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are sent from TWG to the SWD Manager by the MCollect service. MCollect

moves data from the endpoint to the TMR.

1.2 Our approach

It is the intention of this redbook to show how to enable the management of

pervasive devices by small and medium businesses (SMBs). While the

information provided in the following chapters can be used on deployments of

any size, our focus is to provide a concise and straight forward approach to the

deployment of required components into a single box. This single box will serve

all pervasive devices in a small- to medium-sized organization. Of course, the

instructions provided by this redbook can also be used and easily adapted to any

sized deployment.

Figure 1-4 on page 12 shows the basic architecture for managing pervasive

devices. Since IBM DB2 is the only supported RDBMS by the Tivoli Web

Gateway, it is shown in Figure 1-4 on page 12 as the RDBMS used also by the

Tivoli server. Chapter 2, “Getting the environment up and running” on page 13

provides all steps required to install and configure the components for this

single-box approach.

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Figure 1-4 Single-box approach

To optionally protect the enrollment URLs, you can use IBM Tivoli Access

Manager for e-business software. The WebSEAL component of Tivoli Access

Manager for e-business lets organizations control access to applications and

data, and provides Single Sign-On (SSO) for authorized users. Tivoli Access

Manager for e-business integrates with the Tivoli Resource Manager via a

junction to deliver a secure personalized e-business experience for authorized

pervasive devices users.

Chapter 3, “Implementing security on the PDA management environment” on

page 65 also provides additional information on how to protect the Tivoli

Resource Manager environment.

Host PC with Pervasive

device connected

Host PCs with Pervasive

device connected

RIM

Host

IBM DB2 Server

TMR Server

Tivoli Resource Manager Server

Tivoli Gateway

Tivoli Resource Manager GW

Endpoint

Tivoli Web Gateway

Resource Collector

WebSphere Server

IBM DB2 Client

HTTP

HTTP

HTTP