Edge Device Manager Quick Start Guide Version R15
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4 Getting started with Edge Device Manager................................................................................................................... 4 Terminology...................................................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction Edge Device Manager is the next generation management solution for Edge Gateway Devices that offers advanced feature options such as Cloud versus On-premises deployment, manage-from-anywhere via a Mobile App, enhanced security such as BIOS configuration and port lockdown.
Terminology Definition Private cloud Edge Device Manager Server Installation, installed on premise that is private to your organization’s data-center. WDA Wyse device agent which resides in the device and acts as an agent for communication between server and client. Local repository Application, and File repository that is installed by default in the Edge Device Manager Server.
1 Use a supported Web browser on any machine with access to the Internet to log in to the management console. 2 You can access Public Cloud (SaaS) edition of Edge Device Manager by pointing your web browser to following links: 3 • US Datacenter: us1.wysemanagementsuite.com • EU Datacenter: eu1.wysemanagementsuite.com Enter your Username and Password. NOTE: The default username and password is provided by Account Representative. 4 Click Sign In option.
• Minimum CPU requirements – 4 CPU NOTE: For public cloud EDM, the repository must be installed on a server within the DMZ which is externally accessible, and the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server must be registered in public DNS. OS (Operating System) Language Pack Support for EDM Server 1 English 2 French 3 Italian 4 German 5 Spanish Browser Support 1 Internet Explorer 11 2 Chrome version 58.0 and above 3 Firefox version 52.
2 Pre-installation checklist Before you build your EDM Environment, do the following: • Obtain and configure all hardware and software, as required. • Install a supported server operating system on the server machine(s). • Make sure that all systems are up-to-date with current Microsoft service packs, patches, and updates. • Make sure that the latest version of the supported browser is available. • Obtain administrator rights and credentials on all systems involved with the installations.
3 Installing Edge Device Manager on-premise and initial setup Double-click on the installer package, and do the following steps: 1 On welcome screen, go through the license agreement and click Next to proceed. Figure 1. Welcome screen 2 Select the Setup Type you want to install and click Next.
Figure 2. Setup type • Typical—Requires minimum user interaction and installs embedded databases. • Custom—Requires maximum user interactions and is recommended for advanced users. Select the Setup Type as typical, enter Database Credentials for the embedded databases that are used for the account that Edge Device Manager uses to connect with embedded databases and enter Administrator Credentials and click Next. You must remember these credentials to log into Edge Device Manager web console.
Figure 3. Credentials 3 Select a destination where you want to install Edge Device Manager. Also, select a local repository where you want to save the tenant files. The default path of the destination folder is C:\Program Files\DELL\WMS.
Figure 4. Destination Click Next to install software. The installer takes approximately 4–5 minutes to install all components. It may take longer time if dependencies such as VC-runtime are not installed on the system.
Figure 5. Installation status 4 Click Launch to open Edge Device Manager web console.
Figure 6. Installation complete status 5 Click the Get Started button on the web console to select licence type, setup email notifications, and import SSL certificates. Figure 7. Welcome page 6 To enable Edge Device Manager on-premise and cloud, select the license type as pro. • 14 Pro—Enterprise-grade management for on-premises or hosted deployment.
Figure 8. License type a Select the license type as Pro. If you have internet connectivity, import EDM license from your public cloud account by entering your credentials and selecting number of seats. For installations without internet connectivity, you must export the key from public cloud and import it into license key textbox. License key can be exported by logging into your Wyse Management Suite public cloud account and then selecting Portal Admin > Subscription tab.
7 Enter information about your SMTP Server, and click Save. You may skip this screen and complete this setup or make changes later in the console. Figure 10. Email alerts NOTE: 8 • You must enter valid information about your SMTP server to receive email notifications from Edge Device Manager. • If you want to configure SMTP later, this page can be skipped as the SMTP server configuration is not mandatory to configure at this point of time.
9 Click the Sign in to Wyse Management Suite button. Figure 12. Sign in page The Dell Management Portal login page is displayed. Figure 13.
• Configuring and managing Edge Gateway devices • Creating a policy group and updating configuration • Registering devices to Edge Device Manager • Edge Device Manager Jobs • Publishing application to Edge Gateway/Embedded PC devices Functional areas of the management console The EDM management console is organized into the following functional areas: 1 Dashboard: This allows you to quickly view important summary of information for each functional area of the system.
• • Deployment of Application policies to the devices may be scheduled immediately or a later time based on specific time zone or time zone that is configured on a device. Inventory of devices can be located by clicking Devices tab. By default, this shows a paginated, flat list of all the devices in the system. You can choose to view a subset of the devices using a variety of filter criteria, such as Groups or subgroups, device type OS type, status, subnet, platform or time zone.
NOTE: • For public cloud you must register your thin clients by providing Wyse Management Suite URL and the Group Token for the group to which you want to register this device. • For private cloud you must register your thin clients by providing Wyse Management Suite URL and optionally the Group Token for the group to which you want to register this device. Devices will be registered to the Unmanaged Group if the group token is not provided.
Edge Gateway and Embedded PC Registration from USB Device Follow these steps to register Edge Gateway and Embedded PC from USB device: 1 Insert a USB drive into a PC or Laptop with which you are logged in to EDM. 2 Create a folder named config at the root level of the USB drive. 3 Within the config folder, create another folder named ccm-wda. 4 Download the Bootstrap file for the group to which you want to register the Edge Gateway/Embedded PC. 5 Rename the file to reg.
Figure 14. 2 Click the Edge Gateway – Snappy under App Policies in navigation menu on the left pane. 3 Click the Add Policy button. 4 Enter the appropriate information to create a new application policy. Figure 15. a You must enter/select Policy Name, Group, Snappy App, Task and Config Params.
b "On device time zone": server will create one job for each device time zone and schedule the job to the selected date/time of the device time zone. c "On selected time zone": Server will create one job to be run at the date/time of the designated time zone. 8 Click preview and then schedule on next page to create the Job. 9 You may check the status of Job by navigating to Jobs Page at any time.
4 Uninstalling Edge Device Manager To uninstall EDM, do the following: 1 Go to Add/Remove Programs and select Wyse Management Suite. The uninstaller wizard is initiated, and the EDM uninstaller screen is displayed. 2 24 Click Next. By default, the Remove radio button is selected that uninstalls all the EDM installer components.
A Feature list • Highly scalable solution to manage Edge Gateway devices • Group based management • Multi Level Groups and Inheritance • Configuration Policy management • View effective configuration at device level after inheritance • Application policy management • Asset, Inventory and Systems management • Automatic Device discovery • Real-time commands • Smart Scheduling • Alerts, Events and Audit logs Secure communication (HTTPS) • Manage devices behind firewalls • Mobile App •
B Supported devices Supported devices • Edge gateway 5000 running Windows 10 LTSB 15 • Edge gateway 3001 running Windows 10 LTSB 16 • Edge gateway 3002 running Windows 10 LTSB 16 • Edge gateway 3003 running Windows 10 LTSB 16 • Edge gateway 5000 running Ubuntu 16.04 • Edge gateway 3001 running Ubuntu 16.04 • Edge gateway 3002 running Ubuntu 16.04 • Edge gateway 3003 running Ubuntu 16.
