Univention Corporate Server

UCS elements and components

Univention Corporate Server (UCS) contains all the important service and tools for the operation of IT infrastructures. Other manufacturers also offer additional products that expand on UCS and complement its functions.

This page gives an overview of the most important components included in UCS or available in UCS



All UCS components and auxiliary products at a glance

Components                                                                                Type of component: 

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Identity and infrastructure management

Univention Management Console (UMC)
Simple to use, but powerful tool for working with UCS management system. Allows web-based, efficient identity, infrastructure and virtualization management. Expandable and scriptable.

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Univention Directory Manager (UDM)
UMC module for administration of UCS domains. Used for administration of users, rights and computers among other things. Web-based, expandable and scriptable.

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OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP LDAP-compatible directory service. Used for saving and organisation-wide provision of user and computer data, e-mail addresses and other information.

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Login and authentication services (incl. Kerberos, NTLM)
Cross-platform and authentication for systems and applications in UCS environments.

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Microsoft Windows support

Services for Windows
Microsoft Active Directory-compatible services for the secure and efficient administration of computers (servers and clients). Among other things: login services, file and printer services and Windows domain services.

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UCS Active Directory Connector
Transparent integration of existing Microsoft Active Directory environments with UCS via unidirectional and bidirectional replication. Thus reduces administrative efforts.

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Network and Intranet services

Network administration
Flexibly configurable IP management for reliable administration of even large, heterogeneous networks.

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DNS
Internet protocol for locating computers.

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DHCP
Internet protocol for automatic configuration of the network settings of computers.

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Web proxy (Squid) and access control
Web proxy service for increasing the speed of Internet access and controlling access to the Internet.

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File services and backup

Central data store (file services)
Policy-based and cross-platform administration of file shares (NFS, Samba) and permission administration.

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Bacula
Open Source data backup program for saving and restoring of clients and servers in an UCS environment.

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SEP
Data backup solution especially for client/server architectures which is certified for use with UCS systems.

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Printing

Printer administration (print services)
Policy-based and cross-platform administration of printer shares and permission administration.

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Printer server (Cups)
Standardised printer system for cross-platform printing of all standard file formats in heterogeneous networks.

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Systems management and monitoring

Nagios
Monitoring system for automatic, continuous monitoring of servers, services and other network components.

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Software management and network installation
Automatic software distribution and quick, profile-based installation within the UCS domain.

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UCS Thin Client Services (UCS TCS)
Roll out and central, manufacturer-independent management of thin clients.

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opsi for UCS
Fully automatic software distribution for Microsoft Windows clients.

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kix4ucs
IT service management solution as per ITIL requirements based on OTRS::CiCS::ITSM.

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Mail and groupware (collaboration)

UCS mail services
Ready-to use, preconfigured mail service which works with Microsoft Outlook and Linux mail clients with no problems

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UCS fax services
UCS contains Hylafax, a fax server which can be used independently of the client platform.

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Kolab for UCS
Kolab is certified for UCS and offers extensive groupware functions, such as e-mail, address books, calendars, task management and notices.

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Open-Xchange Server Edition for UCS
A UCS-optimised and UCS-certified version of the Open-Xchange Server Edition integrated in the operating and management system of UCS.

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Zarafa for UCS
The groupware Zarafa is certified for UCS; mounting in the UCS management system allows graphic user administration among other things.

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Linux desktop

Univention Corporate Desktop (UCD)
Linux desktop operating system for modern office workstations with central administration and configuration via the graphic UCS management system.

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Terminal services
Terminal server services for the central provision of Linux desktops.

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Virtualization

UCS Virtual Machine Manager (UVMM)
For the centrally controlled administration and the operation of virtualized servers and clients.

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UCS Desktop Virtualization Services (UCS DVS)
Software solution for the desktop virtualization, which allows flexible, efficient provision of virtualized Microsoft Windows and Linux desktops, even on thin clients.

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Xen and KVM
Open Source virtualization solutions integrated in UCS for the creation, reproduction and operation of virtualized systems. Both solutions are administrated via the UCS management system.

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Legend:

1 = Included in UCS
2 = Additional Univention product
3 = Additional third party product