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About Site Manager

The Site Manager module is available as a DxM (DataMiner Extension Module). It is used to set up secure communication tunnels enabling communication with selected on-premises data sources from a DaaS system without the need to configure e.g. a site-to-site VPN.

Prerequisites

Site Manager requires DataMiner 10.5.10/10.6.0 or higher. See SiteManager DxM installation.

It can only be deployed on DataMiner Agents connected to dataminer.services. On DaaS systems, which is where Site Manager is primarily intended to be used, this prerequisite is automatically met.

Supported connection types and limitations

Site Manager can be used to set up communication tunnels for the following element connection types:

  • SNMP
  • HTTP
  • WebSocket
  • Serial
  • Smart serial
  • SSH

The following limitations apply:

  • SNMP traps are currently not supported.
  • Elements that act as a server (e.g. a smart-serial server) are currently not supported.
  • The Test connection button in Cube is not supported for testing connections to data sources on a remote site.

Architecture

The Site Manager module makes use of zrok, a secure, open-source platform that allows private sharing of data sources. zrok is built on top of OpenZiti, an open-source zero-trust networking platform by NetFoundry.

The image below shows two data sources, A and B, that have been exposed and are polled by a DaaS system. Each data source has its own dedicated tunnel. Data source C is not exposed and is therefore not visible externally.

Overview
Tunneling overview

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