Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM)

A software server is a commercial software environment, which contains a set of applications and which can be deployed to a hardware server. A hardware server is a device that serves data or other support to network devices and which usually has higher specifications than client devices. A workstation is a client machine to which an application or a server can be deployed. A mobile device is a portable client used remotely to access the network. Network nodes represent other type of network objects (routers, switches, firewalls, modems, printers, faxes, etc).

Example

In this example, the field workstation and smartphone connect via the web to the server, which is also connected to a network node of type printer:

• Creating a Software or Hardware Server, Workstation, Mobile Device, or Network Node
  You can create a server, workstation, mobile device or network node from the Toolbox, Browser, or Model menu.
• Software and Hardware Server, Workstation, Mobile Device, and Network Node Properties
  To view or edit a software or hardware server, workstation, mobile device, or network node's properties, double-click its diagram symbol or Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.
• Modeling Cluster Servers and Virtual Machines
  You can model complex machine-in-machine environments using the Type and Virtual properties.