HP Device Manager 4.5 - Installation Guide

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Overview
This document discusses the installation of HP Device Manager 4.5 and the usage of HP Device Manager
4.5 tools in a Proof of Concept. Production installation may differ based on a number of parameters,
including, but not limited to, the number of remote sites, the number of thin clients, LAN and WAN links,
network configuration, etc... Please contact your thin client technical consultant for more details.
HP Device Manager consists of five modules:
• Management Console—The graphical application used by administrators to access the management
system.
• Management Server—The central server, which consolidates and controls all management activities.
• Management Gateway—Serves as the link between Agents and the Management Server.
• Management Master Repository Controller—Manages the content in the Master Repository and
synchronizes that content to other repositories as requested by the HPDM Server.
• Management Agent—Software installed on the client to enable device management.
The Management Console, Management Server, Management Gateway, and Master Repository Controller
modules may be installed on the same machine or on separate machines.