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Access Control) Address 7 Trade-offs 7 Memory Subsystem Changes 7 Power Consumption 7 AMT vs. ASF 7 Network Performance Impact 8 Third Party Appliances 10 Hard Drive Capacity Loss 10 Hard Drive Duplication 10 HP Backup and Recovery Manager Behavior 10 Driver and Service Verification 11 1 - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 2
the Intel Q965 chipset and shipped with HP Compaq dc7700p Business PCs. • AMT 2.1 - Introduced in March 2007 and shipped with HP Compaq dc7700p Business PCs. • AMT 2.2 - Will be available as a Web download in the Fall of 2007 with the HP Compaq dc7700p Business PCs. • AMT 3.0 - Introduced with the - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 3
TPM The HP Compaq dc7800p Business PC is an Intel vPro processor technology branded system that meets all Intel vPro processor technology hardware requirements. The Intel Q35 chipset includes several devices that support AMT functions: • Intel Management Engine (ME) Interface • Serial-over-LAN - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 4
and XP-based virtual appliances. ME firmware may require an upgrade as well. Please check the HP support site for updated system BIOS, and work with your management console vendor for required ME firmware updates. The HP Compaq dc7700p Business PC uses the 786E1 BIOS family. The HP Compaq dc7800p - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 5
dc7800 Business PC with Intel vPro Technology" at http://www.hp.com. AMT-capable systems that you deploy without being provisioning are vulnerable to attack, which can lead to full hijacked control of the system. This may require costly manual Virtual Machine Monitor) • Service Operating System (SOS) - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 6
At launch, HP Compaq dc7800p Business PC configurations will have a blank SOS partition. This partition is located at the end of the hard drive and is inaccessible. The main client operating system partition (COS) housing Windows XP or Vista is at the front of the hard drive, and the HP Backup and - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 7
Compaq dc7800 Business PC are color coded. The first DIMM slot in channel A is black and all other DIMM slots are white. Populating a DIMM in the black slot insures memory is in channel A. For more information, see "Memory Subsystem Changes" on page 7. MAC (Media Access Control) Address HP Compaq - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 8
HP Compaq dc7800 and dc7800p Business PC products are configured for AMT by default, but can support both AMT and ASF (Alert Standard Format). Once AMT is provisioned, ASF is no longer available (and vice-versa). AMT HW and SW No Remote ME FW Update Yes No Secure Communication TLS / HTTP - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 9
select the right VA to suit their needs. Virtual Appliances available at launch of the HP Compaq dc7800 Business PC will only support Windows XP. There could be some minor impact to runtime power consumption and suspend/resume latencies due to virtualization of processor registers required for these - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 10
Hard Drive Capacity Loss Intel vPro processor technology branded HP Compaq dc7800 Business PC configurations include an SOS partition. This partition uses 102MB of hard drive space even with no virtual appliance installed. If Intel vPro processor technology is - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 11
Driver and Service Verification To verify AMT drivers and services are loading properly, look for them in Device Manager or Services. Intel Management Engine Interface Figure 3 Intel ME Interface in Device Manager 11 - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 12
Serial-over-LAN Figure 4 SOL in Device Manager The COM port assigned to SOL can vary. It does not have to be COM4. Local Manageability Service Figure 5 AMT LMS System Status and User Notification in Services 12 - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 13
Figure 6 AMT Status check box IDE-Redirect Figure 7 IDE-R during normal session in Device Manager 13 - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 14
Figure 8 IDE-R (CD-ROM and Floppy) during redirected session in Device Manager Figure 9 Explorer showing IDE-R floppy and CD-ROM drive The virtual drives and any media within them will show up in Windows Explorer. A system can be directed to boot from the virtual drive and media. 14 - Compaq dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC wi - Page 15
warranty statements accompanying such products and 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, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft
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vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business
PC with Intel vPro Processor Technology
Introduction
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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Hardware
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Software
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Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Setup and Configuration
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Hard Drive Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Network Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Memory Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
MAC (Media Access Control) Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Trade-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Memory Subsystem Changes
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Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
AMT vs. ASF
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Network Performance Impact
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Third Party Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hard Drive Capacity Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hard Drive Duplication
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HP Backup and Recovery Manager Behavior
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Driver and Service Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11