Service application proxy groups organize which service applications are consumed by a web application. To make this functionality beneficial, it is recommended to name these groups in a logical manner. In this recipe, we will create a custom name for an application proxy group.
When creating a service application, it will automatically be assigned to the default proxy group. Out of the box, there are two application proxy groups:
Default
Custom
It is possible to assign a service application to a custom proxy group. The benefit of creating custom proxy groups are:
Greater flexibility for creating a set of services for a web application.
More efficient use of resources such as hardware.
A proxy group creates a service application proxy boundary. Web applications cannot consume service applications associated with a different proxy group. For instance, WebApp A is associated with proxy group #1. This group has a finance-managed metadata service ...
