Installing the Repository Proxy

The PowerDesigner repository proxy is an optional program that receives requests from client workstations and translates them into a more efficient proprietary format for communication with the repository server. The proxy can considerably improve performance, particularly if clients will be connecting over a WAN or complicated LAN environment or when dealing regularly with larger (15MB+) models, due to its client request pooling and sophisticated caching.

Note:

The proxy must be installed on a Windows server, and we recommend at least a dual-core machine, with 2-4GB of RAM and at least 1GB of disk space (though if more space is available, more models can be cached). We recommend that you install the proxy on a server separate from the repository database, but on the same LAN.

The repository administrator will set up the repository proxy.

  1. Choose whether to install the repository proxy on the repository server, or on another windows machine on the same LAN.
  2. Create a data source to define the connection between the proxy and the repository database (see Creating an ODBC System Data Source on the Proxy Server).
  3. Run the repository proxy setup program to install the proxy as a service (see Installing the Repository Proxy on the Proxy Server).
  4. Launch the configuration tool to configure the proxy (see Configuring the Repository Proxy).

    The repository proxy is now ready for use.

After installation is complete, you can set up client machines to connect to the repository via the proxy. See the Getting Started with the Repository chapter in Working with the Repository.

Parent topic: Installing the Repository