Config Sync Services
The NMC-RX application uses a distributed processing model to provide greater scalability and control of discovery and update processes for E-series devices (Figure 3).
A Config Sync Services pool allows multiple Config Sync Services to be active simultaneously, thus providing a wealth of processing power that is available to multiple Config Sync Service locations. A system administrator can control the number of Config Sync Services that are allowed in the pool by using a license key. You can purchase the license key separately from Juniper Networks.
You can run multiple Config Sync Services on a single platform or utilize multiple platforms as part of the same NMC-RX Config Sync Service pool. You can oversee and manage the distributed Config Sync Services pool using the NMC-RX client application.
System administrators can scale their NMC-RX installation as their network size grows. For example, it may be possible for the NMC-RX application to control a pool of Config Sync Services that are distributed across multiple host machines. A configuration such as this allows the NMC-RX application to reduce the discovery time for multiple E-series devices by distributing tasks across multiple processes and platforms.
With the addition of the new Config Sync Services installation option, a system administrator can choose to install one or more Config Sync Services on a workstation, without having to install the other NMC-RX components.
For more information about installing and configuring Config Sync Services, see Chapter 2, Installing and Running the NMC-RX Application and NMC-RX User Guide, Vol. 2, Chapter 11, Configuring Config Sync Services.