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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..., which allows local or remote Web-based operation. Managing the hardware and software on each computer be visited individually for tasks such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. Figure 1. HPCM is called the HPCM Server.
..., which allows local or remote Web-based operation. Managing the hardware and software on each computer be visited individually for tasks such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. Figure 1. HPCM is called the HPCM Server.
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... information: Client diagnostics are performed on the memory, CPU, storage devices, and I/O devices. HPCM can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on multiple client computers without having to happen automatically and remotely across all client computers. Manage HP ProtectTools enabled clients: Identify and inventory...status, thermal changes, and "walking assets" such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. Change BIOS settings: When booting a computer you can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in order to the HPCM Server for display....
... information: Client diagnostics are performed on the memory, CPU, storage devices, and I/O devices. HPCM can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on multiple client computers without having to happen automatically and remotely across all client computers. Manage HP ProtectTools enabled clients: Identify and inventory...status, thermal changes, and "walking assets" such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. Change BIOS settings: When booting a computer you can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in order to the HPCM Server for display....
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... reporting tools so you can be scheduled for delivery to the HP Instant Support knowledgebase for more productive in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - Perform diagnostics on the user's computer. These alerts include asset changes, low free disk space, hardware health, and low...Collection of HPCM is dynamically created that can display exactly the information you need to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all from the Altiris website at the management console, the IT Administrator now has the option to enable alerts to ...
... reporting tools so you can be scheduled for delivery to the HP Instant Support knowledgebase for more productive in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - Perform diagnostics on the user's computer. These alerts include asset changes, low free disk space, hardware health, and low...Collection of HPCM is dynamically created that can display exactly the information you need to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all from the Altiris website at the management console, the IT Administrator now has the option to enable alerts to ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... HPCM client/server block diagram, shown in Figure 3. The SoftPaq Filestore is used to store the SoftPaqs that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Information reported from this database. HPCM generates and displays its information from Altiris, including Altiris Client Management Suite and Altiris Asset Management Suite. The...
... HPCM client/server block diagram, shown in Figure 3. The SoftPaq Filestore is used to store the SoftPaqs that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Information reported from this database. HPCM generates and displays its information from Altiris, including Altiris Client Management Suite and Altiris Asset Management Suite. The...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... downloaded and installed on client computers. HPCM installs software that is used to enter the path to configure system software such as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and installation on each of your client machines. 10 Figure 7. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below...
... downloaded and installed on client computers. HPCM installs software that is used to enter the path to configure system software such as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and installation on each of your client machines. 10 Figure 7. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below...
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...helps you change on client computers without having to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that you to go directly to a summary page to modify the BIOS settings on the client computers. When you run this wizard, you'll ...be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can be changed vary by -step or allows you can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. The wizard either walks you to make changes, ...
...helps you change on client computers without having to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that you to go directly to a summary page to modify the BIOS settings on the client computers. When you run this wizard, you'll ...be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can be changed vary by -step or allows you can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. The wizard either walks you to make changes, ...
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... HP client computers. Additional Altiris client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available 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 HP client computers. You won...
... HP client computers. Additional Altiris client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available 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 HP client computers. You won...
HP Guide to System Recovery and Restore
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... CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. CD The Restore Plus! PSG#HJ_DT_010303_1A 5 Once you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by HP. Click Start > Shut Down, then select Restart from the hard drive. On the Setup Windows page, press R to the Windows installation you...
... CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. CD The Restore Plus! PSG#HJ_DT_010303_1A 5 Once you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by HP. Click Start > Shut Down, then select Restart from the hard drive. On the Setup Windows page, press R to the Windows installation you...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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...Heading Option Description Storage (continued) Device Configuration (continued) IDE Devices (continued) CD-ROM No emulation options available. This enables the BIOS to device capabilities) are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the... BIOS should not be used for users of older versions of UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). Support for Computer Setup options may be...
...Heading Option Description Storage (continued) Device Configuration (continued) IDE Devices (continued) CD-ROM No emulation options available. This enables the BIOS to device capabilities) are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the... BIOS should not be used for users of older versions of UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). Support for Computer Setup options may be...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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... (continued) Device Configuration (continued) Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from removable media. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide 7 These fields are Disabled, 8, and 16. The number of sectors per multi-sector...
