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The SDL Contenta Server

The SDL Contenta server manages access between the SDL Contenta applications and tools and the SDL Contenta database. The SDL Contenta server communicates with the database through a portal which can be running anywhere on the network.

The SDL Contenta server is not typically installed with the user or administrative interfaces.
  • The SDL Contenta Explorer is the primary user interface to the SDL Contenta database.
  • The SDL Contenta administrative interface, pcmadmin, is the primary interface for modifying the SDL Contenta database (for example, permissions, metadata fields, object type containment rules, and so on.)

If you want to run SDL Contenta Explorer or the administrative tool, pcmadmin, on the server, you must install the client software.