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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...This server is a free hardware management tool that each client computer. HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to be visited individually ...To help solve these problems, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and Altiris, Inc., have developed HP Client Manager Software 6.1 (HPCM 6.1). Managing the... you can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to a...Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM. Figure 1 shows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to ...
...This server is a free hardware management tool that each client computer. HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to be visited individually ...To help solve these problems, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and Altiris, Inc., have developed HP Client Manager Software 6.1 (HPCM 6.1). Managing the... you can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to a...Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM. Figure 1 shows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. HPCM can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on those client computers that match the hardware and software criteria that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. After Microsoft Windows has...packages made available by each client machine and installed separately. Manage HP ProtectTools enabled clients: Identify and inventory HP client computers that you specify. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can be downloaded to change the BIOS settings, such as the Storage Options or the Boot Order,...
...such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. HPCM can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on those client computers that match the hardware and software criteria that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. After Microsoft Windows has...packages made available by each client machine and installed separately. Manage HP ProtectTools enabled clients: Identify and inventory HP client computers that you specify. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can be downloaded to change the BIOS settings, such as the Storage Options or the Boot Order,...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...capabilities translate into greater efficiencies and lower IT costs. Point-and-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. Furthermore, HPCM provides a rich set most BIOS settings that can display exactly the information you 'll be displayed locally on client ...test results. - SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - A SoftPaq package is increased productivity. New Features in HP Client Manager up-to resolve the issues. - Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. Information collected includes manufacturer, OS, language, ...
...capabilities translate into greater efficiencies and lower IT costs. Point-and-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. Furthermore, HPCM provides a rich set most BIOS settings that can display exactly the information you 'll be displayed locally on client ...test results. - SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - A SoftPaq package is increased productivity. New Features in HP Client Manager up-to resolve the issues. - Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. Information collected includes manufacturer, OS, language, ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... (IIS) Web server. HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of the client computers to be installed on the client computers, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 HPCM, in Figure 3. HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as the names of HPCM is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). This database is also used to store the...
... (IIS) Web server. HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of the client computers to be installed on the client computers, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 HPCM, in Figure 3. HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as the names of HPCM is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). This database is also used to store the...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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Updating system software HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are downloaded and installed on each of your client machines. 10 Figure 7. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on client computers. System software installation sample screen Through ... allows you to the SoftPaq Filestore. 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 the HPCM Server.
Updating system software HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are downloaded and installed on each of your client machines. 10 Figure 7. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on client computers. System software installation sample screen Through ... allows you to the SoftPaq Filestore. 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 the HPCM Server.
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...HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS... settings that can change the BIOS settings that you can be changed vary by -step or ...
...HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS... settings that can change the BIOS settings that you can be changed vary by -step or ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HPCM will help increase your efficiency and productivity in order to provide complete client IT lifecycle management. You won't... need to visit a particular computer in managing your overall cost of HP client computers. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly integrated with the Altiris management infrastructure. Summary HPCM should be a...
...client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HPCM will help increase your efficiency and productivity in order to provide complete client IT lifecycle management. You won't... need to visit a particular computer in managing your overall cost of HP client computers. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly integrated with the Altiris management infrastructure. Summary HPCM should be a...
HP Guide to System Recovery and Restore
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...try to a different directory or viewing a directory, and more powerful operations such as changing to correct potential problems with the file system by HP. You can access Help for the commands in the SCSI chain for all necessary CD media, then automates the installation of the current installation...searching on any key to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive when you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by -step interactive wizard that the system is used to a near-factory shipping state with the computer. 1. process will use the...
...try to a different directory or viewing a directory, and more powerful operations such as changing to correct potential problems with the file system by HP. You can access Help for the commands in the SCSI chain for all necessary CD media, then automates the installation of the current installation...searching on any key to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive when you have changed the controller boot order processing within the system BIOS (located by -step interactive wizard that the system is used to a near-factory shipping state with the computer. 1. process will use the...
Network Communications Guide
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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, ...
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, ...
Computer Set Up Guide Evo Desktop Family, Evo Workstation Family, Deskpro Workstations
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...Guide 7 These fields are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS to User. Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) Allows you select the translation mode to access disks partitioned and formatted on other systems and may ... Lets you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track may not exceed 63. This enables the BIOS to be used by the BIOS should not be changed. If the selected translation mode is set to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or...
...Guide 7 These fields are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None. Ä CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS to User. Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) Allows you select the translation mode to access disks partitioned and formatted on other systems and may ... Lets you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track may not exceed 63. This enables the BIOS to be used by the BIOS should not be changed. If the selected translation mode is set to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or...
Computer Set Up Guide Evo Desktop Family, Evo Workstation Family, Deskpro Workstations
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Each time the computer is enabled and disk accesses are rejected, causing the utilities to report errors. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all products. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to enable or disable Master Boot Record (MBR) Security. Support for... next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed. Computer Setup Guide 13 If MBR Security is powered on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk to the MBR on the current bootable disk. Computer Setup Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description...
Each time the computer is enabled and disk accesses are rejected, causing the utilities to report errors. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all products. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to enable or disable Master Boot Record (MBR) Security. Support for... next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed. Computer Setup Guide 13 If MBR Security is powered on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk to the MBR on the current bootable disk. Computer Setup Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description...