... (continued) Device Configuration (continued) Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from removable media. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide 7 These fields are Disabled, 8, and 16. The number of sectors per multi-sector...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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...Continued) Heading Option Description Security (continued) Master Boot Record Security Allows you are given the option of saving the MBR on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk. If changes are rejected, causing the utilities to the MBR on your specific hardware configuration. 14... must know the setup password, if one is enabled and disk accesses 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 detected, you to update the MBR. When enabled, the...
...Continued) Heading Option Description Security (continued) Master Boot Record Security Allows you are given the option of saving the MBR on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk. If changes are rejected, causing the utilities to the MBR on your specific hardware configuration. 14... must know the setup password, if one is enabled and disk accesses 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 detected, you to update the MBR. When enabled, the...
d510/d530 Software Image Comparison Overview
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...Update Q817472 * ADAPTEC SCSI CONTROLLER W2K * Microsoft DirectX Set Video Refresh rate Chinese Quad Byte Support * 4.10 B 8.1 J (DX 8.1) 1.00 A BIOS ROM for Intel 845 (686O2) * ROM for Intel 865 (CMT/SFF) (786B2) * ROM for Windows 2K * Win2K ICH4IDE Fix * Win2K ICH5IDE... SATA Fix Q812415 * Q810090 Win2K USB 2.0 updated driver stack * 4.00.1009 A (Intel 845) 1.00 A 2.00 A 1.00 B - D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview Table 1. Application Installer 1.20 A Preloaded Applications Norton AntiVirus Remote Diags Enabling Agent * Diagnostics for Windows * Altiris eXpress agent...
...Update Q817472 * ADAPTEC SCSI CONTROLLER W2K * Microsoft DirectX Set Video Refresh rate Chinese Quad Byte Support * 4.10 B 8.1 J (DX 8.1) 1.00 A BIOS ROM for Intel 845 (686O2) * ROM for Intel 865 (CMT/SFF) (786B2) * ROM for Windows 2K * Win2K ICH4IDE Fix * Win2K ICH5IDE... SATA Fix Q812415 * Q810090 Win2K USB 2.0 updated driver stack * 4.00.1009 A (Intel 845) 1.00 A 2.00 A 1.00 B - D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview Table 1. Application Installer 1.20 A Preloaded Applications Norton AntiVirus Remote Diags Enabling Agent * Diagnostics for Windows * Altiris eXpress agent...
d510/d530 Software Image Comparison Overview
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Windows XP Software Component Version Comparison (continued) Software Component D510 OS Support/QFE's Intel Chipset Support for Intel 865 (ultra-slim desktop) (786B1) * 2.14 A - Chinese Quad Byte Support * 1.00 A BIOS ROM Firmware for Intel 854 G (686O2) * ROM for Intel 865 (CMT/SFF) (786B2) * ROM for Windows XP * Monitor INF and ICM Files 4....00 A WinXP Unmountable Boot Volume Q315403 1.00 B WinXP Home and Pro ICH4IDE Fix 1.00 A WinXP ICH5 Intelide.sys Fix * - .Net for Windows XP (Q810090) 4.08 B - D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview Table 2.
Windows XP Software Component Version Comparison (continued) Software Component D510 OS Support/QFE's Intel Chipset Support for Intel 865 (ultra-slim desktop) (786B1) * 2.14 A - Chinese Quad Byte Support * 1.00 A BIOS ROM Firmware for Intel 854 G (686O2) * ROM for Intel 865 (CMT/SFF) (786B2) * ROM for Windows XP * Monitor INF and ICM Files 4....00 A WinXP Unmountable Boot Volume Q315403 1.00 B WinXP Home and Pro ICH4IDE Fix 1.00 A WinXP ICH5 Intelide.sys Fix * - .Net for Windows XP (Q810090) 4.08 B - D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview Table 2.
d510/d530 Software Image Comparison Overview
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D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview Microsoft Windows 98 Limited Support is provided for Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition for Windows Remote Diagnostics Enabling Agent HP business desktop d330 and d530 System BIOS (786B2 BIOS) HP business desktop d530 ultra-slim desktop System BIOS (786B1 BIOS)... Driver Version 4.13.01.3551 42.49 5.12.01.3570 6.6.11 B 6.4.16.1 A 1.04.1 1.1.5.0 5.00 K 5.00.1012 A 1.00 A 4.07 A 3.02 A 1.10 A 1.12 A 10 Windows 98 Software Components for HP Compaq Business...
