Building Technology Layer Diagrams

A technology infrastructure diagram provides a high-level graphical view of the physical architecture required to support the application architecture.

A technology infrastructure diagram is the sole diagram in the technology layer.

In the following example, the deployment of servers within the company network is shown, along with the web access afforded to thin clients:

• Technology Infrastructure Diagram Objects
  PowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build technology infrastructure diagrams.
• Creating a Technology Infrastructure Diagram
  You can create a technology infrastructure diagram in an existing EAM in any of the following ways:
• Networks (EAM)
  A network allows computers to communicate with each other either locally or over large distances via telecommunications.
• Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM)
  A software server is a commercial software environment, which contains a set of applications. A software server can be deployed on a hardware server.
• Deployment Instances (EAM)
  A deployment instance is an instance of another object that is deployed on a server or elsewhere in the environment.
• Infrastructure Links (EAM)
  An infrastructure link is an oriented link that is used to connect objects in the technology layer.