Components of the Symantec Management Platform
Component | Description |
|---|---|
Notification Server and Symantec Management Console | The Symantec Management Platform service that processes events, facilitates communications with managed computers, and coordinates the work of the other Symantec Management Platform services. The console is the Notification Server computer's Web-based user interface that lets you manage the platform and its solutions. |
Configuration Management Database (CMDB) | The database that stores all of the information about managed computers. |
Site servers | The Symantec Management Platform can host several types of middleware components, such as package services, task services, and network boot services. The official name for a middleware component is "site service." Any component that hosts a site service is known as a site server. Site servers can host one or more of these services. |
Symantec Management Agent | The software that is installed on a computer to enable Notification Server to monitor and manage it. After the Symantec Management Agent is installed, that computer becomes a managed computer. |
Software Management Framework | An interface that lets you create and manage the software resources that are in the Software Catalog. It also lets you manage the packages that are in the Software Library. The Software view provides a central location for initiating the software-related tasks that are performed in your organization. |
Reports | A way to gather automated information. You can view reports for any managed computer from the Symantec Management Console. |