The Gateway Component

This optional component provides mutual authentication through certificates for non-trusted systems in remote domains or workgroups.

The gateway server is designed to improve management of devices in demilitarized zones (DMZs) or behind firewalls. The gateway server aggregates communication from agents and forwards them to a management server inside the firewall. The gateway server does not have direct access to the database, data warehouse, or root management server. The most important resource on a gateway server is the CPU; however, gateway servers do not typically require high-end hardware.

Factors that impact the gateway server include the following:

• Volume of data collection

Operations Manager can support a maximum ...

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