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2.1.6 Cells
A cell is a grouping of nodes into a single administrative domain. A cell encompasses the
entire management domain. In the Base and Express configurations, a cell contains one
node, and that node contains one server. The left side of Figure2-12 illustrates a system with
two cells that are each accessed by their own administrative console. Each cell has a node
and a stand-alone application server.
In a Network Deployment environment (the right side of Figure 2-12), a cell can consist of
multiple nodes and node groups. These nodes and groups are all administered from a single
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