The RES Cheat Sheet 2017 Chris Twiest
TheRESCheatSheet2017
ChrisTwiest
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IndexAbout:......................................................................................................................................................4
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RESONEWorkspace................................................................................................................................5
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Datastore.........................................................................................................................................5
Agent...............................................................................................................................................5
Composer........................................................................................................................................6
RelayServer.....................................................................................................................................6
Console............................................................................................................................................6
WebManagementConsole.............................................................................................................6
Modules...........................................................................................................................................6
UserContext....................................................................................................................................7
Composition....................................................................................................................................7
ZeroProfile......................................................................................................................................7
Security............................................................................................................................................7
ReadOnlyBlanketing......................................................................................................................7
ManagedApplications.....................................................................................................................8
CPUoptimization.............................................................................................................................8
Memoryoptimization......................................................................................................................8
InstantLogOff..................................................................................................................................8
Usagestracking...............................................................................................................................8
VDX..................................................................................................................................................8
Viewpoint........................................................................................................................................8
DesktopSampler.............................................................................................................................8
RESONEAutomation..............................................................................................................................9
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Agent...............................................................................................................................................9
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Teams............................................................................................................................................10
Dispatcher.....................................................................................................................................10
MasterDispatcher.........................................................................................................................10
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Console..........................................................................................................................................10
WebManagementPortal..............................................................................................................10
Tasks..............................................................................................................................................10
Module..........................................................................................................................................10
Project...........................................................................................................................................10
Runbook........................................................................................................................................11
Parameter......................................................................................................................................11
Variables........................................................................................................................................11
Resources......................................................................................................................................11
Connectors....................................................................................................................................11
RESONEIdentityDirector.....................................................................................................................12
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Datastore.......................................................................................................................................12
Setup&sync..................................................................................................................................12
ManagementPortal......................................................................................................................13
MyStore........................................................................................................................................13
Services..........................................................................................................................................13
Workflow.......................................................................................................................................13
Attributes......................................................................................................................................13
ServiceCatalog..............................................................................................................................13
Transactions..................................................................................................................................13
Mobilegateway.............................................................................................................................13
RESReporting........................................................................................................................................14
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RESIdentityBroker................................................................................................................................15
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RESONEEnterprise...............................................................................................................................16
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About:ThisisaREScheatsheetthatlooksatalltheRESproductsandproductterms.Itgivessimpleexplanationsfortheseterms.KnowingthesetermsandwhattheymeanwillhopefullyhelpyoutocreatebettertechnicaldesignsortoengagemorewithcolleaguesaboutRESproducts.
Formorein-depthdocumentationIwouldreferyoutotheself-studykitsandadministrationguidesofRESwhichcanbedownloadedfromtheRESSuccessCenter.https://success.ressoftware.com
Author:ChrisTwiest,WorkspaceIT-consultantatDetronintheNetherlands.Withmorethan10yearsofexperienceinmanagingandcreatingworkspaceenvironments.AddmeonLinkedInoremailmeatchris.twiest@detron.nl
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Disclaimer:ThischeatsheetorotherpublicationsaremyownpersonalopinionsandarebynomeansassociatedwithmyemployerorRES.
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RESONEWorkspaceRESONEWorkspace,istheUserEnvironmentManager(UEM)fromRESandIthinkthemostknownproduct.WithRESONEWorkspacewecansecureandenhancetheuser’sdesktopwiththerightsettingsattherighttime.ItalsoempowerstheITadministratorswithaneasytomanageandpredictableenvironment.
Formernames:RESWorkspaceManager,RESPowerFuse
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DatastoreThisistheRESONEWorkspacedatabasewhichcanexistonSQL,DB2,OracleandMySQL.ThedatabasecontainstheConfigurationandState,LoggingandUsageTrackinginformation.RESONEWorkspaceallowsyoutosplitthedatastoreintoaprimarydatastoreandsecondarydatastore.TheConfigurationandStateinformationwillalwaysstayintheprimary.LoggingandUsageTrackingcanbemigratedtothesecondary.Agentsneedtoconnecttothedatastore,thiscanbedonedirectlyorindirectlywithRESONEWorkspaceRelayserver.
AgentTheagentconnectstothedatastoreorrelayserverandcreatesacacheoftheinformationneededfortheusersessions.LoggingandUsagetrackingisthengatheredbytheagentandstoredinthecache,andwillbewrittenbacktothedatastoreinintervals.Becausetheinformationisalwayscached,anagentdoesn’tneedtobeconnectedtothedatastoreallthetime.Forexample,laptopsthatareontheroad.
