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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... called the HPCM Server. All operations are performed 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...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. From the Altiris Console window, you can obtain information from a central location. Figure 1. This server is...
... called the HPCM Server. All operations are performed 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...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. From the Altiris Console window, you can obtain information from a central location. Figure 1. This server is...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...and software criteria that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. The diagnostic results are Web-downloadable software packages made available by HP to schedule the installation of the pre-configured reports. • Diagnostic information: Client diagnostics are performed only on multiple client...or a group of these events using one of computers. System software installation: HPCM allows you can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on the HPCM Server. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can also monitor the status of these events occurs, the client alerts the ...
...and software criteria that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. The diagnostic results are Web-downloadable software packages made available by HP to schedule the installation of the pre-configured reports. • Diagnostic information: Client diagnostics are performed only on multiple client...or a group of these events using one of computers. System software installation: HPCM allows you can automatically and remotely update the BIOS on the HPCM Server. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can also monitor the status of these events occurs, the client alerts the ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...so you 'll be displayed locally on computer components and view reports of your HP client computers, rapidly making changes to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all from the Altiris website at the management console, the IT Administrator ...you can be scheduled for more productive in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - Connect to an HP Support Representative through an Active Chat session if needed to manage your HP client computers. Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. By quickly gathering information from all of ...
...so you 'll be displayed locally on computer components and view reports of your HP client computers, rapidly making changes to client computer system software, and changing the BIOS settings, all from the Altiris website at the management console, the IT Administrator ...you can be scheduled for more productive in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - Connect to an HP Support Representative through an Active Chat session if needed to manage your HP client computers. Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. By quickly gathering information from all of ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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Figure 3. This database is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability solutions from the HPCM agents to the HPCM Server is aided by viewing the HPCM ...
Figure 3. This database is Notification Server 6.0 (NS 6.0). HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability solutions from the HPCM agents to the HPCM Server is aided by viewing the HPCM ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... 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. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM...
... 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. The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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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 changed vary by -step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 BIOS... setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that you can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS settings HPCM allows you to modify the BIOS settings on ...
...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 changed vary by -step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 BIOS... setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that you can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. BIOS settings HPCM allows you to modify the BIOS settings on ...
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...perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. You won't need to visit a particular computer in managing your overall cost of ownership. 15 Summary HPCM should be a welcome addition to the manageability toolkit of HP client computers. From the Altiris Console, you... management, and more. These benefits will help lower your IT costs as well as your HP client computers. 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 IT...
...perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. You won't need to visit a particular computer in managing your overall cost of ownership. 15 Summary HPCM should be a welcome addition to the manageability toolkit of HP client computers. From the Altiris Console, you... management, and more. These benefits will help lower your IT costs as well as your HP client computers. 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 IT...
hp desktop pcs, plug and play for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Microsoft document)
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...in Microsoft Windows 95, the Windows 2000 Plug and Play implementation does not rely on an Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS or a Plug and Play BIOS. This evolution is designed to: • Extend the existing Windows I/O infrastructure to include power management and other new configuration... and confusing manual configuration and without making any intricate knowledge of the OnNow design initiative, which defines a new system board and BIOS interface that extends Plug and Play data to support Plug and Play and power management, while also supporting industry hardware standards for ...
...in Microsoft Windows 95, the Windows 2000 Plug and Play implementation does not rely on an Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS or a Plug and Play BIOS. This evolution is designed to: • Extend the existing Windows I/O infrastructure to include power management and other new configuration... and confusing manual configuration and without making any intricate knowledge of the OnNow design initiative, which defines a new system board and BIOS interface that extends Plug and Play data to support Plug and Play and power management, while also supporting industry hardware standards for ...
hp desktop pcs, plug and play for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Microsoft document)
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.... One of the key features of both Plug and Play and power management is added to implement a range of the personal computer's BIOS, hardware components, device drivers, and operating system software. Drivers for Plug and Play: • Automatic and dynamic recognition of appropriate drivers... Play and power management features with different hardware designs while using the same operating-system driver. The basic system board implementation and BIOS support required for Plug and Play support under Windows 2000 are already in the ACPI specification. Both Windows 2000 and Windows 98 ...
