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<span id="id1"></span><h1>Architecture Overview<a class="headerlink" href="#architecture-overview" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Bcfg2 provides a declarative interface to system configuration. Its
configuration specifications describe a literal configuration goal
state for clients. In this architecture, the Bcfg2 client tool is
responsible for determining what, if any, configuration operations must
occur and then performing those operations. The client also uploads
statistics and client configuration state information. The design
and implementation of the reporting system is described on a separate
<a class="reference internal" href="../reports/index.html#server-reports-index"><em>page</em></a>.</p>
<p>A comprehensive description of the Bcfg2 Architecture (and the choices
behind the design) can be found at <a class="reference internal" href="../architecture/index.html#architecture-index"><em>Detailed Bcfg2 Architecture</em></a>.</p>
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<p>The role of the Bcfg2 server is rendering a client-specific target
configuration description from a global specification. The specification
consists of a directory structure containing data for a variety of server
plugins. The Bcfg2 server has a plugin interface that can be used to
interpret the configuration specification. Read on for more information
about <a class="reference internal" href="../server/index.html#server-index"><em>The Bcfg2 Server</em></a>.</p>
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<p>The Bcfg2 client is responsible for determining what operations are
necessary in order to reach the desired configuration state. Read on
for more information about <a class="reference internal" href="../client/index.html#client-index"><em>The Bcfg2 Client</em></a>.</p>
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