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A key part of any device management implementation is the device management server with which the Device Management Client communicates. For more information about the device management server, administrators should refer to the documentation for their device management server. Users should contact their administrators for questions about the device management server.

In This Section

Device Management Client Architecture

Illustrates the relationship between device management components.

Device Management Service Design

Enumerates the steps in the device management service process.

Systems Management Server Device Management Feature Pack

Describes the Systems Management Server Device Management Feature Pack.

Device Management Software Requirements

Names required software components for device management.

Custom HTTP Headers for Various POSTs

Describes the custom headers used in messages the target device sends to the server.

Device Management Operation

Enumerates the steps required when implementing a the device management operation.

Device Management Client Database

Describes the package metadata associated with a downloaded package stored in the client database.

Failure Recovery

Describes the communication retries attempted when a device fails to connect to a server.

Checkpoint Restart

Describes the architecture used to restart partially completed downloads from the byte that was interrupted when failure occured.

Provisioning (Device Management Client)

Enumerates the steps to take when provisioning a device using the Device Management Client.

HTTP Status Codes for Device Management

Lists the status codes returned in response to a request from a device.

Script Support

Describes the device management scripting language.

API Access

Lists device management APIs.

Related Sections

Device Management Client OS Design Development

Provides an overview of the modules and components that implement Device Management Client, and the sysgen variables that enable this functionality.