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ComposerThecomposerispartoftheagentandcomposestheusersuniformworkspaceenvironment.Itdoesthiswiththeinformationfromtheagentcache.Thiswayausercanhaveauniformworkspaceeveniftheagentisnotconnectedtothedatastore.Thecomposerprovidestheworkspacewithonlythefunctionalitytheuserneeds,likeapplication,settings,etc.
RelayServerRelayserverscacheinformationfromthedatastore.Agentscanconnecttotherelayserverandupdatetheircacheinsteadofconnectingtothedatastore.Thisreducesthedatastoreloadandnetworktraffic.Relayserverisalsoagreatwaytoimprovethescalability.Forexample,ifyouhaveadatastoreinParisand50agentsinNewYorkinsteadofeachagentconnectingtoParis.InstallarelayserverinNewYorkandthe50inNewYorkwillthenconnecttotherelayserverandonlytherelayserverwillconnecttothedatastoreinParis.ThissavesalotofdatatravellingthroughexpensiveWANlinks.
Relayserverisoptionalandrelayserverscanbestacked.Ifwetaketheexampleaboveandweadd50agentsinLondonand10agentsinParis,wecouldjustconnectthe10agentsinParisdirectlytothedatabaseandcreatearelayserverinLondonforthose50agents.IfwefindoutthattheWANlinkbetweenNewYorkandLondonisfasterandcheaperthanPariswecanconfiguretheRelayserverinNewYorktoconnecttotheRelayserverinLondoninsteadofthedatastoreinParis.
ConsoleWiththeconsoletheIT-administratorcancreate,manageandanalyzetheuserenvironments.Italsoisagreathelpdesktoolwhichallowsthehelpdesktoquicklyanalyzeuserenvironmentsandfindissuesorerrorsintheusersworkspace.Theycanalsoinitiatearemotevieworcontrolsessiontotheuserworkspace.
WebManagementConsoleThewebconsoleisanewlyintroducedfeatureinv10(Version10)ofRESONEWorkspace.Itallowsyoutoanalyzeuserworkspaceenvironmentswithmuchmoredetail.ItisalsopossibletoexportinformationfromthewebconsoleinCSVorXMLformat.ThewebconsolecanbelinkedtoRESReporting.SoonRESwillbemovingmorefeaturesfromtheWindowsconsoletothewebconsole.
ModulesRESONEWorkspaceislicensedwithmodules,theseare:
CoreThisisthebasemodulethatisbuilt-inwitheveryRESONEWorkspaceinstallation.Thismoduleisfreeandincludeseverythingtocreateauser’sworkspace.Itallowsyoutocreatestartmenu’s,fileshareconnections,printerconnectionsetc.
CompositionThecompositionmoduleisapaidmoduleandneedstobelicensed.ItallowsyoutouseZeroprofiletechnologyandcreateanactiononapplicationlevel.ItalsohassupportforWindows2016,MacOSandLinuxagents.Withthecompositionmodule,youcanusethenewWebManagementConsole.
SecurityThesecuritymoduleisapaidmoduleandneedstobelicensed.ThismodulegivesanIT-administratorthetoolstofightagainstransomwareandvirusespro-actively.Itcomeswithagreatapp-lockerandreadsonlyblanketing.Furthermore,itallowsyoutoapprovewhichperipheralsforstorageareusedandithaswebsitecontrol.
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GovernanceThegovernancemoduleisapaidmoduleandneedstobelicensed.Thismoduledoesthreethings.One;itgivesyoutheperformancefeaturesfromRESONEWorkspace,likeCPUOptimization.Two;itallowsyoutogathermoreinformationfromtheusersworkspacesandusetheUsagestracking.ThisisalsoneededforRESReporting.Three;itallowsyoutodelegatecontrolwithinRESsothatthehelpdeskcanhelppeoplebutarenotallowedtochangeanapplication.
AutomationRESONEWorkspaceAutomationmoduleisanadd-onthatinstallsRESONEAutomationandletsyouuseAutomationtodeploysoftware,drivers,servicesetc.FormoreinformationseetheRESONEAutomationchapter.
