Components of Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Parent topic

The Virtual Mobile Infrastructure system includes the following components:

Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Components

Component Description Required or Optional
Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Server
The Virtual Mobile Infrastructure server contains management node and compute node.
  • Management node provides management console for administrator and web service for user logon, logoff and connection to users's workspace.
  • Compute node hosts workspaces. Each workspace runs as a Virtual Mobile Infrastructure instance.
Required
Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Mobile Client Application The mobile client application is installed on the mobile devices. The client application connects with the Virtual Mobile Infrastructure server to allow users to use their workspaces hosted on the server. Required
Secure Access The Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Secure Access enables mobile clients to access Virtual Mobile Infrastructure server via Internet. See Why Use Secure Access for more information. Strongly recommended
Active Directory The Virtual Mobile Infrastructure server imports groups and users from Active Directory. Optional
External Database External Database provides scalable data storage for user data. By default, Virtual Mobile Infrastructure server maintains a database on its local hard drive. However, if you want to store the data on an external location, then you will need to configure External Database. Optional
External Storage Using this option will enable you to store the user data in an external storage. Optional