New capabilities and better management for enterprises with mobile workers

MOBILITY—Proven in hundreds of mission-critical implementations

Server Pools
Multiple Mobility XE servers can now be configured and managed as a single, logical pool allowing large enterprises to add capacity without disrupting current users. All servers communicate with one another and work together to service the combined load of thousands of Mobility clients.

Failover
If one server fails, clients connected to it are automatically re-assigned among remaining servers in the pool.

Web-Based Mobility Console
For easier configuration and management, Mobility's Status Monitor, Configuration Manager, and Activity Log are now incorporated into this single, intuitive web-based interface where all administrative functions can be performed from a browser, regardless of where the administrator is located. The Mobility console includes six main sections: Server Status, Client Status, Server Settings, Client Settings, Licensing, and Policy Management.

Load Balancing
New client connections are automatically distributed across the Mobility servers in the pool based on capacity, memory and network usage, and CPU utilization. If servers in the same pool have different capacity and power, load balancing automatically distributes user load accordingly. If one server fails, the others automatically distribute new connections among themselves.

Mobility Warehouse
Mobility XE stores system information, user, and device settings in a Mobility Warehouse powered by industry-leading LDAP technology from Sun Microsystems.

The Mobility Warehouse can be collocated on one of the Mobility servers in the pool or installed on a separate server. It can also be installed on multiple machines in a master/replica configuration. If the primary Mobility Warehouse fails or becomes unavailable, Mobility servers automatically switch to a backup warehouse.

Server "Throttling"
When use of system resources reaches a predefined threshold, a Mobility XE server automatically prevents additional clients from establishing connections. This ensures that enough resources continue to be available to service the active load. If load balancing is turned on, new client connections are directed to other servers. This prevents an unplanned spike in usage and helps combat denial-of-service attacks.

Administrator and Operator Groups
Administrators have access to all administrative functions in the Mobility Console, while Operators can view system and configuration information, but cannot modify setup or configuration. System administrators can share system information with support personnel without opening up configuration access.

Server Status Page
The Mobility Console home page provides a graphical and statistical summary of each server's health and current activity. Using this page, a system administrator can see overall system usage on a per-server and pool-wide basis, and can view the devices connected to the system pool. This page also displays the Activity Log for each server, logging authentication and roaming as well as the amount of data transmitted and received by a device from each location to which it roams. The log can be configured to automatically "rotate," archiving a log file and opening a new one at a set interval. The Event Log is now in each server's section on the Server Status page and also available as a separate application on each server to help diagnose problems that might affect the Mobility Console. All server statistics are consolidated here on a single web page. We've also made it easy for an administrator to take a server offline, preventing any new clients from establishing connections to it when performing operating system or hardware maintenance.

Still More in Mobility XE
We've also added a new client status page, a customizable and filterable connections list, flexible global client and server settings, domain and user group support, pool-wide licensing, an improved server installation program and more.