PortfolioCenter Three-Tier Network

Program Components

The PortfolioCenter program has three components:

• Database: Holds stored data
• Application: Processes data and report requests
• User interface: Allows user to submit data and report requests and displays the results

Configuration

In this configuration, the components are distributed across the computers like this:

• Database Server: Holds the database and SQL Server components
• Application Server/Power User Workstation: Holds the application and service
• Workstation: holds the user interface

As shown in the chart above, the general rule of thumb is to have one application server or power user workstation for every three users.

For detailed setup instructions, click Installing PortfolioCenter.

• Server: This computer has the PortfolioCenter database.
• Application Server/Power User Workstation: This computer has the user interface as well as the ability to distribute application services.
• Workstation: These computers hold the PortfolioCenter user interface.