the database server machine.
  • Database server machine—The OpenEdge database server machine is a computer on your network that executes the OpenEdge server software. This software allows the database server machine to manage one or more OpenEdge databases.
  • Network file server machine—The network file server is a computer that manages file sharing and system security, coordinates station-to-station communications, and controls any attached peripherals, such as printers, disk drives, and modems.

On Windows, you can provide multi-client access to a single copy of OpenEdge that is installed on a network-accessible drive (server). To initiate this shared installation type, you must choose to install the Shared Network Installation component, also known as NetSetup, during the installation process. Then, using the appropriate NetSetup deployment option, you can install NetSetup regardless of whether you are performing a complete or a custom installation.

Note: Progress does not support installing one copy of the OpenEdge Application server products for multiple machines. Because there is only one set of configuration files, conflicts are likely to occur.