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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Managing the hardware and software on client computers can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to a Microsoft Windows 2000 server or Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM ... be visited individually for tasks 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). HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to keep track of the...
Managing the hardware and software on client computers can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to a Microsoft Windows 2000 server or Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM ... be visited individually for tasks 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). HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers connected to keep track of the...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... chassis intrusion, disk drive error, battery status, thermal changes, and "walking assets" such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. BIOS Flash: HPCM can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in setting-up -to view reports for ... can be configured to schedule the installation of the pre-configured reports. • Diagnostic information: Client diagnostics are performed on your non-HP client computers. • Health monitoring: The health monitoring capabilities of HPCM allow you to flash a single computer or a group of computers...
... chassis intrusion, disk drive error, battery status, thermal changes, and "walking assets" such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. BIOS Flash: HPCM can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in setting-up -to view reports for ... can be configured to schedule the installation of the pre-configured reports. • Diagnostic information: Client diagnostics are performed on your non-HP client computers. • Health monitoring: The health monitoring capabilities of HPCM allow you to flash a single computer or a group of computers...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...Source, enable/disable serial ports, boot order, etc. • Integration with HP Instant Support - Point-and-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - A SoftPaq package is increased productivity. Run a system health scan... the management console, the IT Administrator now has the option to enable alerts to your HP client computers. BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you can be displayed locally on newer desktops and workstations (notebooks coming soon...
...Source, enable/disable serial ports, boot order, etc. • Integration with HP Instant Support - Point-and-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - A SoftPaq package is increased productivity. Run a system health scan... the management console, the IT Administrator now has the option to enable alerts to your HP client computers. BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you can be displayed locally on newer desktops and workstations (notebooks coming soon...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... Management Suite and Altiris Asset Management Suite. This database is used to store the HPCM configuration information that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 The SoftPaq Filestore is also used to be installed on the client computers, such as the names of other manageability solutions from the HPCM...
... Management Suite and Altiris Asset Management Suite. This database is used to store the HPCM configuration information that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 The SoftPaq Filestore is also used to be installed on the client computers, such as the names of other manageability solutions from the HPCM...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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Figure 7. Updating system software HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are downloaded and installed on client computers. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM Server. System software installation sample screen ... 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 each of your client machines. 10
Figure 7. Updating system software HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are downloaded and installed on client computers. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM Server. System software installation sample screen ... 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 each of your client machines. 10
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...vary by -step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11... BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you can change the BIOS settings that HPCM ...
...vary by -step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to individually visit and reboot each BIOS setting step-by computer model. Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11... BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you can change the BIOS settings that HPCM ...
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...Console, you can perform these tasks centrally and view detailed client information. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HPCM will help increase your efficiency and productivity in order to ...provide HP Client Management Solutions-a complete portfolio of solutions for managing the hardware and software aspects...
...Console, you can perform these tasks centrally and view detailed client information. HP Client Management Solutions HP and Altiris have partnered to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. HPCM will help increase your efficiency and productivity in order to ...provide HP Client Management Solutions-a complete portfolio of solutions for managing the hardware and software aspects...
HP ProtectTools: Authentication technologies and suitability to task
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...and data encryption. TPM-enhanced pre-boot user authentication allows an administrator to the operating system. Upon successful authentication, the BIOS will prompt the user for their personalized TPM authentication data when the computer is a cryptographic security chip embedded in doing ...stronger authentication is not inherently a user authentication device, HP has enabled user authentication using a commonly shared BIOS system startup password) and then use only a single factor. When such a policy is enabled, the BIOS will proceed through system startup and ultimately boot to ...
...and data encryption. TPM-enhanced pre-boot user authentication allows an administrator to the operating system. Upon successful authentication, the BIOS will prompt the user for their personalized TPM authentication data when the computer is a cryptographic security chip embedded in doing ...stronger authentication is not inherently a user authentication device, HP has enabled user authentication using a commonly shared BIOS system startup password) and then use only a single factor. When such a policy is enabled, the BIOS will proceed through system startup and ultimately boot to ...
