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11.2.4 Device Management portlets

Device Management portlets are installed with the WebSphere Everyplace

Access core services. They provide a simplified user interface to create software

installation and removal jobs. For the complete set of options you have to use the

Device Manager Console.

11.2.5 Device Manager Console

The Device Manager console is a Java program that you can use to administer

and monitor the Device Management Server. The console provides functionality

to register and view devices, create jobs for viewing or modifying device or

software properties, view the status of the jobs, and so on.

The Device Manager console can be downloaded from the Device Management

Server and installed on any system. This allows administrators of the devices to

control devices from various terminals and not necessarily on the server. The

Device Manager console requires a DB2 database client for connecting to the

Device Management database.

The first time the Device Manager console is started, it must be able to connect

to the Device Management Server to login and retrieve the properties file. Device

Manager console creates a backup of the properties file and subsequent start up

will not need to connect to the Device Management Server for login and will

connect directly to the Device Manager database for administration.

11.3 OGSGi device sample scenario

This sample scenario shows how to distribute software to OSGi devices using

Workplace Client Technology Micro Edition (WCTME) framework and Device

Manager provided by WebSphere Everyplace Access. In this section, we show

you how to use Device Manager to configure software distribution and software

removal jobs for OSGi devices, and the necessary program code to

communicate ITSO Rentals application with Device Manager server to execute

these jobs.

Before we begin with the scenario, certain configurations have to be completed:

1. WebSphere Everyplace Access server must be installed and configured,

including Device Manager component.

2. A Device Manager administration group must exist.

Note: The Device Manager console connects to the WebSphere Everyplace

Access Subscription Manager to authenticate the user.