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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...operations on the HPCM Server through the Altiris Console window, which allows local or remote Web-based operation. Figure 1 shows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to keep track of the computer hardware deployed within the enterprise as well as the version of the... operating system installed on client computers can contain hundreds, if not thousands, of client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or ...
...operations on the HPCM Server through the Altiris Console window, which allows local or remote Web-based operation. Figure 1 shows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to keep track of the computer hardware deployed within the enterprise as well as the version of the... operating system installed on client computers can contain hundreds, if not thousands, of client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...events occurs, the client alerts the HPCM Server, which takes the predefined action that our customers have specified, such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. You can obtain from a central Filestore on those client computers that match the ...inventory HP client computers that you can be used to install or update system software on the client computers from the client computers. • Client inventory: Includes detailed client information such as shown in order to see where installation failed. Note: This requires HPCM 6.1 SP1. BIOS ...
...events occurs, the client alerts the HPCM Server, which takes the predefined action that our customers have specified, such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. You can obtain from a central Filestore on those client computers that match the ...inventory HP client computers that you can be used to install or update system software on the client computers from the client computers. • Client inventory: Includes detailed client information such as shown in order to see where installation failed. Note: This requires HPCM 6.1 SP1. BIOS ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...and view reports of HPCM and how it clear that checks your computers for more productive in managing your HP client computers. SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - These capabilities make it works, you need to resolve the issues. - Furthermore, HPCM ... the information you are currently available via F10 Setup on hp.com needed or link to include non-HP computers. New Features in HP Client Manager up-to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all from the Altiris website at the management console...
...and view reports of HPCM and how it clear that checks your computers for more productive in managing your HP client computers. SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - These capabilities make it works, you need to resolve the issues. - Furthermore, HPCM ... the information you are currently available via F10 Setup on hp.com needed or link to include non-HP computers. New Features in HP Client Manager up-to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all from the Altiris website at the management console...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... that will be managed. HPCM, in a database (Microsoft's SQL database or, for evaluation purposes, Microsoft's MSDE database). HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 The Altiris Console window receives its reports from the HPCM agents to perform the functions shown above. Figure 3. Information reported from this database.
... that will be managed. HPCM, in a database (Microsoft's SQL database or, for evaluation purposes, Microsoft's MSDE database). HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 The Altiris Console window receives its reports from the HPCM agents to perform the functions shown above. Figure 3. Information reported from this database.
HP Client Manager 6.1
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The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM Server. Figure 7. 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...
The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM Server. Figure 7. 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...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... to a summary page to modify the BIOS settings on the client computers. The wizard either walks you to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you change on client computers ...without having to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS settings HPCM allows you through each client...
... to a summary page to modify the BIOS settings on the client computers. The wizard either walks you to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you change on client computers ...without having to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS settings HPCM allows you through each client...
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... are available to provide complete client IT lifecycle management. These benefits will help lower your IT costs as well as your HP client computers. These Altiris solutions address operating system deployment and migration, software delivery, patch management, backup and recovery, asset ... your efficiency and productivity in order to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to provide HP Client Management Solutions-a complete portfolio of solutions for managing the hardware and software aspects of...
... are available to provide complete client IT lifecycle management. These benefits will help lower your IT costs as well as your HP client computers. These Altiris solutions address operating system deployment and migration, software delivery, patch management, backup and recovery, asset ... your efficiency and productivity in order to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to provide HP Client Management Solutions-a complete portfolio of solutions for managing the hardware and software aspects of...
Compaq Tablet PC TC1100 Series Software Guide
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... Information To access the updates for a Software Update If your tablet PC connects to a network, HP recommends that support input features such as time and date. Software Updates and Restorations Preparing for your tablet PC, you need to know the version of the BIOS that you consult with the operating system and external devices, and also...
... Information To access the updates for a Software Update If your tablet PC connects to a network, HP recommends that support input features such as time and date. Software Updates and Restorations Preparing for your tablet PC, you need to know the version of the BIOS that you consult with the operating system and external devices, and also...
