| Header Area | Contains pointers to the other major sections of shared memory. |
| String Area | Stores strings loaded from the configuration file. |
| Configuration Area | Stores default application parameters as well parameters for specified applications. |
| Session Table | Tracks all user connections, including from which IP address they last connected (for security reasons). |
| Daemon Table | Tracks all applications that run as daemon processes, including the host and port on which they run, and their utilization (for load balancing). |