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MobiLink - Server Administration

This book describes how to set up and administer MobiLink servers, consolidated databases, and MobiLink applications. It also describes the SQL Anywhere Monitor for MobiLink, a web browser-based administration tool that provides information about the health and availability of MobiLink servers, and the Relay Server, which enables secure communication between mobile devices and MobiLink servers through a web server.


In this section:
    MobiLink deployment
    Deploying MobiLink applications involves the following activities:
    MobiLink server
    All MobiLink clients synchronize through the MobiLink server. None connect directly to a database server. You must start the MobiLink server before a MobiLink client synchronizes.
    MobiLink server options
    The following options are available for use with the MobiLink server.
    Synchronization techniques
    Adding synchronization functionality to an application adds a degree of complexity to your application. While the added complexity is almost always manageable, you need to be aware of it.
    MobiLink consolidated databases
    Your consolidated database holds system objects that are required by MobiLink. Usually, it also holds your application data, but you can hold all or part of your application data in other forms as well.
    MobiLink performance
    The following is a list of suggestions to help you get the best performance out of MobiLink.
    MobiLink client/server communications encryption
    You can encrypt MobiLink client/server communication using transport layer security.
    Manage remote databases
    You can centrally manage remote databases involved in MobiLink synchronization using the MobiLink plug-in SQL Central.
    MobiLink Profiler
    The MobiLink Profiler is a MobiLink administration tool that provides you with detailed information about the performance of your synchronizations, enabling you to analyze bottlenecks and maximize performance.
    MobiLink file-based download
    File-based download is an alternative way to download data to SQL Anywhere remote databases: downloads can be distributed as files, enabling offline distribution of synchronization changes. This allows you to create a file once and distribute it to many remote databases.
    The Relay Server reverse proxy
    The Relay Server is a reverse proxy that enables secure, load-balanced communication between mobile devices and backend servers through a web server. Supported backend servers include MobiLink, SAP Mobile Server, SAP Afaria, and SAP Mobile Office.
    MobiLink events
    The synchronization process has multiple steps and a unique event identifies each step. You control the synchronization process by writing scripts associated with some of these events.
    MobiLink server APIs
    MobiLink synchronization scripts can be written in SQL, in Java (using the MobiLink server API for Java) or in .NET (using the MobiLink server API for .NET).
    MobiLink reference
    Many useful tools and resources are available to help you use MobiLink.