IBM Optim Manager is a web application that you can use to configure, run, monitor, and manage services. You also use Optim Manager to configure the components that are used to run these services. Optim Manager is also known as the manager.
To run services that you develop with IBM Optim Designer, access the manager through Optim Designer. (Optim Designer is also known as the designer.) When you are done developing the service, use the manager to publish the service to a registry. Alternatively, use the manager to export the service to the file system.
To run and manage services that have been published to a registry, access the manager through an application server. The manager is delivered as a web archive (WAR) file that you can deploy to any supported application server. For example, you can deploy the manager to WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition. You can then access the manager on the application server and use the manager to run and manage services in the registry of your choice.
You can deploy the management server WAR file and the manager WAR file either to the same application server or to separate application servers.