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– Manages the (optional) Re port Distribution System 
– Manages the “interface” to the (optional) Full Text Index system
– Performs user authentication through internal security or external security System 
Authorization Facility (SAF) calls 
– Performs logging
/SM590000 Object server:
– Provides the repository for Content Manager OnDemand data archives
– Stores archive storage policy information
– Manages the retention of Content Manager OnDemand data archives
– Controls the transition of Content Manager OnDemand archives
– Manages the expiration of Content Manager OnDemand archives
2.2.3  Choosing a platform
A Content Manager OnDemand server can run on many different operating systems and 
hardware environments. It can be set up to run on a workstation and can scale up to an 
IBM z™ Systems complex. The following factors need to be part of the decision to implement 
Content Manager OnDemand on one platform versus another platform:
/SM590000Existing hardware platforms
/SM590000Future hardware requirements (standardization, consolidation, and others)
/SM590000Existing personnel and skill set
/SM590000Current workload (number of users, quantity of data, and others)
/SM590000Future workload requirements (number of users, quantity of data, and others)
/SM590000Interfacing with other systems (software and data)
/SM590000Vendor’s ability to support the environment (hardware, software, and users over any 
geographic extent)
Default installation directory paths: The default installation directory path names 
changed for Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms Server. The default 
installation paths for Content Manager OnDemand 9.5 are listed:
/SM590000/opt/IBM/ondemand/V9.5 for AIX and Sun (HP is no longer a supported platform in 
V9.5.)
/SM590000/opt/ibm/ondemand/V9.5 for Linux and Linux on IBM z Systems™
/SM590000C:\Program Files\IBM\OnDemand\V9.5 for Microsoft Windows
/SM590000/usr/lpp/ars/V9R5M0 for z/OS
/SM590000/QIBM/ProdData/OnDemand for IBM i
Y ou can install Content Manager OnDemand to the default path or specify a different path. 
Because this book describes all Content Manager OnDemand platforms, you see various 
interchangeable references to these paths. Ensure that you check your own installation for 
the path name that is implemented and interpret the paths that are identified in the manual.
Starting with version 9.5, the installation can be performed by a non-root user on AIX. 
When installed as a non-root user, the installation path is fixed under the home directory of 
the user: 
/SM590000$HOME.$HOME/IBM/ondemand/V9.5 for AIX and Sun
/SM590000$HOME/ibm/ondemand/V9.5 for Linux and Linux on IBM z Systems