1.2 Teaming Components

A Novell Teaming site consists of four major components:

1.2.1 Teaming Software

The Novell software is a customized version of Apache* Tomcat. This software provides all the Web-based functionality you use as you access the Teaming site through your Web browser.

1.2.2 Teaming Database

The Novell Teaming database is used for storing information about the Teaming site and its users:

  • Structural information about workspaces, folders, and entries (for example, their location in the workspace tree)

  • Identification information about workspaces, folders, and entries (for example, titles, descriptions, dates of creation/modification, and users associated with creation/modification)

  • User profile information (for example, full name, phone number, and e-mail address)

The Teaming database disk space requirements are relatively modest, because it is not used for storing files.

1.2.3 Teaming File Repository

The Novell Teaming file repository holds all files that are imported into Teaming, information related to the imported files, such as thumbnails and HTML renderings, and the search engine index.

The Teaming file repository disk space requirements depend on the size of the Teaming site. For a large Teaming site, disk space requirements can be substantial.

1.2.4 Lucene Index

The Lucene* Index Server is a high-performance Java search engine. The Lucene index contains pointers to the actual data stored in the Teaming file repository. The index enables the Lucene search engine to perform very fast searches through large quantities of Teaming data.