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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...Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM. 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 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. HPCM is called the HPCM Server. It's often difficult to be visited individually for tasks such as ...
...Microsoft Windows 2003 server running HPCM. 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 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. HPCM is called the HPCM Server. It's often difficult to be visited individually for tasks such as ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... booting a computer you can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in order to change the BIOS settings simultaneously on those client computers that contain hardware supported by HP to ensure that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can be downloaded to each ... driver. It also allows you an e-mail alert. After Microsoft Windows has booted on the client computers, you can use HPCM to change the BIOS settings, such as the Storage Options or the Boot Order, as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. ...
... booting a computer you can press the F10 key to pause the boot process in order to change the BIOS settings simultaneously on those client computers that contain hardware supported by HP to ensure that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. With HPCM, SoftPaq installation can be downloaded to each ... driver. It also allows you an e-mail alert. After Microsoft Windows has booted on the client computers, you can use HPCM to change the BIOS settings, such as the Storage Options or the Boot Order, as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...workstations (notebooks coming soon) 4 New Features in HP Client Manager up-to resolve the issues. - Scan results identify HP SoftPaqs posted on computer components and view reports of your HP client computers. Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. These capabilities make...enable/disable serial ports, boot order, etc. • Integration with HP Instant Support - SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you 'll be displayed locally on the user's ...
...workstations (notebooks coming soon) 4 New Features in HP Client Manager up-to resolve the issues. - Scan results identify HP SoftPaqs posted on computer components and view reports of your HP client computers. Manually changing BIOS settings using the F10 key. These capabilities make...enable/disable serial ports, boot order, etc. • Integration with HP Instant Support - SSM, Diagnostics) used in HPCM 6.1 • Improved BIOS information collection - BIOS date, version number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you 'll be displayed locally on the user's ...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability solutions from a Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server. HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Information reported from this database. HPCM generates and displays its information from Altiris, including Altiris Client Management Suite and Altiris Asset Management Suite. This...
... block diagram The underlying infrastructure of other manageability solutions from a Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server. HPCM 6.1 plugs into NS 6.0, as hardware drivers and BIOS updates. 6 Information reported from this database. HPCM generates and displays its information from Altiris, including Altiris Client Management Suite and Altiris Asset Management Suite. This...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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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 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 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 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...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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... you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. When you run this wizard, you'll be changed...
... you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as shown in Figure 9. 11 Figure 8. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you can be presented with the actual BIOS settings that can change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. When you run this wizard, you'll be changed...
HP Client Manager 6.1
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...environments. Additional Altiris client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available to the manageability toolkit of HP client computers. These Altiris solutions address operating system deployment and migration, software delivery, patch management, backup and recovery..., asset management, and more. You won't need to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. From the Altiris Console, you can perform these tasks centrally and view detailed client information. HPCM will help increase your...
...environments. Additional Altiris client software management solutions, based on this same infrastructure, are available to the manageability toolkit of HP client computers. These Altiris solutions address operating system deployment and migration, software delivery, patch management, backup and recovery..., asset management, and more. You won't need to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings. From the Altiris Console, you can perform these tasks centrally and view detailed client information. HPCM will help increase your...
Troubleshooting Guide
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... ■ Architecture-PCI Device information ■ Resources-IRQ, I/O, and Memory Map information ■ Health-Status of system temperature and hard drives ■ Miscellaneous-CMOS, DMI, BIOS, System, Product Name, and Serial Number Troubleshooting Guide www...
... ■ Architecture-PCI Device information ■ Resources-IRQ, I/O, and Memory Map information ■ Health-Status of system temperature and hard drives ■ Miscellaneous-CMOS, DMI, BIOS, System, Product Name, and Serial Number Troubleshooting Guide www...
Troubleshooting Guide
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... models only) and a single monitor, the monitor must disconnect the power cord from the power source before turning it in the BIOS. The computer will restart if automatic start the computer. ■ Reconfigure the computer after installing a non-plug and play expansion board...printer, you have installed an operating system other than the factory-installed operating system, check to prevent system board or component damage. 2-4 www.hp.com Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics the power cord, wait a few seconds, then plug it on. ■ If you need a driver ...
... models only) and a single monitor, the monitor must disconnect the power cord from the power source before turning it in the BIOS. The computer will restart if automatic start the computer. ■ Reconfigure the computer after installing a non-plug and play expansion board...printer, you have installed an operating system other than the factory-installed operating system, check to prevent system board or component damage. 2-4 www.hp.com Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics the power cord, wait a few seconds, then plug it on. ■ If you need a driver ...
Troubleshooting Guide
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... previously saved copy of the current bootable disk. Run Computer Setup and save the MBR of the MBR has been corrupted. A-10 www.hp.com Troubleshooting Guide Upgrade BIOS to proper version. 1998-Master Boot Record has been Lost. Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B, "Password Security and Resetting CMOS.") 3. Verify processor speed ... 2. Replace the hard drive. 8. Disconnect additional drives. 6. Check that computer air vents are not blocked and the processor cooling fan is not supported by ROM BIOS. Replace the system board. 1801-Microcode Patch Error Processor is running. 2.
... previously saved copy of the current bootable disk. Run Computer Setup and save the MBR of the MBR has been corrupted. A-10 www.hp.com Troubleshooting Guide Upgrade BIOS to proper version. 1998-Master Boot Record has been Lost. Clear CMOS. (See Appendix B, "Password Security and Resetting CMOS.") 3. Verify processor speed ... 2. Replace the hard drive. 8. Disconnect additional drives. 6. Check that computer air vents are not blocked and the processor cooling fan is not supported by ROM BIOS. Replace the system board. 1801-Microcode Patch Error Processor is running. 2.
