Architecture

The BMC Helix Edge architecture is a comprehensive framework designed to facilitate the seamless integration and management of IoT devices and data at the edge of a network. This architecture comprises several vital components that work in tandem to enable efficient data processing, real-time analytics, and effective communication between devices and central systems.

The following figure shows the BMC Helix Edge topography:

Components of BMC Helix Edge

The following table describes the BMC Helix Edge architecture layers and the components in each layer:

Layer name	Component description
Level 1 Devices (IoT Devices)	Devices, sensors, and actuators Generates data.
Level 1 Devices (IoT Devices)	Device services SDK Enables smooth interaction with devices, sensors, and actuators.
Edge (BMC Helix Edge node)	Database Stores essential data for edge operations.
	Command and Metadata Services Manages command executions and metadata storage.
	Device services Interacts with the SDK in the IoT device. The device services perform the following functions: Collects data from the device. Discovers devices. Issues commands to devices.
	Rules engine Processes rules for data manipulation and decision-making.
	ML model management Manages machine learning models for data analysis.
	Data enrichers Augments collected data with contextual information.
	Remediation workflow Handles automated remediation tasks.
	Inference @Edge Performs real-time data inference on Edge.
	Event generation Generates events based on data analysis.
On-premises (BMC Helix Edge management)	Database Stores relevant data for on-premises operations.
	Metadata Manages additional information about various components.
	Edge health and configuration Monitors and configures the edge environment.
	Management workbench (UI) Provides a user interface for management tasks.
	Device extensions Interacts with ML Model Management in the Edge layer.
	II connector Facilitates integration with external systems.
	HSSO sidecar proxy Enables secure communication between components.
	Contextual data API Offers contextual data for analysis and decision-making.
	IT and business data ingestion Ingests IT and business systems data.
Cloud (BMC Helix IT Operations Management)	Event service Manages events from various sources.
	Metric service Handles metrics for performance monitoring.
	BMC Helix Platform Common Services Provides standard services for applications.
	BMC Helix Dashboards Offers visualization and insights through dashboards.
	AI and ML training Facilitates machine learning model training.
	Intelligent integration Ensures smooth integration between components.
	BMC Helix Operations Management Manages overall operations of the architecture.
Business services (BMC Helix IT Operations Management)	Edge observability Monitors and observes the Edge components.
	BMC Helix AIOps @ Edge Enables AI-driven operations at the Edge.
	Edge asset discovery Discovers assets present at the Edge.
	Edge asset management Manages assets at the Edge.
	Digital twin Creates digital replicas of physical assets.
	Predictive maintenance Predicts maintenance needs based on data analysis.
	Edge orchestration Coordinates and manages Edge processes.
Other components	Contextual data Provides additional information for analysis in the Edge core. This data includes location, time, user behavior, environmental conditions, and other relevant variables that contribute to a holistic view of the IoT ecosystem.
Other components	Message bus (MQTT) Facilitates communication between components through the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol.

Architecture

Components of BMC Helix Edge

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