Moreinformationaboutthemodulescanbefoundhere:http://www3.ressoftware.com/rs/794-EGN-208/images/RES-Workspace-Capability-Matrix.pdf
UserContextContextiswho,whenandwhereofausersworkspace.RESONEWorkspacecreatestheuniformworkspacejustintimeandtodothisitneedsthecontext.Forexample,auserworksonhislaptopintheofficeat14:00andwouldbeallowedtousebusinesscriticalapplications.ButthesameuserconnectedtoaCitrixsessionfromhomeat22:00wouldnotbeallowedtostarttheapplication.WithUsercontext,wecancreateAccessControlrulesandcreateajustintimeuniformworkspace.
CompositionThecompositionsectionintheRESONEWorkspaceConsoleletsyoucreatetheworkspaceenvironment.Hereyoucanaddallyourcompany’sIT-resources(applications,networkshares,printersetc).ThenwithAccessControlrulesyoucanmanagewho,whenandwheregetsaccesstothoseresources.CompositionsectionalsoallowsyoutomanagetheuserprofileswithZeroProfiletechnology.
ZeroProfileZeroprofiletechnologyisREShybridprofilesolution.UserslogonwithmandatoryprofilesandthenRESONEWorkspacewillcapturesettingsfromtheprofile.Itsavesthosetotheuserhomedirectory(oranotherdestination)with.upf(UserProfileFiles)and.upr(UserProfileRegistry)files.ItalsoallowstheIT-administratortopickwhichsettingswillandwillnotbesaved.ZeroProfiletechnologyisdoneattwolevels.Firstthegloballevel,thesearesettingsthatarerestoredwhenauserlogsontoasession.Thesesettingsaresavedattheendofthesession.Thesecondlevelistheapplicationlevel,thesesettingsarerestoredwhentheuserlaunchestheapplicationandtheyaresavedattheapplicationend.Bycapturingasmanysettingsaspossibleatapplicationlevelthelogonspeedwillincrease.Tomakesurethatloadingofanapplicationdoesn’ttaketoomuchtimeRESONEWorkspacestartscachingbydefaultthemostusedapplicationprofilesassoonastheloginiscompleted.
SecurityThesecuritysectionintheRESONEWorkspaceConsoleletsyouprotecttheenvironmentpro-activelyagainstVirusesandRansomware.Youcanalsocreaterulesthatallowuserstoinstallcertainpre-approvedsoftware.Italsoallowsyoutowhite-andblacklistWebsitesandstorageperipherals.
ReadOnlyBlanketingReadOnlyBlanketingpresentsthewholesystemdriveasareadonlydisk.Thiswayuserscan’tchangefilesonthesystemdrivethey’renotsupposedto.ThisisagreatprotectionagainstransomwarebecauseitwouldnotbeallowedtochangethefilesontheCdrive.RESONEWorkspace
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allowsyoutoreadonlyblanketingwithawhite-orblacklistprincipal.Bydefault,everythingisreadonlyuntilyouplaceitonthewhitelist(AuthorizedFiles).TomakethetransfertoReadOnlyBlanketingeasier,RESONEWorkspacehasabuilt-inlearningmodeatwhichpointitonlylogswhichfilesarebeingchanged,allowingyoutocreateyourwhitelistbeforesettingreadonlyblanketingtoenabledmode.
ManagedApplicationsThisistheAppLockerfromRES.Itallowsyoutowhite-orblacklistapplicationsbasedonapplicationname,pathand/orfilehash.ThiswayaviruswillnotbeallowedtostartbecauseVirus.exeisnotonthewhitelist.EvenwhenavirusreplacedawhitelistprogramlikeWord.exe,withfilehashesconfigureditwillnotbeallowedtostart.ManagedApplicationshasalivelogwhichmakesitpossibletoviewwhichapplicationsarebeingblockedandithasalearningmodetocreateyourwhitelist.
CPUoptimizationWillmakesurethatnotoneuseralonecanusealltheCPUpower.WhichisveryimportantinshareddesktopenvironmentslikeMicrosoftRDSorCitrixXenApp.TheCPUlimitscanbesetbytheadministrator.
MemoryoptimizationReleasesthephysicalmemoryofapplicationsthatarenotactiveandnotinuseanymore.Youcanalsoconfigureamaximalamountofmemorytobeusedbyausersessionwhichcanbehandyinshareddesktopenvironments.
