Server Processes

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

A server process is a system process that hosts the execution of an application component. A server process can host multiple components and can service tens, hundreds, or potentially thousands of clients. You can configure multiple server processes to execute on a single computer. Each server process reflects a separate trust boundary and fault isolation domain.

Other process environments can also host application components. As a result, you can deploy applications that meet varying distribution, performance, and fault isolation requirements. For example, you can configure MTS components to be loaded directly into Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). You can also configure them to load directly into client processes.

Server Process