IBM Optim Management Server is a web application that manages and monitors service requests for services in a registry and repository. Optim Management Server can also host a registry and repository. Optim Management Server is also known as the management server.
The management server is delivered as a web archive (WAR) file that you can deploy to any supported application server. For example, you can deploy the management server to WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition. You can deploy the management server and the manager either to the same application server or to separate application servers.