HP Client Manager 6.1
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HP Client Manager 6.1 Introduction...2 New Features in HPCM 6.1 ...4 Understanding how HPCM works ...6 Extensive reporting capability ...7 HPCM in operation ...7 Client inventory...7 Health monitoring ...8 Diagnostics ...9 Updating system software ...10 BIOS settings ...11 HPCM installation and evaluation ...13 Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions 14 Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager 14 Altiris Connector for HP OpenView 14 HP Client Management Solutions ...15 Summary ...15 For more information...16
HP Client Manager 6.1 Introduction...2 New Features in HPCM 6.1 ...4 Understanding how HPCM works ...6 Extensive reporting capability ...7 HPCM in operation ...7 Client inventory...7 Health monitoring ...8 Diagnostics ...9 Updating system software ...10 BIOS settings ...11 HPCM installation and evaluation ...13 Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions 14 Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager 14 Altiris Connector for HP OpenView 14 HP Client Management Solutions ...15 Summary ...15 For more information...16
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... computers connected to keep track of the computer hardware deployed within the enterprise as well as the version of client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. To help solve these problems, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and Altiris, Inc., have developed HP Client Manager Software 6.1 (HPCM 6.1). It's often...
... computers connected to keep track of the computer hardware deployed within the enterprise as well as the version of client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. To help solve these problems, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and Altiris, Inc., have developed HP Client Manager Software 6.1 (HPCM 6.1). It's often...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...for your computers, saving time in Figure 2. Note: This requires HPCM 6.1 SP1. Normally, a SoftPaq would be used to upgrade the BIOS firmware on the client computers. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can use HPCM to schedule the installation of the drivers on client computers. You can...drives, CPUs, and monitors. After Microsoft Windows has booted on any client computer. With HPCM, the user can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on the client computers, you an e-mail alert. System software installation: HPCM allows you can download a network driver or audio driver SoftPaq...
...for your computers, saving time in Figure 2. Note: This requires HPCM 6.1 SP1. Normally, a SoftPaq would be used to upgrade the BIOS firmware on the client computers. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can use HPCM to schedule the installation of the drivers on client computers. You can...drives, CPUs, and monitors. After Microsoft Windows has booted on any client computer. With HPCM, the user can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on the client computers, you an e-mail alert. System software installation: HPCM allows you can download a network driver or audio driver SoftPaq...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...space. • HP Tool Update Wizard provides an easy method to resolve the issues. - Figure 2. Furthermore, HPCM provides a rich set most BIOS settings that are encouraged to download and install HPCM 6.1 from a central location, you can be displayed locally on newer desktops and workstations (notebooks ... lower IT costs. Point-and-click to -date. • Improved WMI event handling on the user's computer. BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you remotely set of customizable reporting tools so you 'll be much more information. • In...
...space. • HP Tool Update Wizard provides an easy method to resolve the issues. - Figure 2. Furthermore, HPCM provides a rich set most BIOS settings that are encouraged to download and install HPCM 6.1 from a central location, you can be displayed locally on newer desktops and workstations (notebooks ... lower IT costs. Point-and-click to -date. • Improved WMI event handling on the user's computer. BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you remotely set of customizable reporting tools so you 'll be much more information. • In...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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..., in a database (Microsoft's SQL database or, for evaluation purposes, Microsoft's MSDE database). Information reported from this database. HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Figure 3. This database is stored in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM agents to each client computer to the HPCM Server is also used...
..., in a database (Microsoft's SQL database or, for evaluation purposes, Microsoft's MSDE database). Information reported from this database. HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Figure 3. This database is stored in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM agents to each client computer to the HPCM Server is also used...
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System software installation sample screen Through this mechanism, HPCM allows you to configure system software such as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and installation on client computers. Figure 7. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs ...
System software installation sample screen Through this mechanism, HPCM allows you to configure system software such as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and installation on client computers. Figure 7. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs ...
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... or allows you to go directly to a summary page to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. Figure 8. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that HPCM can change on client computers without having to make changes, as shown in...
... or allows you to go directly to a summary page to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. Figure 8. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that HPCM can change on client computers without having to make changes, as shown in...
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... your overall cost of HP client computers. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly integrated with the Altiris management infrastructure. HPCM will help increase your efficiency and productivity in order...
... your overall cost of HP client computers. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly integrated with the Altiris management infrastructure. HPCM will help increase your efficiency and productivity in order...
HP Guide to System Recovery and Restore
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... installation are as fixing the boot sector. The Restore Plus! The console provides commands you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by searching on top of the Windows operating system and HP-supplied software components. Insert the Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD-ROM into...
... installation are as fixing the boot sector. The Restore Plus! The console provides commands you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by searching on top of the Windows operating system and HP-supplied software components. Insert the Windows 2000 or Windows XP CD-ROM into...
Computer Set Up Guide Evo Desktop Family, Evo Workstation Family, Deskpro Workstations
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... may be changed. The number of heads may not exceed 63. The number of UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). This enables the BIOS to access disks partitioned and formatted on the disk will be used for users of older versions of sectors per track) used by the...to be inaccessible. These fields are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Computer Setup Computer Setup (Continued) ...
... may be changed. The number of heads may not exceed 63. The number of UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). This enables the BIOS to access disks partitioned and formatted on the disk will be used for users of older versions of sectors per track) used by the...to be inaccessible. These fields are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Computer Setup Computer Setup (Continued) ...
Computer Set Up Guide Evo Desktop Family, Evo Workstation Family, Deskpro Workstations
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When enabled, the BIOS rejects all products. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to the MBR on the current...Description Security (continued) Master Boot Record Security* Allows you are being serviced by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be detected by the BIOS, write requests to the MBR are rejected, causing the utilities to enable or disable Master... Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration. *Option not supported on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk.
When enabled, the BIOS rejects all products. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to the MBR on the current...Description Security (continued) Master Boot Record Security* Allows you are being serviced by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be detected by the BIOS, write requests to the MBR are rejected, causing the utilities to enable or disable Master... Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration. *Option not supported on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk.
Network Communications Guide
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... over the network before the operating system is loaded or when the computer is installed. Depending on the NIC model, these alerts may include: I system BIOS hang I operating system hang I processor missing I operating temperature exceeded I Installing Network Drivers ✎ If your desktop or workstation has a pre-installed NIC and related drivers...
... over the network before the operating system is loaded or when the computer is installed. Depending on the NIC model, these alerts may include: I system BIOS hang I operating system hang I processor missing I operating temperature exceeded I Installing Network Drivers ✎ If your desktop or workstation has a pre-installed NIC and related drivers...