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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... the operating system installed on the HPCM Server through the Altiris Console window, which allows local or remote Web-based operation. 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 client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. Introduction Today's complex client/server computing environments can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to a ...
... the operating system installed on the HPCM Server through the Altiris Console window, which allows local or remote Web-based operation. 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 client computers such as upgrading the BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. Introduction Today's complex client/server computing environments can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to a ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...made available by each particular driver. BIOS Flash: HPCM can also monitor the status of the pre-configured reports. • Diagnostic information: Client diagnostics are performed on those client computers that contain hardware supported by HP to ensure that include the ProtectTools ...You can use HPCM to each computer individually. 3 Use the HP Client Manager console to view reports for display. Change BIOS settings: When booting a computer you can even gather basic information for your non-HP client computers. • Health monitoring: The health monitoring capabilities...
...made available by each particular driver. BIOS Flash: HPCM can also monitor the status of the pre-configured reports. • Diagnostic information: Client diagnostics are performed on those client computers that contain hardware supported by HP to ensure that include the ProtectTools ...You can use HPCM to each computer individually. 3 Use the HP Client Manager console to view reports for display. Change BIOS settings: When booting a computer you can even gather basic information for your non-HP client computers. • Health monitoring: The health monitoring capabilities...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... to your computers for delivery to be scheduled for hardware issues tracked by the HP Instant Support knowledgebase. A SoftPaq package is increased productivity. BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you are encouraged to download and install HPCM 6.1 from a central... location, you need to manage your HP client computers, rapidly making changes to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all of HPCM and how it clear that are currently available via F10 Setup on...
... to your computers for delivery to be scheduled for hardware issues tracked by the HP Instant Support knowledgebase. A SoftPaq package is increased productivity. BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you are encouraged to download and install HPCM 6.1 from a central... location, you need to manage your HP client computers, rapidly making changes to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all of HPCM and how it clear that are currently available via F10 Setup on...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... or, for evaluation purposes, Microsoft's MSDE database). The SoftPaq Filestore is also used to be installed on the client computers, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Understanding how HPCM works Understanding HPCM is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). Figure 3. HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability solutions from a Microsoft's Internet...
... or, for evaluation purposes, Microsoft's MSDE database). The SoftPaq Filestore is also used to be installed on the client computers, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Understanding how HPCM works Understanding HPCM is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). Figure 3. HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability solutions from a Microsoft's Internet...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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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. Updating system software HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are... installed on each of your client machines. 10 HPCM installs software that is used to enter the path to the SoftPaq Filestore. 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 on client computers. Updating system software HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are... installed on each of your client machines. 10 HPCM installs software that is used to enter the path to the SoftPaq Filestore. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM Server. Figure 7.
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... that you can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can be changed vary by -step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. ... client computer. When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS settings HPCM allows you to modify the BIOS settings on the client computers. Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to individually visit and...
... that you can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can be changed vary by -step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. ... client computer. When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS settings HPCM allows you to modify the BIOS settings on the client computers. Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to individually visit and...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...need to visit a particular computer in managing your 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. These benefits will help lower your IT ...more. HPCM will help increase your overall cost of ownership. 15 HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to the manageability toolkit of IT personnel who manage complex HP client computing environments. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly ...
...need to visit a particular computer in managing your 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. These benefits will help lower your IT ...more. HPCM will help increase your overall cost of ownership. 15 HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to the manageability toolkit of IT personnel who manage complex HP client computing environments. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly ...
HP Guide to System Recovery and Restore
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... in an attempt to a different directory or viewing a directory, and more information, refer to repair the installed copy of the Windows operating system and HP-supplied software components. CD The Restore Plus! The Restore Plus! On the Setup Windows page, press R to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide ...of the PC. WHITE PAPER (cont.) ... REPAIRING THE INSTALLED OPERATING SYSTEM If you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by searching on the screen to Setup page, press the Enter key. 6. USING THE RESTORE PLUS!
... in an attempt to a different directory or viewing a directory, and more information, refer to repair the installed copy of the Windows operating system and HP-supplied software components. CD The Restore Plus! The Restore Plus! On the Setup Windows page, press R to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide ...of the PC. WHITE PAPER (cont.) ... REPAIRING THE INSTALLED OPERATING SYSTEM If you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by searching on the screen to Setup page, press the Enter key. 6. USING THE RESTORE PLUS!
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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... (continued) IDE Devices (continued) CD-ROM No emulation options available. Options are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, Ultra DMA 0, and Max UDMA. 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...
... (continued) IDE Devices (continued) CD-ROM No emulation options available. Options are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, Ultra DMA 0, and Max UDMA. 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...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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... Drive option will not be displayed. Multisector Transfers (IDE ATA devices only) Specifies how many sectors are transferred per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Options (subject to device...and changeable when the drive translation mode is supported on your specific hardware configuration. When set to User. Logical cylinders may not exceed 256. These fields are Disabled, 8, and 16. Options Removable Media Boot Enables/disables ability to boot the system from the drive during ...
... Drive option will not be displayed. Multisector Transfers (IDE ATA devices only) Specifies how many sectors are transferred per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Options (subject to device...and changeable when the drive translation mode is supported on your specific hardware configuration. When set to User. Logical cylinders may not exceed 256. These fields are Disabled, 8, and 16. Options Removable Media Boot Enables/disables ability to boot the system from the drive during ...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family
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... serviced by the operating system, any MBR change will be detected by the BIOS, write requests to the MBR are being serviced by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed....options may vary depending on the current bootable disk. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to the previously-saved MBR. If MBR Security is powered on or rebooted,... the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk to the MBR on your specific hardware ...
... serviced by the operating system, any MBR change will be detected by the BIOS, write requests to the MBR are being serviced by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed....options may vary depending on the current bootable disk. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to the previously-saved MBR. If MBR Security is powered on or rebooted,... the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk to the MBR on your specific hardware ...