SCALABLE DISTRIBUTED MULTICLUSTER DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVER ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

摘要

A server architecture for and method of managing devices. In one embodiment the server architecture includes: (1) a plurality of manager clusters and (2) a dispatcher cluster coupled to the plurality of manager clusters and configured to: (2a) receive an initial contact from a device (2b) assign the device to one manager cluster of the plurality of manager clusters the one manager cluster becoming a home cluster for the device (2c) cause data regarding the device to be transferred to the home cluster and (2d) cause the device thereafter to communicate directly with and be managed by the home cluster.