The monitored devices are distributed across a single or multiple units, as directed by the gateway server.
All unit monitoring and management is conducted through the gateway. Gateway-to-unit communication is conducted using Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI).
Figure below shows the Prime Performance Manager architecture. Architecture elements include:
o Prime Performance Manager Gateways and units are software processes. Gateways and units can run on the same physical machine or on separate ones.
o The master XML configuration defines the reports and associated functions. All XML is created and managed on the gateway, and the gateway distributes the XML to the units.
o The central XML configuration is the conceptual repository used to feed to the units. The central XML configuration is backed by the master XML configuration.'
o CSV are automatically generated. They reside on the gateway and are forwarded there from the units.
o Unit XML configuration is the set of XML file that exist on the unit. These are created when Prime Performance Manager is installed and updated by the gateway.