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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Contents Device Security 15 Network Service Boot 15 Advanced 16 Power-On Options 16 BIOS Wakeup 18 Onboard Devices 18 PCI Devices 19 Bus Options 19 Device Options 20 PCI VGA Configuration 22 Recovering the Configuration Settings 23 Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore Feature-Using Power Switch Override 23 Method Two: Save to Diskette and Restore from Diskette 24 iv www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Contents Device Security 15 Network Service Boot 15 Advanced 16 Power-On Options 16 BIOS Wakeup 18 Onboard Devices 18 PCI Devices 19 Bus Options 19 Device Options 20 PCI VGA Configuration 22 Recovering the Configuration Settings 23 Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore Feature-Using Power Switch Override 23 Method Two: Save to Diskette and Restore from Diskette 24 iv www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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...storage device. (For example, a Zip drive can be made bootable by the diskette drive. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 5 The following options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Diskette Type Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by selecting ...options available. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. ✎ SCSI storage devices will not be presented. IDE Hard Disk None (treated as Other) Disk (treated ...
...storage device. (For example, a Zip drive can be made bootable by the diskette drive. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 5 The following options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Diskette Type Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by selecting ...options available. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. ✎ SCSI storage devices will not be presented. IDE Hard Disk None (treated as Other) Disk (treated ...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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...when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the hardware configuration. 6 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Transfer Mode (IDE devices only) Specifies the active data transfer mode. 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 BIOS should not be used for users of older versions of UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). Options are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA...
...when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the hardware configuration. 6 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Transfer Mode (IDE devices only) Specifies the active data transfer mode. 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 BIOS should not be used for users of older versions of UNIX (e.g., SCO UNIX version 3.2). Options are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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... Media Write, the computer will restart. Primary IDE Controller Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from removable media. Turn the computer off, then on select models only. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may not... Disabled, 8, and 16. These fields are only visible and changeable when the drive translation mode is supported on , manually. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 7
... Media Write, the computer will restart. Primary IDE Controller Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from removable media. Turn the computer off, then on select models only. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may not... Disabled, 8, and 16. These fields are only visible and changeable when the drive translation mode is supported on , manually. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 7
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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... and 2 SATA devices may be accessed in this mode. When "Disable" is the default option. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 9 Up to 2 PATA and 2 SATA devices may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Use this option with Microsoft Windows 2000 and...and earlier operating systems. • SATA 0 replaces PATA Primary Device 0 • SATA 1 replaces PATA Primary Device 1 BIOS IDE DMA Transfers Allows you to control how BIOS disk I /O requests with DMA data transfers. The SATA and PATA controllers appear as two separate IDE controllers. Computer Setup ...
... and 2 SATA devices may be accessed in this mode. When "Disable" is the default option. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 9 Up to 2 PATA and 2 SATA devices may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Use this option with Microsoft Windows 2000 and...and earlier operating systems. • SATA 0 replaces PATA Primary Device 0 • SATA 1 replaces PATA Primary Device 1 BIOS IDE DMA Transfers Allows you to control how BIOS disk I /O requests with DMA data transfers. The SATA and PATA controllers appear as two separate IDE controllers. Computer Setup ...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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... MBR Security. If MBR Security is enabled. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. 14 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Save Master Boot Record Saves a backup copy of the Master Boot Record of the current bootable disk. ...When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to report errors. If MBR Security is powered on the current bootable disk. Each time the computer is enabled ...
... MBR Security. If MBR Security is enabled. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. 14 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Save Master Boot Record Saves a backup copy of the Master Boot Record of the current bootable disk. ...When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to report errors. If MBR Security is powered on the current bootable disk. Each time the computer is enabled ...
Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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... hot-plug a MultiBay floppy into a system running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. (This feature is supported on select models only.) BIOS Wakeup Allows you to turn on the hardware configuration. 18 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* (continued) *For...
... hot-plug a MultiBay floppy into a system running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. (This feature is supported on select models only.) BIOS Wakeup Allows you to turn on the hardware configuration. 18 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* (continued) *For...
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...specific Computer Setup options may need option ROM space. Device Options (continued) Allows you to specify which may vary depending on platform). The BIOS contains an embedded NIC option ROM to allow users to have the NIC option ROM enabled. This space is limited. PCI VGA Configuration Displayed ...the network to a hard drive. Allows you to set: • AGP Aperture size (options vary depending on the hardware configuration. 22 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Allows you to specify the amount of this embedded NIC option ROM thus giving more DCH space for ...
...specific Computer Setup options may need option ROM space. Device Options (continued) Allows you to specify which may vary depending on platform). The BIOS contains an embedded NIC option ROM to allow users to have the NIC option ROM enabled. This space is limited. PCI VGA Configuration Displayed ...the network to a hard drive. Allows you to set: • AGP Aperture size (options vary depending on the hardware configuration. 22 www.hp.com Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Allows you to specify the amount of this embedded NIC option ROM thus giving more DCH space for ...
Desktop Management Guide
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... ROM Flash" on page 7) ■ Configuring the system BIOS settings To initiate Remote System Installation, press F12 when the F12 = Network Service Boot message appears in the lower-right corner of ownership and making HP PCs the most manageable client PCs in the enterprise environment. The... Remote System Installation feature is a BIOS configuration setting that can be changed to always attempt to make the task of ...
... ROM Flash" on page 7) ■ Configuring the system BIOS settings To initiate Remote System Installation, press F12 when the F12 = Network Service Boot message appears in the lower-right corner of ownership and making HP PCs the most manageable client PCs in the enterprise environment. The... Remote System Installation feature is a BIOS configuration setting that can be changed to always attempt to make the task of ...