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title: Overview
description: "The i2b2 hive and associated web services are the infrastructure used to integrate a collection of cells. The management of your Hive data is done in the i2b2 Administration Module within **Manage Hive**. The following functions for managing the hive…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/6-3-managing-i2b2-hive-data/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 6. Initial Setup of i2b2 in Admin / 6.6 Classic Webclient Admin Tool / 6.3 Managing i2b2 Hive Data
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# Overview

The i2b2 hive and associated web services are the infrastructure used to integrate a collection of cells. The management of your Hive data is done in the i2b2 Administration Module within **Manage Hive**. The following functions for managing the hive are available.

1. Edit hive data *(Domain ID, Help URL, Domain Name, and Environment)*
2. Add, edit, and delete hive *(global)* parameter(s)

The steps on how to use these features are defined in the sections that follow.