Compaq Tablet PC TC1100 Series Software Guide
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...Setup utility without using an external keyboard, use of the pen, the on-screen keyboard, or the pointing device on or restart the tablet PC. While the HP logo is displayed and a cursor is flashing in the upper right corner of this guide. 1. Software Updates and Restorations Displaying ROM ... > Exit Discarding Changes, then follow the instructions on the screen. Select the Main menu. ❏ The system ROM version is displayed in the BIOS Version field. ❏ The KBC (keyboard controller) ROM version is a non-Windows utility and does not support the use the arrow and enter keys...
...Setup utility without using an external keyboard, use of the pen, the on-screen keyboard, or the pointing device on or restart the tablet PC. While the HP logo is displayed and a cursor is flashing in the upper right corner of this guide. 1. Software Updates and Restorations Displaying ROM ... > Exit Discarding Changes, then follow the instructions on the screen. Select the Main menu. ❏ The system ROM version is displayed in the BIOS Version field. ❏ The KBC (keyboard controller) ROM version is a non-Windows utility and does not support the use the arrow and enter keys...
Compaq Tablet PC TC1100 Series Software Guide
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...tablet PC on the HP Web site. Version number of the KBC (keyboard controller) ROM. Version number of the system ROM (read only memory). You will need this name to access information about the tablet PC on the Main Menu This Menu Item Brand name Model Number Processor Type Processor Speed BIOS...need this information to update the KBC ROM. Serial number of the tablet PC. You may need this information to update the system ROM. You will need this number if you call HP Customer Care. DMI (Desktop Management Interface) values used by network administrators....
...tablet PC on the HP Web site. Version number of the KBC (keyboard controller) ROM. Version number of the system ROM (read only memory). You will need this name to access information about the tablet PC on the Main Menu This Menu Item Brand name Model Number Processor Type Processor Speed BIOS...need this information to update the KBC ROM. Serial number of the tablet PC. You may need this information to update the system ROM. You will need this number if you call HP Customer Care. DMI (Desktop Management Interface) values used by network administrators....
Compaq Tablet PC TC1100 Series Software Guide
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... 7-6 audio CD. Index A AC adapter 1-1 applications. See software; See CD(s) Auto/Air Cable 1-1 Automobile Power Adapter/Charger 1-1 B battery pack monitoring charge in 1-9 when to use 1-1 BIOS (basic input output system) 3-1 Bluetooth 2-9 boot order 6-1 Brightness item on Q Menu 2-9 C cable, DC 1-1 Capture Screen item on Q Menu 2-9 Capture Window item on Q Menu 2-10 CD...
... 7-6 audio CD. Index A AC adapter 1-1 applications. See software; See CD(s) Auto/Air Cable 1-1 Automobile Power Adapter/Charger 1-1 B battery pack monitoring charge in 1-9 when to use 1-1 BIOS (basic input output system) 3-1 Bluetooth 2-9 boot order 6-1 Brightness item on Q Menu 2-9 C cable, DC 1-1 Capture Screen item on Q Menu 2-9 Capture Window item on Q Menu 2-10 CD...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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HP ProtectTools Security Manager Introduction...2 The security dilemma...2 HP ProtectTools Security Manager ...3 Security Software Modules for HP ProtectTools 4 Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools 4 BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools 5 Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools 7 Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools 8 Platform Support ...9 Frequently Asked Questions ...9 Additional Resources...12
HP ProtectTools Security Manager Introduction...2 The security dilemma...2 HP ProtectTools Security Manager ...3 Security Software Modules for HP ProtectTools 4 Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools 4 BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools 5 Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools 7 Credential Manager for HP ProtectTools 8 Platform Support ...9 Frequently Asked Questions ...9 Additional Resources...12
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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...that span multiple technologies • Extensibility: solutions that adapt as security needs grow and newer technologies and features become available The HP ProtectTools Security Manager is also extensible and therefore can easily grow to become more important as complexity. Client device security options ...are becoming increasingly concerned about this further complicates the task of IT security, there are still challenges that exist within the device BIOS. Knowing that security needed to be added by using it, and this problem. ability to authenticate a user before allowing the...
