Device management

In BMC Client Management, a device is any type of computer in your network. It can be one of the following:

• Master (also called Master Server or Administration Server)
• Relay (also called Intermediate Server)
• Client

Peripheral devices such as printers or pointing devices are not included in this denomination.

Devices do not have their own specific top node. They are displayed with all their available information in two different locations in the console:

• Device Topology
• Device Groups

Devices have the following subnodes. Depending on their topology type, not all of them might be available:

• Agent Configuration
• Direct Access
• Remote Control
• Inventory
• Assigned Objects
• Alerts and Events
• Financial Asset Management

Devices have the following tabs. Depending on the location at which you look at the device, not all of them are available:

• Members - this tab is only available under the Device Topology node.
• Parent Device Groups - this tab is only available under the Device Topology node.
• Virtual Guests
• Graph
• General
• Users
• Security - this tab is only available under the Devices node.