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    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
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    problems, Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and Altiris, Inc., have developed HP Client Manager Software 6.1 (HPCM 6.1). HPCM is a free hardware management tool that allows HP workstations, business PCs, and notebook computers running Microsoft Windows to be efficiently managed from a central location
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    allow you to select from a set of client-side events, such as a 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. When one of these events occurs, the client alerts the HPCM Server
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    number, SysID, etc. • Improved BIOS Settings Wizard lets you remotely set most BIOS settings that are currently available via F10 Setup on client systems such as Remote Wakeup Boot Source, enable/disable serial ports, boot order, etc. • Integration with HP Instant Support - Run a system health scan
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    • Management of systems with HP ProtectTools embedded security chip (requires SP1) - Identify and inventory HP client computers that include the ProtectTools embedded security chip. Use the HP Client Manager console to remotely initialize the security chip on your computers saving time in setting-up
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    Asset Management Suite. HPCM, in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM agents to each client computer to perform the reports from this database. The Altiris Console window receives its information from a Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server. The SoftPaq Filestore
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    its capabilities. We'll focus on the some of the primary capabilities of HPCM shown in Figure 1. Client inventory The Altiris Console Client Inventory screen, shown below, highlights some of the inventory information that is available from HP client computers. In this case, Machines by System ID is
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    screen capture below shows the events that can be selected in order to monitor the health of your client computers. You can select the threshold values for free disk space and battery charge level. When a selected event occurs, such as a battery alerting you to memory changes, disk drive changes, or
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    Diagnostics are performed on the memory, CPU, storage devices and I/O devices. The partial screen capture in Figure 6 shows a typical diagnostics report. Errors detected by the diagnostic software are reported in the far right column (not shown in this screen shot). Figure 6. Sample Diagnostics
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    as device drivers and BIOS firmware on the HPCM Server for downloading and screen shown below is used to enter the path to the SoftPaq Filestore. Figure 7. System software installation sample screen Through this mechanism, HPCM allows you to completely control which SoftPaqs are downloaded
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    changed vary by computer model. When you run this wizard, you'll be presented with the actual BIOS settings that you can change on the client computers. The wizard either walks you through each BIOS setting step-by-step or allows you to go directly to a summary page to make changes, as
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    Figure 9. Changing BIOS settings 12
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    part of the installation process, you'll download a helper program which will identify any additional software that you need on your Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 server and guide Manager Software 6.1 and follow the instructions from the Web site and the Product Guide. After the installation and during
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    Network Node Manager, Operations, and Service Desk. The connector enables client alerts to be forwarded to the OpenView console. Detailed client inventory is made accessible from within HP OpenView, providing the information needed to properly troubleshoot problems. Using the link from the HP
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    your HP client computers. You won't need to visit a particular computer in order 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. These benefits will help lower your IT
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    above, HP recommends that you perform a trial download and installation of HPCM to verify for yourself services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft and Windows
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HP Client Manager 6.1
Introduction
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New Features in HPCM 6.1
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Understanding how HPCM works
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Extensive reporting capability
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HPCM in operation
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Client inventory
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Health monitoring
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Diagnostics
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Updating system software
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BIOS settings
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HPCM installation and evaluation
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Integration with other Enterprise Management Solutions
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Altiris Connector for HP Systems Insight Manager
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Altiris Connector for HP OpenView
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HP Client Management Solutions
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Summary
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For more information
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