Architecture
This section provides an overview of File Access Manager architecture.
It can be deployed in one of the following deployment models:
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Simple
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Cloud-Based
The Cloud-Based deployment model provides a solution for these common use cases:
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Deploy the File Access Manager Services – the central services that provide the core functionality – in a cloud environment with on-premises collectors that harvest information from target applications.
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Use this model in non-cloud implementations to scale the Permissions Collection and Data Classification processes to more than a single service per application. This decreases the time for crawling, collecting permissions, and classifying data in large applications.
Administrators can deploy File Access Manager using either deployment model, and can also begin with the Simple model, and later progress to the Cloud-Based model by installing the File Access Manager Message Broker and adding Collectors. Consult a certified implementer before installation to determine the best configuration for your organization.
File Access Manager supports a disaster recovery solution, enabling the administrator to transfer the operation to a backup site if required. See details in the Server Implementation and the Disaster Recovery procedure guides.
Note: When installed in a high-availibility environment, RabbitMQ is used to synchronize data between IIS servers, making sure all users see up to date data in our web site. If your installation uses more than one IIS, make sure to install RabbitMQ.