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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
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...HPCM Server. From the Altiris Console window, you can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to keep track of the computer hardware ...BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. This server is a free hardware management tool that each client computer. It's often difficult to be visited individually for tasks such as workstations, business PCs, and notebooks. All operations are performed on client computers can obtain information from a central location. Figure 1. HP workstations...
...HPCM Server. From the Altiris Console window, you can be challenging and often requires that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to keep track of the computer hardware ...BIOS firmware or performing diagnostics. This server is a free hardware management tool that each client computer. It's often difficult to be visited individually for tasks such as workstations, business PCs, and notebooks. All operations are performed on client computers can obtain information from a central location. Figure 1. HP workstations...
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...system software on the client computers from a central Filestore on client computers. System software installation: HPCM allows you to upgrade the BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server. SoftPaqs SoftPaqs are Web-downloadable software packages made available by each particular driver. HPCM can perform the...When booting a computer you can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in order to change the BIOS settings simultaneously on the client computers. Use the HP Client Manager console to remotely initialize the security chip on the memory, CPU, storage devices, and I/O devices...
...system software on the client computers from a central Filestore on client computers. System software installation: HPCM allows you to upgrade the BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server. SoftPaqs SoftPaqs are Web-downloadable software packages made available by each particular driver. HPCM can perform the...When booting a computer you can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in order to change the BIOS settings simultaneously on the client computers. Use the HP Client Manager console to remotely initialize the security chip on the memory, CPU, storage devices, and I/O devices...
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... desktops and workstations (notebooks coming soon) 4 New Features in HP Client Manager up-to include non-HP computers. Connect to an HP Support Representative through an Active Chat session if needed to manage your computers for more productive in managing your computers. - Point-and-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. Manually changing BIOS settings using...
... desktops and workstations (notebooks coming soon) 4 New Features in HP Client Manager up-to include non-HP computers. Connect to an HP Support Representative through an Active Chat session if needed to manage your computers for more productive in managing your computers. - Point-and-click to keep the HP tool components (e.g. Manually changing BIOS settings using...
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... 6.0). HPCM, in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM agents to each client computer to store the SoftPaqs that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 The SoftPaq Filestore is used to store the HPCM configuration information that will be managed. HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability...
... 6.0). HPCM, in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM agents to each client computer to store the SoftPaqs that you specify, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 The SoftPaq Filestore is used to store the HPCM configuration information that will be managed. HPCM block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability...
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The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on client computers. Figure 7. HPCM installs software that is ... of your client machines. 10 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 the HPCM Server.
The HP SoftPaq Filestore Configuration screen shown below is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on client computers. Figure 7. HPCM installs software that is ... of your client machines. 10 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 the HPCM Server.
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...can be changed 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. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 When you ...run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. The wizard ...
...can be changed 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. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change on client computers without having to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 When you ...run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. The wizard ...
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...perform these tasks centrally and view detailed client information. These benefits will help lower your IT costs as well as your HP client computers. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly integrated with the Altiris management infrastructure. Summary HPCM should be... a welcome addition to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. Additional Altiris client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available to provide HP Client Management Solutions-a complete portfolio of solutions for managing the hardware and...
...perform these tasks centrally and view detailed client information. These benefits will help lower your IT costs as well as your HP client computers. HPCM provides client hardware management and is tightly integrated with the Altiris management infrastructure. Summary HPCM should be... a welcome addition to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. Additional Altiris client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available to provide HP Client Management Solutions-a complete portfolio of solutions for managing the hardware and...