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Architecture Overview

Figure 1 illustrates the high-level architecture of Device Management Toolkit microservice architecture.

Figure 1: Deploy Device Management Toolkit
Figure 1: Deploy Device Management Toolkit

Deployment Flow

  1. Deploy Microservices - Install the microservices on a development system as Docker* containers, which can run locally or on the cloud.
  2. Deploy RPC Architecture - Transfer the lightweight clients to managed devices.
  3. Configure AMT - Through the RPS, configure AMT by creating control mode profile(s).
  4. Connect AMT - Use the MPS to manage connectivity, as this microservice listens for the call home messaging of managed devices.
  5. Issue AMT Command - Send power commands (e.g., power off) through the MPS.
  6. Add AMT functionality - Explore the additional functionality provided by Device Management Toolkit to develop your own web console or application.

Component Summary

  1. MPS - A cloud-hosted microservice that acts as the server for CIRA connections. Remote AMT devices call home to MPS and maintain a persistent, encrypted connection, enabling out-of-band manageability features such as power control and Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) control — even when devices are behind firewalls or NAT.
  2. RPS - A microservice that activates Intel® AMT platforms using predefined profiles and connects them to the MPS for manageability use cases.
  3. RPC - A lightweight client application that communicates with the RPS server to activate Intel® AMT.
  4. UI Toolkit - A toolkit that includes prebuilt React components and a reference implementation web console. The React-based snippets simplify the task of adding complex manageability-related UI controls, such as the KVM, to a console.
  5. Sample Web UI - A web based UI that demonstrates how to use the UI-Toolkit. It also provides a way to interact with the microservices and to help provide context as to how each microservice is used.
  6. Console - A standalone application for the Enterprise deployment path. Console connects directly to AMT devices on a trusted local or private network, providing device management features including activation, KVM, SOL, and power control without requiring MPS or RPS.

Learn More

For detailed explanations of the concepts behind Device Management Toolkit:

  • OOB Management — What out-of-band management is, in-band vs OOB, power control, KVM
  • Control Modes — ACM vs CCM, domains, user consent
  • Security — Passwords, certificates, secrets management, and hardening
  • Logging — Log levels and Docker log access