1.3. EKM Architecture

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## 1.3. EKM Architecture

EKM is a J2EE application that runs on an Application Server. It uses an embedded Content Management System for managing data and can be accessed by a supported web browser (for example, Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox) or a desktop application through the web services API. It can link to SQL-compliant RDBMS (Relational Data Base Management System) databases for storing metadata, file servers for storing file content, and batch execution systems for executing long-running simulation jobs. EKM stores only the metadata in the database. The file content is stored outside the database on a file server or other storage location.

Figure 1.2: EKM Architecture

EKM can be run on a single-server or a cluster and is scalable from a single user to multiple users connected in LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). Multiple EKM repositories can be connected together to create an efficient system for sharing and transferring simulation files across a WAN.

Figure 1.3: EKM Distributed Architecture

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