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  • HP D530 | HP Client Manager 6.1 - Page 1
    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
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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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    or update system software on the client computers from a central Filestore on the HPCM Server. Software installations are performed only on those client computers that match the hardware and software criteria that you specify. For example, you can download a network driver or audio driver SoftPaq
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    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 that checks your computers for hardware
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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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    as do a number of other manageability 6.0, downloads several window receives its information from a Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server. The SoftPaq Filestore is used to store the SoftPaqs that will be installed on the client computers, such as hardware drivers and BIOS updates
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    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 selected in the left pane and the SysID for each client machine is displayed in the right pane
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    battery fault, HPCM responds based on your predefined notification policies. For example, you can specify that an e-mail be sent to you to alert you to the situation. Figure 5. Sample Health Monitoring display Note: The number alerting you to memory changes, disk drive changes, or CPU changes. In
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    Diagnostics 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
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    Updating system software 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. HPCM installs software that is encapsulated into SoftPaqs and stored in the SoftPaq Filestore on the HPCM Server.
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    without having to individually visit and reboot each client computer. The HP BIOS Administration Wizard helps you change the BIOS settings that HPCM can modify, as shown in Figure 8. Figure 8. BIOS setting administration wizard Note: The BIOS settings that can be changed vary by computer model. When
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    Figure 9. Changing BIOS settings 12
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    Guide, which can be downloaded from the Altiris Web site at www.altiris.com/support/documentation. From the URL above, scroll down to HP Client Manager Software and then click Product Guide to open or save this document. The Product Guide will walk you through the HPCM installation process. As part
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    hardware and software management • Discover and monitor health of HP clients • Manage systems software updates for HP clients • Deploy new client systems through an integrated deployment wizard • Remotely troubleshoot HP client problems using in-depth diagnostic reports • Access additional client
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    software management solutions, based on this same management. These Altiris solutions address operating system deployment and migration, software delivery, HP client computers. You won't need to visit a particular computer in order to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS
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    express 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 and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft
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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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