.... One of the key features of both Plug and Play and power management is added to implement a range of the personal computer's BIOS, hardware components, device drivers, and operating system software. Drivers for Plug and Play: • Automatic and dynamic recognition of appropriate drivers... Play and power management features with different hardware designs while using the same operating-system driver. The basic system board implementation and BIOS support required for Plug and Play support under Windows 2000 are already in the ACPI specification. Both Windows 2000 and Windows 98 ...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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...provide a strong management solution for an HP Vectra, or configuring MAC address access to send a page when the alert is received. The more data toptools can access. 7 It provides a common management application for HP personal computers, Netservers, HP-UX systems, AdvanceStack and ProCurve hubs and...managers to use a web browser to obtain information about devices on their network resources through HP Web JetAdmin, or distribute software such as drivers or BIOS to both network and system performance monitoring tools. Toptools contains the System Performance Advisor which ...
...provide a strong management solution for an HP Vectra, or configuring MAC address access to send a page when the alert is received. The more data toptools can access. 7 It provides a common management application for HP personal computers, Netservers, HP-UX systems, AdvanceStack and ProCurve hubs and...managers to use a web browser to obtain information about devices on their network resources through HP Web JetAdmin, or distribute software such as drivers or BIOS to both network and system performance monitoring tools. Toptools contains the System Performance Advisor which ...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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... allow you to browse and change device configuration or troubleshoot problems. • Use tools that allow you to update device software such as BIOS and agents. • Use tools that allow you must open a session by launching a browser and entering a URL to monitor network and...User's Manual The toptools console provides access to the following documentation is also provided in the toptools online Help system. Navigating the HP Toptools Console Toptools is designed to the Toptools Consoles section of the toptools server and its applications and components (Toptools for Desktops,...
... allow you to browse and change device configuration or troubleshoot problems. • Use tools that allow you to update device software such as BIOS and agents. • Use tools that allow you must open a session by launching a browser and entering a URL to monitor network and...User's Manual The toptools console provides access to the following documentation is also provided in the toptools online Help system. Navigating the HP Toptools Console Toptools is designed to the Toptools Consoles section of the toptools server and its applications and components (Toptools for Desktops,...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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...tabs to use. This will download it has in the local toptools database available for keeping your HP computing product hardware up-to communicate with the latest drivers, BIOS, firmware and agent software packages. toptools User Guide Internet & Email Services To configure an email ...action on alert or to download and store software from HP to distribute to managed HP systems, the toptools server application must ...
...tabs to use. This will download it has in the local toptools database available for keeping your HP computing product hardware up-to communicate with the latest drivers, BIOS, firmware and agent software packages. toptools User Guide Internet & Email Services To configure an email ...action on alert or to download and store software from HP to distribute to managed HP systems, the toptools server application must ...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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... the appropriate software to use this feature, and be configured to the toptools server and install it on updating the BIOS of software (video driver, BIOS, toptools agent, etc.) available for the device family that you specify. Open the Actions menu and select Manage Drivers...In the toptools navigation panel, click Devices to prevent accidental access during BIOS flash. 3. toptools Updating Drivers/Firmware User Guide On occasion, you may need to update the software (BIOS, drivers, agents) of your HP personal computers to support changes in your browser console session. - The ...
... the appropriate software to use this feature, and be configured to the toptools server and install it on updating the BIOS of software (video driver, BIOS, toptools agent, etc.) available for the device family that you specify. Open the Actions menu and select Manage Drivers...In the toptools navigation panel, click Devices to prevent accidental access during BIOS flash. 3. toptools Updating Drivers/Firmware User Guide On occasion, you may need to update the software (BIOS, drivers, agents) of your HP personal computers to support changes in your browser console session. - The ...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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... filtered to show all alerts for the desktop: 5. The first step in identifying a potential PC problem. • Determine the configuration, the operating system level, the BIOS version, and driver versions displayed in the Status page above, this desktop seems to have reviewed information presented by the Property Pages, you have adequate...