InstantLogOffInstantLogOffcanbeconfiguredtodisconnecttheusersessionassoonastheypresslogoff.Theycanshutdowntheirclientandgohomewhiletheirprofileisbeingsavedandtheirsessionisloggedoff.Thereisonesmallissuethatcanexistwhenworkingwithinstantlogoff.Whichisthattheprofileandsessionarestillbeingloggedoffwhileausertriestolaunchanewsession.Dependingonhowyourenvironmentisconfiguredthiswillresultinanerror.Agoodpracticeistologoffandwaitaminutebeforestartinganewsession.
UsagestrackingWithusagestrackingyoucanviewtheusagesofapplicationsandwebsiteperuserorcomputer.ThishasbeenreplacedwithRESReportinginv10,butcanstillbeusedifthereisnoRESReportingenvironmentconfigured.
VDXRESONEWorkspaceVDXallowsyoutostartlocallyinstalledapplicationsfromaremotedesktopsessionlikeRDS,CitrixorVMware.
ViewpointRESViewpointisanonlineAzure-hostedservicewhichallowsyoutogetmoreinformationaboutyourexistingdesktopinfrastructure.Thisinformationcanthenbeusedfordesktopandinfrastructureprojects.
DesktopSamplerTheDesktopSamplerisatooltocapturealltheapplications,networksharesandprintersauserhasaccesstoinanunmanageduserenvironmentandsavesthisinformationinDTS-files.TheseDTS-filescanbeusedwiththeRESONEWorkspace,Workspacedesignerandallowsyoutotransformunmanageduserenvironmentstomanageduserenvironments.
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RESONEAutomationRESONEAutomation,istheRESITAutomationproduct.Itislightweight,powerfulandreadyforcomplexhybridenvironments.RESONEAutomationcanautomateworkthatwouldhavetakendaystocompleteandfinishitinhours,forexampledeployinganewSQLserver.
Formernames:RESAutomationManager,RESWisdom
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DatastoreThisistheRESONEAutomationdatabasewhichcanexistonSQL,DB2,OracleandMySQL.Thedatabasecontainsthetasksthatcanbedeployedandtheresultsofthetasks.EverydispatchermusthaveaconnectiontotheDatastore.Agentsdon’trequireaconnectiontothedatastore,theygettheirtasksfromthedispatcher.
AgentTheagentsperformthetaskthatwassendtothemfromtheconsolethroughthedispatcher.AnagentcanbeaWindows,LinuxorMacOSmachine.
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Agent+TheRESteamhadreachedthelimitationsoftheRESONEAutomationAgent,sotheycreatedanewonefromthegroundup.TheAgent+onlyworkson64bitmachinesandhasalotofnewpossibilitiesforthefuture.RESONEAutomationAgent+isavailablefromRESONEAutomationv10.
TeamsInRESONEAutomationyoucangroupagents,thisisdoneinTeams.Youcansetdifferentvariables,globalsettingsandpermissionsonateam.
DispatcherDispatcherscommunicatewiththedatabaseandtheagents.Whenthereisataskreadyforanagentconnectedtothedispatcher,thedispatcherwilldownloadallrequiredinformationanddatafromthedatabase.Theagentthenusesthatdatatorunthetask.
MasterDispatcherWithmasterdispatchersyoucanscaleoutyourenvironment.Toenableamasterdispatcheryoumustchangearegistrysettings.Thenotherdispatcherscanconnecttothemasterdispatcherfortheirdatacacheinsteadofusingthedatabase.
ConsoleTheconsoleisthetooltomanageyourtotalautomationenvironment.Itletsyoucreatetasksandschedulethemtoagents.Youcanalsopushagent,dispatcherandconsoleinstallationtootherserversandcreateteams.
WebManagementPortalThewebconsoleisnewlyintroducedinv10ofRESONEAutomation.Itallowsyoutoquicklyseewhichjobsarescheduledandrunning.ThewebconsolecanbelinkedtoRESReporting.SoonRESwillbemovingmorefeaturesfromtheWindowsconsoletothewebconsole.
TasksTasksareactionsperformedbyagentsandformthebaseofRESONEAutomation.TherearealotoftasksthatcanbedonebyRESONEAutomation.Tonameafew:RunaPowerShellscript,Executeancommand,Rebootaserver,Querywhichservicesrunonanagent,andlotsmore.YoucanevendownloadextrataskswithRESONEAutomationConnectors.
