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System Administration & Configuration Flashcards

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  1. In Appian, what is the role of a 'System Administrator' group versus an 'Application Administrator'?

    Answer: System Admins manage the entire Appian platform; Application Admins manage only specific applications

    System Administrators have full platform access including server config, while Application Administrators are scoped to manage specific Appian applications.

  2. What must an Appian administrator do after installing a plugin (plug-in) on a production server?

    Answer: Restart the Appian application server to load the new plugin

    Appian plugins are deployed as JARs and typically require a server restart to load the new Java classes into the application server runtime.

  3. Which Appian Administration Console section allows configuration of single sign-on (SSO) with an external identity provider?

    Answer: Authentication settings

    The Authentication settings in the Administration Console is where administrators configure SAML or OpenID Connect SSO with external identity providers.

  4. What is the purpose of the Appian 'Application Server' log files for an administrator?

    Answer: To diagnose errors, exceptions, and performance issues at the JVM and application layer

    Appian application server logs capture JVM-level errors, integration failures, and performance warnings that help admins diagnose platform issues.

  5. How does Appian's high availability (HA) architecture primarily achieve redundancy?

    Answer: By deploying multiple application server nodes behind a load balancer sharing the same database and process engine

    Appian HA uses a cluster of application nodes load-balanced at the network layer, all connected to a shared database and distributed process engine.

  6. What should an Appian administrator check first when users report slow form load times?

    Answer: Appian Health Dashboard for process engine queue depth and slow expression evaluations

    The Health Dashboard provides visibility into process engine performance, query execution times, and expression evaluation bottlenecks causing slowness.