IBM® Business Process Manager can be installed and configured for multiple topologies. You can install all components on a single server (known as a stand-alone configuration), or you can distribute the components across multiple systems (known as a network deployment configuration). To achieve a highly available environment with failover support, you can install IBM Business Process Manager into a clustered environment that uses the clustering mechanism of WebSphere® Application Server.
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Figure 1 provides a high-level overview of the tasks associated with planning, installing, and configuring IBM Business Process Manager. The decisions that you make during the planning phase have an effect on the tasks listed under the installing and configuring phases.