ModulesTasksarealwaysaddedtoaModule.Amodulemusthaveatleastonetaskbutcanhavemanymore.Withinamodule,youcanspecifyparametersthatareusedbythetasksinthemodule.Youcanalsosetpermissionsonamodule.Onceamoduleiscreateditwillkeepaversioninglog(Audittrail)toseewhoandwhatischangedinthemodulesincecreation.ItwillalsokeepalogofitsexecutionsinJobhistoryandifitispartofaprojectorrunbookinUsage.
ProjectsModulescanbecombinedinprojects.Whitinaprojectyoucanalsosetconditionsonthemodules.Forexample,ifyouhaveaprojecttodeployanewRDSserverandyouaddamodule:installoffice2013withaconditiononthemoduleifparameter“Officeversion”=“2013”runthismoduleorelseskipthismodule.Thenyouaddanothermoduleinstalloffice2016withtheconditionifparameter“Officeversion”=“2016”runthismoduleorelseskipthismodule.NowyouhavecreatedoneprojectbutwithaparametervalueyoucanselecttoinstallOffice2013orOffice2016.Projectsalso
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allowyoutolinkparametersbetweenmodules.Itisalsopossibleforthefirstmoduletosetaparameterandthesecondmoduletousethisparameter(get).Thiswayyoucanhaveamodulewhichcreatesanautomaticallygeneratedpasswordandthenextmodulewhichwillresetauserspasswordwiththatautomaticallycreatedpassword.
RunbooksWithinarunbookyougroupmultiplemodulesandprojects.Andjustlikeinprojectsyoucansetconditionsonthemodulesorprojects.Italsoallowsyoutolinkmultipleparametersbetweenmodulesandprojectstogether.Whatmakesarunbookuniqueistheabilitytosettheagentthatrunsthemoduleorproject.Arunbookcanconsistofmultipleprojectsormodulesthatrunonmultipleanddifferentagents.Forexample,ifwehaveaprojecttocreateanewUserwemightwanttorunthatonaDomaincontrolleragentbutaftertheuseriscreated,amodulemustruntoemailthecredentialstoHR.Butinthisinstancethedomaincontrollerisnotallowedtosendanemail.Youcanthenrunthatmoduleonanagentthatcanemail.Inthisexample,youuse2agentsinonerunbook.
ParameterWithinRESONEAutomationparametersareusedtomakegenerictaskspecific.Youcancreateyourownparametersandlinkthemtotasks,modules,projectsandrunbooks.Youcancreateatasktosettheinitialvalueoftheparameterorentertheparametervalueyourself.Parameterscanalsobeleftblank.
VariablesRESONEAutomationletsyoucreateglobalvariableswhichthencanbeusedintasks,modules,projectsandrunbooks.Agoodexampleofvariablesisadeploymentaccountcredentialsvariableyoucreatethisonceanduseitinmultiplemodules.Ifthepasswordchangesyouonlyneedtochangethisintheglobalvariable.
ResourcesIntheresourcessection,youstoreorlinkthedatathatisneededtocompleteatask.Forexample,thetaskthatperformsanunattendedinstallationwillneedtoknowwherethesoftware(data)islocatedthatyouaretryingtoinstall.Withinresourcesyoucansetalinktoafileserver,anurltoawebsite,storeintheRESONEAutomationdatastoreorcreateaRESONEAutomationResourcespackedwhichcanthencontainmultipleinstallations.
ConnectorsRESONEAutomationConnectorsareextrataskpackagesthatcanbeperformedonthirdpartysoftware.YoucandownloadtheconnectorsfromtheRESwebsite.Forexample,thereisaVMwareconnectorwhichmakesitpossibletocreateanewVMfromtheRESONEAutomationconsole.
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RESONEIdentityDirectorRESONEIdentityDirector,istheRESself-services,workflowandauto-provisioningproduct.ItusesthepowerofRESONEAutomationinauser-friendlyportal.Itletsyoueasilystreamlinethebusiness.Forexample,theonboardingprocessofausercanbestarteddirectlybyHRandITwon’thavetodoathing.Itsavesmultiplehoursandresources.
Formernames:RESITStore,RESONEServiceStore
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DatastoreThisistheRESONEIdentityDirectordatabasewhichcanexistonSQL,DB2,OracleandMySQL.Itstorestheservicecatalogandthetransactions.
Setup&syncThesetup&synctoolletsyoucreateyourRESONEIdentityDirectorDatastoreandsetupconnectiontoyouridentityproviders.RESONEIdentityDirectordoesn’thaveadirectconnectiontotheActiveDirectory.UnlikeotherRESproductsitusesitsownPeopledatabase.Tofillthisdatabase,youmustconfigurethedatasourceintheSetup&syncclient.
