Using the System Engine

The system engine is the central component in the architecture and acts as a primary communication point between the servers and the database. The system engine is available at two levels and performs different functions at each level:

System Engine - Enterprise Manager

The system engine in the enterprise manager performs the data processing. This engine can do the following:

Schedule report templates to get data from the enterprise database or domain databases.
Execute queries, SQL Scripts and external utilities.
Execute the Default Software Contents Download Job for updating the enterprise manager's Software Definition list.

System Engine - Domain Manager

The system engine in the domain manager performs the following tasks:

Schedule report templates to get data from the domain database
Data collection
Data distribution
Data replication from and to the enterprise manager
Execute queries, SQL Scripts and external utilities
Execute the Default Software Contents Download Job for updating the domain manager's Software Definition list.
Execute the Default Directory Synchronization Job

This engine usually runs on a dedicated Windows computer. However, it can also run on the domain manager. Running the engine on a dedicated computer improves the response time of the domain manager when queries are made, and when inventory updated from many computers is processed.

This section contains the following topics:

Create an Engine Instance

Configure Engine

Engine Log

Stop and Start the Engine

Job Performance

Predefined Engine Tasks

Engine Tasks