... filtered to show all alerts for the desktop: 5. The first step in identifying a potential PC problem. • Determine the configuration, the operating system level, the BIOS version, and driver versions displayed in the Status page above, this desktop seems to have reviewed information presented by the Property Pages, you have adequate...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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...click on status alerts, click the Event Log button. For more information on Explore Server. Click Devices button in your Netservers and their BIOS version: 1. Right click a server in server management: • Obtain operational status of any server • Obtain server software and ...'ve received a Proactive Notification email from Hewlett-Packard describing a problem that is resolved through installation of a newer BIOS version. toptools User Guide HP Toptools for Servers HP Toptools for Servers consists of several components: • The toptools agent that is installed on the...
...click on status alerts, click the Event Log button. For more information on Explore Server. Click Devices button in your Netservers and their BIOS version: 1. Right click a server in server management: • Obtain operational status of any server • Obtain server software and ...'ve received a Proactive Notification email from Hewlett-Packard describing a problem that is resolved through installation of a newer BIOS version. toptools User Guide HP Toptools for Servers HP Toptools for Servers consists of several components: • The toptools agent that is installed on the...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide
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toptools Glossary User Guide Agent ARP BIOS CMOS DHCP DMI DMTF DDNS DNS Domain Domain Controller HTML HTTP Internet Intranet A software program installed in a device either within the computer that must be ...
toptools Glossary User Guide Agent ARP BIOS CMOS DHCP DMI DMTF DDNS DNS Domain Domain Controller HTML HTTP Internet Intranet A software program installed in a device either within the computer that must be ...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database
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...the same for use to update the PC. Do this command, Toptools Device Manager will use with an Internet connection. From Toptools all BIOS, diagnostics, driver and Agent packages for use through the action Manage Driver/FirmWare. The Revision Management Database (RMDB) When Toptools Device ... server on HP's website. These packages can access the Driver/Firmware features of Toptools Device Manager by Toptools Device Manager just as an FTP server. To update a software driver or flash a BIOS, your Toptools Device Manager must re-run the installation of NT Option Pack to ...
...the same for use to update the PC. Do this command, Toptools Device Manager will use with an Internet connection. From Toptools all BIOS, diagnostics, driver and Agent packages for use through the action Manage Driver/FirmWare. The Revision Management Database (RMDB) When Toptools Device ... server on HP's website. These packages can access the Driver/Firmware features of Toptools Device Manager by Toptools Device Manager just as an FTP server. To update a software driver or flash a BIOS, your Toptools Device Manager must re-run the installation of NT Option Pack to ...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database
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... the settings specified there. 3 To see which models support the BIOS and Driver Update features, please refer to the Toptools for Desktops Agent Support Matrices under www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport, www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport or www.hp.com/go to insert a Windows 2000 CD-ROM, such as the...proxy settings configured for Toptools Device Manager. e Click on Windows 2000, follow the instructions in steps 3-7 of the steps above . 5 If all HP PC models have an access problem, check that the proxy settings in the browser's address window. f Click on your web browser's Address window. To...
... the settings specified there. 3 To see which models support the BIOS and Driver Update features, please refer to the Toptools for Desktops Agent Support Matrices under www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport, www.hp.com/go/e-pcsupport or www.hp.com/go to insert a Windows 2000 CD-ROM, such as the...proxy settings configured for Toptools Device Manager. e Click on Windows 2000, follow the instructions in steps 3-7 of the steps above . 5 If all HP PC models have an access problem, check that the proxy settings in the browser's address window. f Click on your web browser's Address window. To...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database
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.../ccd/ToptoolsRMDB/ Other Product Lines Toptools Agent packages are available for HP Omnibooks and HP Visualize systems (although no BIOS or driver packages are currently available for Omnibooks or Visualize): HP Visualize The software index for HP Visualize Workstations is located at: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/visualize /TopToolsRMDB.txt and the packages are stored in...
.../ccd/ToptoolsRMDB/ Other Product Lines Toptools Agent packages are available for HP Omnibooks and HP Visualize systems (although no BIOS or driver packages are currently available for Omnibooks or Visualize): HP Visualize The software index for HP Visualize Workstations is located at: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/visualize /TopToolsRMDB.txt and the packages are stored in...