HP Dc7800 vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I
HP Dc7800 - Compaq Business Desktop Manual
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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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 2
This white paper includes the new features of AMT 3.0 for the HP Compaq dc7800p Business PC. Virtual Appliance (VA) is minimally covered in this white paper. For detailed VA coverage, read the HP Compaq Business PCs with Intel vPro Processor Technology and Virtual Appliances white paper, available - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 4
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 Business PC uses the 786F1 BIOS family. For best performance and - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 6
more details about network controller behavior, see the HP Compaq Business PCs with Intel vPro Processor Technology and Virtual Appliances white paper at www.hp.com. Memory Changes The management engine requires that memory is populated in channel A. If memory is not populated in channel A, the ME - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 8
AMT vs. ASF HP Compaq dc7800 and dc7800p Business PC products are configured for AMT by default, but can support both AMT and ASF - PXE Asset Information Yes - HW and SW No Remote ME FW Update Yes No Secure Communication TLS / HTTP Digest Simple Authentication Connection Protocol HTTP - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 9
. The customer will need to 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 10
Capacity Loss Intel vPro processor technology branded HP Compaq dc7800 Business PC configurations include an SOS partition. only hard drives of the same size once a VA is installed. HP Backup and Recovery Manager Behavior HP Backup and Recovery Manager is a backup and restore application designed to - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 13
Figure 6 AMT Status check box IDE-Redirect Figure 7 IDE-R during normal session in Device Manager 13 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - 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 - HP Dc7800 | vPro Prerequisites and Trade-offs for the dc7800p Business PC with I - Page 15
to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the 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
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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