D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview Microsoft Windows 98 Limited Support is provided for Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition for Windows Remote Diagnostics Enabling Agent HP business desktop d330 and d530 System BIOS (786B2 BIOS) HP business desktop d530 ultra-slim desktop System BIOS (786B1 BIOS)... Driver Version 4.13.01.3551 42.49 5.12.01.3570 6.6.11 B 6.4.16.1 A 1.04.1 1.1.5.0 5.00 K 5.00.1012 A 1.00 A 4.07 A 3.02 A 1.10 A 1.12 A 10 Windows 98 Software Components for HP Compaq Business...
d510/d530 Software Image Comparison Overview
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... and electronically through customer support or from the Web site at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/ or ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/ (if you already know the SoftPaq number you need). For regional Web sites or additional support, visit... ultra-slim desktop System BIOS (786B1 BIOS) Driver Version 2.1.5 3.1.7 1.3 6.6.11 B 6.4.16.1 A 1.10 A 1.12 A HP Support Software CD The Support Software CD (SSCD) includes updated drivers and utilities for driver and ROM updates and product software enhancements. The Restore Plus! D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview...
... and electronically through customer support or from the Web site at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/ or ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/ (if you already know the SoftPaq number you need). For regional Web sites or additional support, visit... ultra-slim desktop System BIOS (786B1 BIOS) Driver Version 2.1.5 3.1.7 1.3 6.6.11 B 6.4.16.1 A 1.10 A 1.12 A HP Support Software CD The Support Software CD (SSCD) includes updated drivers and utilities for driver and ROM updates and product software enhancements. The Restore Plus! D510/D530 Software Image Comparison Overview...
Desktop Management Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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The script can also update ROM BIOS and device driver software. Altiris Compaq Client Manager The Altiris Compaq Client Manager tightly integrates Compaq Intelligent Manageability technology within Altiris eXpress to provide superior hardware management capabilities for Compaq access devices that will run on how to ...quickly and easily. I Edit image files, modifying them to download a fully-functional 30-day evaluation, visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/easydeploy. When used in conjunction with System Software Manager, Altiris eXpress can , for asset management I PC ...
The script can also update ROM BIOS and device driver software. Altiris Compaq Client Manager The Altiris Compaq Client Manager tightly integrates Compaq Intelligent Manageability technology within Altiris eXpress to provide superior hardware management capabilities for Compaq access devices that will run on how to ...quickly and easily. I Edit image files, modifying them to download a fully-functional 30-day evaluation, visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/easydeploy. When used in conjunction with System Software Manager, Altiris eXpress can , for asset management I PC ...
Desktop Management Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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...Compaq Client Manager visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq....com/easydeploy. The PCN Web site also allows users to search all Product Change Notifications and Customer Advisories for most commercial PCs and servers. To download the utility or to most commercial computers and servers. To learn more information on SSM, visit the Compaq... Web site at www.compaq.com/pcn. ... special icon on the Compaq driver download Web site and... updates the appropriate software from Compaq that are supported by SSM ...profile, visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/im. ...
...Compaq Client Manager visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq....com/easydeploy. The PCN Web site also allows users to search all Product Change Notifications and Customer Advisories for most commercial PCs and servers. To download the utility or to most commercial computers and servers. To learn more information on SSM, visit the Compaq... Web site at www.compaq.com/pcn. ... special icon on the Compaq driver download Web site and... updates the appropriate software from Compaq that are supported by SSM ...profile, visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/im. ...
Desktop Management Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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Select Security > Save Master Boot Record. 5. Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit. the BIOS cannot prevent changes that may prevent unintentional or malicious changes to the MBR, such as those caused by some computer viruses or by the incorrect ... operating system is displayed, you to recover the "last known good" MBR, should changes to the MBR be detected when the system is enabled, the BIOS prevents any changes being made to the MBR of the current bootable disk while in MS-DOS or Windows Safe Mode. ✎ Most operating systems...
Select Security > Save Master Boot Record. 5. Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit. the BIOS cannot prevent changes that may prevent unintentional or malicious changes to the MBR, such as those caused by some computer viruses or by the incorrect ... operating system is displayed, you to recover the "last known good" MBR, should changes to the MBR be detected when the system is enabled, the BIOS prevents any changes being made to the MBR of the current bootable disk while in MS-DOS or Windows Safe Mode. ✎ Most operating systems...
Desktop Management Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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... if the current bootable disk is the same disk from which the MBR was previously saved, the following message is turned on or restarted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk; You must know the setup password, if one exists. You must know the setup password, if one...
... if the current bootable disk is the same disk from which the MBR was previously saved, the following message is turned on or restarted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk; You must know the setup password, if one exists. You must know the setup password, if one...