What firmware version is supported by XG?

Image version 6.5.1 and higher are supported by Xcalibur Global and only by Xcalibur Global.

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Can I define policies in Xcalibur Global?

Xcalibur Global management software is based on a policy model. An Xcalibur policy is a set of rules defining client device settings based on the device's location in the Active Directory tree and the user who is logged on at the device.

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Can I shadow a client device with Xcalibur Global?

XG has a built-in VNC-based shadowing mechanism allowing administrators to remotely shadow a device.

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Which monitoring tools are available with Xcalibur Global?

Monitoring and trouble shooting is an important part of every administrator's work. Xcalibur Global offers several monitoring tools making it possible to trouble shoot a device remotely. • Resultant Policy – select this option to see the resulting policy on any Xcalibur object. • Current device configuration – use this tool to monitor current device settings and compare them to the resulting policy.

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Does Xcalibur Global include management load balancing?

Xcalibur enables administrators to install several Front End Servers and set a load balancing policy. Administrators can set a number of Max connections per server or use a Round Robin algorithm to decide the server's load.

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How can Xcalibur Global be optimized for limited bandwidth sites?

Xcalibur Global enables administrators to create site and scopes that represents the physical structure of the organization. Each site and scope can have different configuration regarding bandwidth usage and software deployment. Another important Xcalibur component used to improve bandwidth consumption is Xcalibur Proxy Server. Xcalibur Proxy Server (XPS) is used as a mediator between Fast Connected LANs and Front End Servers residing over slow network links.

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Can administration rights be delegated in Xcalibur Global?

Administration rights can be delegated on a per Domain, OU, Site or Farm bases.

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What is Xcalibur Global physical management structure?

The Xcalibur Farm Manager allows mapping the organization's physical network layout by creating Sites that stand for branches and IP Scopes that stand for the IP Address ranges, used in every branch. Based on the farm structure administrators can configure software deployment rules while considering network limitations, such as bandwidth.

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Can I block inheritance in XG?

Block Policy Inheritance prevents a child object from inheriting all Xcalibur Policy settings from all parent objects. This is useful when an object requires unique policy settings and you want to ensure that settings are not inherited. A second policy configuration option is No Override. No Override allows enforcing a policy onto all child objects with no exception. Setting a policy link with the No Override option, ensures that even if this policy conflicts with other policies, or if Block Inheritance is enabled lower in the policy's route, policy settings will be applied

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Does Xcalibur Global use SNMP traffic?

Xcalibur Global Uses an Independent Management Protocol that has built-in support for: SSL Encryption, Compression, Port Number Control, Bandwidth Control and more. All traffic between client and server is done using this protocol. Device discovery can be configured in several ways and uses SNMP, DHCP or manual discovery.

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