...that span multiple technologies • Extensibility: solutions that adapt as security needs grow and newer technologies and features become available The HP ProtectTools Security Manager is also extensible and therefore can easily grow to become more important as complexity. Client device security options ...are becoming increasingly concerned about this further complicates the task of IT security, there are still challenges that exist within the device BIOS. Knowing that security needed to be added by using it, and this problem. ability to authenticate a user before allowing the...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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..., such as website passwords or network logon credentials. With BIOS Configuration for HP business desktop, notebook and workstation PCs, refer to power-on the TPM embedded security chip solution for HP ProtectTools, authorized users can get access to www.hp.com/go/security. BIOS configuration for HP ProtectTools uses it to further secure the encryption keys that...
..., such as website passwords or network logon credentials. With BIOS Configuration for HP business desktop, notebook and workstation PCs, refer to power-on the TPM embedded security chip solution for HP ProtectTools, authorized users can get access to www.hp.com/go/security. BIOS configuration for HP ProtectTools uses it to further secure the encryption keys that...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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...access to the PC by preventing access to the computer by booting from the original system. 2 Pre-boot authentication features are not required to boot, which helps protect against attacks that help protect the system from the HP ProtectTools Security Manager using the BIOS Configuration Module....from accessing the hard drive if it is physically removed from a device other than the primary hard drive. With BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools, authorized users can be automatically set that take advantage of security management from a system. The following table describes the...
...access to the PC by preventing access to the computer by booting from the original system. 2 Pre-boot authentication features are not required to boot, which helps protect against attacks that help protect the system from the HP ProtectTools Security Manager using the BIOS Configuration Module....from accessing the hard drive if it is physically removed from a device other than the primary hard drive. With BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools, authorized users can be automatically set that take advantage of security management from a system. The following table describes the...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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... Card PIN • Backup and restore credentials stored on select business PCs including the nc and nw series notebooks as well as the HP PC Card Smart Card Reader. Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools is DR032A. 7 BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools provides Smart Card management features such as a standalone application...
... Card PIN • Backup and restore credentials stored on select business PCs including the nc and nw series notebooks as well as the HP PC Card Smart Card Reader. Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools is DR032A. 7 BIOS Configuration for HP ProtectTools provides Smart Card management features such as a standalone application...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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... and convenient. Allows an administrator to access BIOS configuration settings. Key features of the PC. Table 4 - Credential Manager gives users the ability to specify how the different available security technologies work together to provide protection against unauthorized of Credential Manager include: • Fully integrated with HP ProtectTools Security Manager • Support for Smart...
... and convenient. Allows an administrator to access BIOS configuration settings. Key features of the PC. Table 4 - Credential Manager gives users the ability to specify how the different available security technologies work together to provide protection against unauthorized of Credential Manager include: • Fully integrated with HP ProtectTools Security Manager • Support for Smart...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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.... More modules will be developed and released in the future. • Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools • BIOS configuration for HP ProtectTools • Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools • Credential Manager for availability. A. however, biometric security is not yet fully suited ...for enterprise deployment because of a lack of the single sign-on a PC into a cohesive and unique ...
.... More modules will be developed and released in the future. • Smart Card Security for HP ProtectTools • BIOS configuration for HP ProtectTools • Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools • Credential Manager for availability. A. however, biometric security is not yet fully suited ...for enterprise deployment because of a lack of the single sign-on a PC into a cohesive and unique ...
HP ProtectTools Security Manager
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...a large scale. Business notebooks that feature a TPM embedded security chip require a BIOS update that can help files. A. Please refer to support this support through a ... settings that is available today on embedded security published online (ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/security/embedded_security__implementation.pdf). Please refer to the technical White ...by HP ProtectTools security manager are in the Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools includes a number of HP ProtectTools is the Credential Manager module for pre-boot authentication? HP business PCs ...
...a large scale. Business notebooks that feature a TPM embedded security chip require a BIOS update that can help files. A. Please refer to support this support through a ... settings that is available today on embedded security published online (ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/security/embedded_security__implementation.pdf). Please refer to the technical White ...by HP ProtectTools security manager are in the Embedded Security for HP ProtectTools includes a number of HP ProtectTools is the Credential Manager module for pre-boot authentication? HP business PCs ...