Manufacturing Connect Edge Appliance and Docker Models Compared
Review the table below to see which components the Manufacturing Connect Edge (MCE) Docker model doesn't have compared to the standard Manufacturing Connect Edge appliance version.
Feature | MCE Appliance Version | MCE Docker Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Dashboard | Yes | Yes | |
Dashboard > Device Up Time | Yes | No | |
Dashboard > Service Status | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | For the Docker version, only the following services display a status:
|
DeviceHub > Drivers | Yes | Yes | |
DeviceHub > Tags | Yes | Yes | |
DeviceHub > Device Discovery | Yes | No | |
DeviceHub > Utilities | Yes | No | |
DataHub > Configurations DataHub > DB Management DataHub > DB Users | Yes | Yes | |
Flows Manager | Yes | Yes | |
Analytics > Instances Analytics > Instances Table Analytics Models | Yes | Yes | |
Integrations | Yes | Yes | |
Applications | Yes | No | |
OPC UA | Yes | Yes | |
System > Info | Yes | No | |
System > Certificates | Yes | Yes | |
System > Network | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. |
System > Wifi | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. |
System > Remote | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. |
System > Device Management | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | The Docker version only has Cloud Activation, and doesn't have the following:
|
System > LDAP/AD | Yes | Yes | |
System > Users | Yes | Yes | |
System > Tokens
| Yes | Yes | NATS Proxy available for Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.3.1 and later |
System > Services | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. |
System > External Storage | Yes | No | For the Docker version this is managed at the host system. |
System > Policy Management | Yes | No | |
System > Licenses | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | A 15-day trial license is available for the VM version, but isn't available for the Docker version. |
System > Events | Yes | Yes | |
System > Zerotouch | Yes | No | Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.5.2 and later |
System > Support | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | The File Downloads section isn't available for the Docker version. |
System > Backup/Restore | Yes | No | |
System > Template | Yes | Yes but limited (see note) | Default connectors aren't included for the VM and Docker versions. The following template components aren't available for the Docker version:
|
User Profile | Yes | Yes | |