Hardware-Software Guide
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Contents HP ProtectTools Security Manager (Select Models Only 14-25 Embedded Security for ProtectTools 14-25 Credential Manager for ProtectTools 14-26 BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools 14-27 Smart Card Security for ProtectTools 14-28 Optional Security Cable 14-29 15...15-5 Tools Menu 15-6 Advanced Menu 15-7 16 Software Update and Recoveries Software Updates 16-1 Obtaining the Support Software Disc 16-2 Accessing Tablet PC Information 16-2 Internet Software 16-3 Downloading System ROM 16-3 Downloading Software 16-5 System Recovery 16-6 Safeguarding Your Data 16-6 Altiris Local ...
Contents HP ProtectTools Security Manager (Select Models Only 14-25 Embedded Security for ProtectTools 14-25 Credential Manager for ProtectTools 14-26 BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools 14-27 Smart Card Security for ProtectTools 14-28 Optional Security Cable 14-29 15...15-5 Tools Menu 15-6 Advanced Menu 15-7 16 Software Update and Recoveries Software Updates 16-1 Obtaining the Support Software Disc 16-2 Accessing Tablet PC Information 16-2 Internet Software 16-3 Downloading System ROM 16-3 Downloading Software 16-5 System Recovery 16-6 Safeguarding Your Data 16-6 Altiris Local ...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... Keyboard Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9) Press fn+f9 to display information about the ambient light sensor, refer to increase screen brightness. The BIOS date may display in this chapter. Displaying System Information (fn+esc) Press fn+esc to decrease screen brightness. Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10... incrementally. Activating the Ambient Light Sensor (fn+f11) Press fn+f11 to remove the system information from the screen. ✎ The system BIOS date is the version number of the system ROM. Press fn+esc a second time to turn on and off the ambient light sensor. ...
... Keyboard Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9) Press fn+f9 to display information about the ambient light sensor, refer to increase screen brightness. The BIOS date may display in this chapter. Displaying System Information (fn+esc) Press fn+esc to decrease screen brightness. Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10... incrementally. Activating the Ambient Light Sensor (fn+f11) Press fn+f11 to remove the system information from the screen. ✎ The system BIOS date is the version number of the system ROM. Press fn+esc a second time to turn on and off the ambient light sensor. ...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... chapter. *This security feature is started or restarted. The procedures for using other Computer Setup features, refer to the BIOS settings and other system identification information HP administrator password Unauthorized removal of the tablet PC Security cable slot (used with an optional security cable). Hardware and Software Guide 14-3 Computer Setup is a non-Windows...
... chapter. *This security feature is started or restarted. The procedures for using other Computer Setup features, refer to the BIOS settings and other system identification information HP administrator password Unauthorized removal of the tablet PC Security cable slot (used with an optional security cable). Hardware and Software Guide 14-3 Computer Setup is a non-Windows...
Hardware-Software Guide
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...: ■ Embedded Security for ProtectTools ■ Credential Manager for ProtectTools ■ BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools ■ Smart Card Security for ProtectTools Depending on modules for HP ProtectTools Security Manager include the following : ■ Administrative functions, such as ownership...in order to the tablet PC, networks, and critical data. Hardware and Software Guide 14-25 Security HP ProtectTools Security Manager (Select Models Only) Your tablet PC comes with HP ProtectTools Security Manager preinstalled. Add-on your tablet PC in your tablet PC model, add-on ...
...: ■ Embedded Security for ProtectTools ■ Credential Manager for ProtectTools ■ BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools ■ Smart Card Security for ProtectTools Depending on modules for HP ProtectTools Security Manager include the following : ■ Administrative functions, such as ownership...in order to the tablet PC, networks, and critical data. Hardware and Software Guide 14-25 Security HP ProtectTools Security Manager (Select Models Only) Your tablet PC comes with HP ProtectTools Security Manager preinstalled. Add-on your tablet PC in your tablet PC model, add-on ...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... Outlook and Internet Explorer) for ProtectTools. On select models, the embedded security chip also enables enhanced BIOS security features accessed through BIOS Configuration for protected digital certificate operations when using a smart card to log on to the Credential Manager...chip enhances and enables other HP ProtectTools Security Manager security features. For more information, refer to Windows. For more information, refer to Windows. ■ Single sign-on capability that provide protection against unauthorized access to your tablet PC, including the following: ...
... Outlook and Internet Explorer) for ProtectTools. On select models, the embedded security chip also enables enhanced BIOS security features accessed through BIOS Configuration for protected digital certificate operations when using a smart card to log on to the Credential Manager...chip enhances and enables other HP ProtectTools Security Manager security features. For more information, refer to Windows. For more information, refer to Windows. ■ Single sign-on capability that provide protection against unauthorized access to your tablet PC, including the following: ...
