Product
Architecture Scense User Workspace Management
A Scense implementation delivers next generation workspace management through functionality that’s distributed but still works seamlessly. The functionality is installed on the administrator’s workstation, in the data centre and on all the clients that Scense needs to manage.
In the data center
The server elements of Scense are installed centrally in the company’s data centre. Scense also supports distributed, multi-site implementations. Performance and availability can be guaranteed by the use of Network Load Balancing, Database mirroring and Scense’s own multi-site mechanisms.
Scense Database - The Scense database, containing all information and instructions related to applications, user settings, desktop configurations etcetera, is installed in the data centre on an Oracle or MS S QL database server. The client software contacts this database, via the server components, to retrieve instructions during the managed clients’ user and computer sessions.
Scense Server - At the heart of the Scense system are the Scense engine server components. These COM+ objects are used, through DCOM, by Scense Executive installed on the clients. The Scense Engine communicates tasks received from Scense Executive to the database engine. The Scense server components make full use of COM+’s scalability.
Scense File share - The Scense file share stores all the application packages and virtualized applications that need to be available to end-users. As soon as an end-user requests an application, the package installs it, starts it, streams it or activates it.
On the administrators workstation
The administrator can use all the organisation’s workstations to manage the Scense environment and all the business logic related to it.
Scense Management Console - Administrators use Scense Explorer to manage and control the information stored in the Scense database. Scense Explorer can be installed on any workstation that’s able to contact the database.
On the clients
Every client managed by Scense needs the Scense client components. These can be installed on virtual or physical desktops, on Terminal Servers, on laptops or employee-owned devices that are not part of the Active Directory. Administrators can use the Scense update manager to install and update Scense clients in an unattended and reliable way.
Scense Client and Scense Executive - The Scense Client and Scense Executive work together to execute the Scense instruction on the desktop and give feedback to the user. If the client software is unable to retrieve instructions from the Scense database (because the Scense Engine is no responding) a local database is used, the Local Cache.
Local Cache - To guarantee a functional desktop when a connection to the central database is unavailable, communications related to the desktop are also stored in a local cache.