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ManagementPortalThemanagementPortalisthewebbasedmanagementconsole.Fromhereyoucancreatenewservices,viewactivetransactionsandsetuptheenvironment.
MyStoreMystoreistheuserportalinwhichtheusercanrequestservices,andviewwhichservicesareauto-provisionedtothem.
ServicesServicesarecreatedwithinthemanagementportal.Aservicecanbeanythingyouwishtoautomate.Examplesare,Onandoffboardingofusers,resetapassword,requestataxi,requestanewwebserveretc.Toreceiveaservice,youmustqualifyfortheservice.Thiscanbedoneonusernameordepartmentetc.Aservicewilllaunchaworkflowoncerequestedorauto-provisioned.
WorkflowOnceaserviceisstarteditwillrunaworkflow.Workflowsconsistoutoftwoparts,thedeliveryandreturn.Forbothworkflowsyoucansetmultipleactions,likesendemailmessage,provideinformation,compareattributes,invokeaRESONEAutomationRunbook,etc.Workflowsaredisplayedinatreeviewwhichgivesaverysimplebutpowerfuloverview.
AttributesAttributescanmakeagenericactionspecific.TheyworkalmostthesameasRESONEAutomationparametersandcanbelinkedtoparameters.
ServiceCatalogTheservicecatalogcontainsalltheserviceswithinyourRESONEIdentityDirectorenvironment.Fromhereyoucanmanageorcreateservices.
TransactionsWhenauserrequestsaserviceoraserviceisauto-provisioned,itbecomesatransaction.Fromthemanagementportalyoucanviewalltransactions.Whenyouclickonarunningtransactionyoucanseeatwhatpointtheserviceisintheworkflow.Forexample,youcanseeiftheserviceisexecutingaRESONEAutomationRunbookorwaitingonapproval.WithinfinishedservicesyoucanseewhatAttributeswherefilledin.
MobilegatewayThemobilegatewaymakesitpossibletousetheRESONEIdentityDirectorapponAndriodoriOS.Thiswayusersonmobiledevicesdon’thavetousetheweb“MyStore”butcanusetheappwithamoreoptimizedlayoutformobile.
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RESReportingRESReporting,isanewRESproductthatwasreleasedwithv10.ItgeneratesdeepdivereportsofyourRESONEenvironments.Andgivesyouthetoolstocreatereportsofspecificqueries.ThesereportscanthaneasilybeexportedtoabunchofdifferentformatsincludingWord,Excel,PFD.
RESReportingusesMicrosoftSQLserver(minimal2016sp1)reportingservicesfeaturetogeneratedthereports.ItsyncsdatafromtheRESONEproductsdatabasesatintervalssotheinformationinReportingishistoricalandnotreal-time.Itisagreattooltoanalyzeyourenvironmentandviewtrendovertime.OneofmyfavoritereportsistheRESONEWorkspacelogonperformance,hereyoucandoadeepdiveandviewexactlywhichcomponenttookthemosttimetoload.
RESReportingcomesforfreewithRESONEAutomation,RESONEIdentityDirectorandRESONEWorkspaceGovernanceModule.
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RESIdentityBrokerRESIdentitybrokerisanewproductlaunchedwithRESONEv10release.Itcreatesasinglesignonexperienceinthenewwebmanagementportals.Whenyoulogontoamanagementportalitwillcreateasecureticketwhichcanthenbepassedontoothermanagementconsoles.ThiswayyoucanclickonarunbookinRESONEIdentityDirectorandlaunchRESONEAutomationwithouttheneedtosigninagain.
RESIdentitybrokerhasidentityproviders,thiscanbeADFSorAD.AndidentityconsumerstheRESONEproducts.Itislightweightandeasytoinstallandsetup,butitdoesrequireaSQLdatabase.YoucanuseitforfreewithallRESONEproducts.Itisanoptionalcomponentwithoneexception;RESReportingdoesrequireanIdentityBroker.
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RESONEEnterpriseRESONEEnterpriseisthecompletesuiteofRESproducts.ItcomeswithoneinstallertoinstallRESONEAutomation,RESONEWorkspace,RESONEidentityDirector,RESIdentityBrokerandRESReporting.AsabonusyougettheRESONEEnterpriseConsole.Thisisoneconsolefromwhichyoucanconnecttoallotherconsolesandwebmanagementportals.
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