Hardware-Software Guide
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.... Hardware and Software Guide 14-27 Security BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools provides access to BIOS security and configuration settings within the HP ProtectTools Security Manager application, which includes disabling the ability to boot to the BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools are managed by the system BIOS. For more information, refer to drives other...
.... Hardware and Software Guide 14-27 Security BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools provides access to BIOS security and configuration settings within the HP ProtectTools Security Manager application, which includes disabling the ability to boot to the BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools are managed by the system BIOS. For more information, refer to drives other...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... of the optional smart card. ■ Back up and restore credentials stored on BIOS security features, refer to Chapter 15, "Computer Setup." ■ Set and change the password used with the BIOS to enable optional smart card authentication in a preboot environment, and to load. Security...for an administrator and a user. Security enhancements are supported by the optional HP ProtectTools Smart Card and an optional supported reader, such as the HP PC Card Smart Card Reader. ■ Initialize an optional HP ProtectTools Smart Card so that it can ■ Access optional smart card security...
... of the optional smart card. ■ Back up and restore credentials stored on BIOS security features, refer to Chapter 15, "Computer Setup." ■ Set and change the password used with the BIOS to enable optional smart card authentication in a preboot environment, and to load. Security...for an administrator and a user. Security enhancements are supported by the optional HP ProtectTools Smart Card and an optional supported reader, such as the HP PC Card Smart Card Reader. ■ Initialize an optional HP ProtectTools Smart Card so that it can ■ Access optional smart card security...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... updates. Download and install the updates. ✎ The tablet PC system ROM stores the BIOS. refer to a network, HP recommends that you consult with your network administrator before installing any update by identifying (through your tablet PC type, series or family, and model; The BIOS determines how the tablet PC hardware interacts with the operating system and external devices...
... updates. Download and install the updates. ✎ The tablet PC system ROM stores the BIOS. refer to a network, HP recommends that you consult with your network administrator before installing any update by identifying (through your tablet PC type, series or family, and model; The BIOS determines how the tablet PC hardware interacts with the operating system and external devices...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... Software HP Client Manager Software (HP CMS) integrates HP Intelligent Manageability technology within Altiris software. For more information on client PCs-HP Client Manager Software, an Altiris solution; Hardware and Software Guide C-3 HP CMS provides superior hardware management capabilities for HP devices that include: ■ Detailed views of system software such as device drivers and ROM BIOS. ✎...
... Software HP Client Manager Software (HP CMS) integrates HP Intelligent Manageability technology within Altiris software. For more information on client PCs-HP Client Manager Software, an Altiris solution; Hardware and Software Guide C-3 HP CMS provides superior hardware management capabilities for HP devices that include: ■ Detailed views of system software such as device drivers and ROM BIOS. ✎...
Hardware-Software Guide
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... that are supported by SSM are denoted with System Software Manager or the HP Client Manager, administrators can also update ROM BIOS and device driver software from a central repository, known as part of the preloaded software. On selected desktop and tablet PC models, an Altiris management agent is used to complete new hardware deployment...
... that are supported by SSM are denoted with System Software Manager or the HP Client Manager, administrators can also update ROM BIOS and device driver software from a central repository, known as part of the preloaded software. On selected desktop and tablet PC models, an Altiris management agent is used to complete new hardware deployment...
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...power battery pack release latch 1-15 battery power conserving 2-30 low-battery conditions 2-24 running tablet PC on 2-17 See also battery pack BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools 14-27 BIOS information, displaying 14-3 Bluetooth device 13-10 Hardware and Software Guide Index-1 Index A AC... adapter, disconnecting 2-17 AC power 2-17 accessing tablet PC information 16-2 adapter, modem 11-3 adjusting the volume 5-4 airport...
...power battery pack release latch 1-15 battery power conserving 2-30 low-battery conditions 2-24 running tablet PC on 2-17 See also battery pack BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools 14-27 BIOS information, displaying 14-3 Bluetooth device 13-10 Hardware and Software Guide Index-1 Index A AC... adapter, disconnecting 2-17 AC power 2-17 accessing tablet PC information 16-2 adapter, modem 11-3 adjusting the volume 5-4 airport...