What is 'Database Servers' Application used for?

Suggy
Giga Sage

‎10-03-2024 01:39 AM

What is 'Database Servers' Application used for?

My understanding is its meant to store the Database running on the DB instance.

DB server means the physical host or VM where the DB instance runs. 

 

Why the name 'Servers' in 'Database Servers'? Am I missing anything?

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Suggy
Giga Sage

‎10-03-2024 01:41 AM

@doug_schulze If you could answer please 🙂

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Abhishek_Thakur
Mega Sage

‎10-03-2024 01:44 AM

Hello @Suggy ,

Database server is used to support multiple services in the technical environment.

Yes, it can be the physical host which is supporting many applications as also you can check the major crucial roles of database server by opening any CI in a dependency view. So, you would get an idea how the database application is supporting the multi-tenant architecture.

 

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BdG ING
Mega Contributor

‎10-03-2024 01:58 AM

To my experience the middleware got named 'servers' as well in the past, because they serve or host or help you with a functionality. Nót because they have the operatingsystem type of 'server'.

So, we had 'application servers' (eg Websphere), 'database servers' (eg Oracle, MSSQL), 'messaging servers' (MQ, CFT, Tibco) and they all served us our 'services' with functionality not being linux/windows or other OS kind of 'servers'..

 

I hope my terminology explanation ..serves you right 😉

SteveMacWWT
Kilo Sage
In response to BdG ING

‎10-03-2024 07:22 AM - edited ‎10-03-2024 08:54 AM

To extend what @BdG ING said - In this case I believe 'Database Server' is a legacy CI class that is now properly tracked as a Database Instance.