The following table and figure is a high-level overview of the system architecture behind a high-availability Perceptive Content Server configuration.
| Tier | Description |
|---|---|
| Client | Contains the Perceptive Content Client, Interact Desktop and other web clients such as Interact for Epic and SharePoint. |
| Agent | Contains external, server-side agents, such as Forms Agent, Output Agent, Mail Agent, and Recognition Agent. Additional instances of these agents might provide enhanced performance along with optimizing your overall system. Refer to the agent installation guide for more information. |
| Application | Contains one or more nodes, where each node contains an instance of Perceptive Content Server. Also contains local storage for the bin, log, and temp directories and embedded agent directories, such as job and workflow. |
| Storage | Contains the Perceptive Content database, which stores the metadata and system information, and the Object Storage Manager (OSM), which stores the document objects. |