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MobiControl consists of a set of components that work together to form the MobiControl system.
MobiControl Component Diagram
MobiControl product consists of the following
software components:
MobiControl Manager - Centralized management console that allows users to monitor and
control all aspects of system operation, including software/data deployment rules, and automatic
device configuration rules.
MobiControl Deployment Server - This component is responsible for executing rules (e.g.
Software Deployment Rules) configured via MobiControl Manager. Deployment Servers execute rules
and stores rule execution status information in the database. Deployment Servers
also make real-time information from devices available to MobiControl Manager sessions.
When more than one Deployment Servers is running, MobiControl automatically distributes load amongst the
active servers, allowing MobiControl to scale gracefully for large or small installations.
MobiControl also provides fault tolerant operation. If a Deployment Server is not available, MobiControl
automatically distributes load amongst the other servers, thereby providing a fault tolerant
operational environment.
MobiControl Device Agent - Device agent is the MobiControl software that is installed onto
mobile devices. MobiControl Device Agent communicates with MobiControl Deployment Server(s) and carries
out the instructions it receives from the Server. Device Agents also provide reporting and real-time
information to Deployment Servers.
MobiControl Package Studio - This component allows users to package data/software into
'Package Files' that can be distributed to mobile devices by MobiControl.
MobiControl Database
MobiControl uses
a database to store configuration and status information. MobiControl can store configuration information in an existing
database server or you can use the free Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine 2000 database (i.e. MSDE 2000) that
is included with the MobiControl product. MobiControl currently supports the following databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or
later and Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine 2000 (i.e. MSDE 2000).
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