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== The VMM 2008 Client Layer ==
The VMM Administrator Console, VMM Self-Service portal, Systems Center OpsMgr and Windows PowerShell cmdlets all reside in the ''Client Layer'' of the VMM 2008 architecture. These components are built on top of Windows PowerShell. As such, any tasks performed within these interfaces are translated to PowerShell command scripts and executed. The common theme amongst these components is that they all provide user interfaces for the management and monitoring of virtual machine hosts, virtual machines and the overall virtualization infrastructure.
The components on the VMM 2008 Client Layer communicate with the VMM Server located in the Engine Layer using the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) messaging platform.