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Table 4-3 Tools Menu (continued) Report Management Manage the reports of the Devices and the Tasks so that the user can get the required reports according to the customized conditions. Refer to Configuring the Repository on page 201 for details. Authentication Management Key Management-Manage the communication keys such as add, update, import and export options, etc. Gateway Access Control-Decide if a specified gateway is an authenticated gateway. If not, the gateway will be banned and cannot communicate with the Management Server. Rules Applies tasks automatically to devices that meet specific criteria either when they are first discovered, turned on or rebooted, or at a scheduled time. Refer to Using Rules to Automatically Apply Tasks to Devices on page 86 for details. Status Walker This tool makes a list of all the IPs available and walks to them; taking back their status information and displaying it. Refer to Status Walker Configuration on page 187 for details. Status Snapshot This tool takes a snapshot, creates a report of the devices' status and stores it in the server to be displayed when the tool is opened. Refer to The Status Snapshot on page 223 for details. Table 4-4 Device Menu Check Connection Status Add Delete Manual Group Send Task Shadow Reverse Shadow Power Management Get Device Asset Information Properties Check the network connection status of the agents via Ping and Trace Route. Add a new device. Refer to Adding Devices Using MAC Addresses on page 154 for details. Delete the selected device. Add Folder, Rename or Delete. Send a Task Template task to the selected device. Refer to Applying Tasks to Devices on page 76 for details. Attempts to shadow the selected device. Refer to Shadowing Devices on page 69 for details. Attempts to reverse shadow the selected device. See Shadowing Devices on page 69 for more information. Reboot-Sends a command to reboot the selected device. Wake on LAN-Sends a command to the selected device to start it up. Shutdown-Sends a command to shut down the selected device. Refer to Power Management on page 71 for details. Get the specific information of the selected device, such as General, Software, Hardware, Hotfix, Network, Configuration and other extended properties, etc. Displays the properties for the selected device. Refer to Displaying Device Properties on page 49 for details. 44 Chapter 4 Using the HP Management Console

Section	Page
Introduction	11
What is HP Device Manager?	11
Overview	11
HP Management	12
HP Management Server	12
HP Management Gateway	12
Device Agent	12
FTP Server	12
Concepts	13
Device Pane	13
Device Tree	13
Element	13
Task Template	13
Managed Device	13
OS Tabs	13
PXE	13
Repository	14
Task	14
Task Pane & Summary Pane	14
Template Pane	14
Status Bar	14
EWF	14
Agent Mode	14
Getting More Information	15
The Internet	15
Technical Support	15
About This Manual	16
Terms & Conventions	16
Installing HP Device Manager	17
Introduction	17
System Requirements	18
Management Console	18
Management Server	18
Management Gateway	19
Management Agent	19
Additional Requirements	20
Installation Procedure	22
Configuring DHCP Servers	37
Management Server Installed Separately to the DHCP Server	37
Management Server Installed on DHCP Server Machine	37
Adding DHCP Option 60 and 201 to an ISC DHCP Server	38
Configuring a Linux DHCP Server	39
Configuring Routers	39
Uninstalling Device Manager	41
Getting Started	43
Logging in to the HP Management Console	43
Management Console Overview	45
The OS Tabs Display	45
The Gateways Tab Display	46
Client Discovery	47
HP Management Agent Broadcast	47
Discover Agent	47
Discover by DHCP Tag	51
Manual Configuration	52
Setting Up Devices in a NAT Environment	52
Using the HP Management Console	53
Menu Item Overview	53
Toolbar Overview	56
Device Management	58
Device Tree Icons	58
Displaying Device Properties	59
Deleting Devices	60
Discovering Devices	61
Grouping Devices	63
Manual Grouping	63
Dynamic Grouping	65
Naming Grouping Properties	68
Changing Grouping Properties	69
Pre-assigning Devices to Groups	71
Editing the Device Filter	72
Filter Security	75
Checking Network Connection Status	77
Printing Information About Devices & Tasks	78
Printing Device Information	78
Shadowing Devices	79
Power Management	81
Task Template Management	82
Task Template Categories	82
Creating & Editing Task Templates	83
Adding a Template to Favorites	83
Using Template Sequence Templates	83
Importing & Exporting Task Templates	84
Task Management	85
Task Pane Icons	85
Applying Tasks to Devices	86
Displaying Task Properties	89
Configuring Task Parameters	90
Pausing Tasks	93
Continuing Tasks	93
Resending Tasks	94
Deleting Tasks	94
Displaying Task Logs	94
Opening VNC Viewer for Shadowing	94
Opening a Result Template	95
Using Rules to Automatically Apply Tasks to Devices	96
Common Tasks	100
Performing a Task	100
Changing Connection Settings	102
Changing Device Settings	105
Cloning Settings	105
Applying Settings	107
Configuring Display Settings	111
Configuring Network Settings	112
Configuring Time Settings	113
Configuring Keyboard Settings	114
Configuring Mouse Settings	115
Configuring Region Settings	116
Configuring Internet Explorer Settings	117
Configuring Firefox Settings	118
Using File and Registry Templates	119
Merging File and Registry Templates	121
Copying Files	123
Remote Command Execution	127
Remote Execution of Windows Scripts	129
Advanced Tasks	130
Add-ons	130
Introduction	130
Applying an Add-on to a Thin Client	130
Images	140
Introduction	140
Images & Repository Management	140
Client BIOS Settings for PXE	140
Pulling a PXE Image From a Client	141
Pushing a PXE Image to a Client	144
Cloning an Image from an HP Thin Client	147
Updating Images	150
Changing Registry Settings	153
Getting Registry Settings	153
Editing Registry Settings	159
Adding Devices Using MAC Addresses	164
Configuring Agents	166
Setting Agent Parameters	166
Updating the Agent Version	167
Configuration Management	169
User Management	169
Adding Users	169
Deleting Users	170
Assigning Users to Groups	170
Changing a User's password	171
Adding a Group	173
Assigning Permissions to Groups	173
Assigning Users to Groups	174
Deleting Groups	176
User Authentication with LDAP and Active Directory	176
Configuration	176
Import Users and Groups	179
FTP Repositories	185
Configuring an FTP Repository	185
Deleting a Repository	186
Exporting a Repository	186
Importing a Repository	186
FTP Repository Selection for Templates	187
FTP Mappings	188
Listing Devices & their FTP Servers	188
Listing Subnets & their FTP's Servers	190
Filtering Devices or Subnets	190
Grouping Property Name	192
Task Parameters	193
Valid Time and Timeout	193
Write Filter Policy Setting	195
Task Settings	196
Status Walker Configuration	197
Authentication Management	198
Key Management	198
Gateway Access Control	201
Report Management	203
Adding a Report Template	203
Importing a Report Plug-in File	207
Generating a Report Using a Report Template	208
Template Plugin Management	210
Importing a Template Plugin	210
Removing a Template Plugin	210
Repository Management	211
Configuring the Repository	211
Creating an FTP Repository	212
Adding Elements to the Repository	216
Importing an Element into the Repository	216
Performing a Persistent Write Operation on NeoLinux 4.x Devices	222
Status Walkers	225
The Status Walker	225
Configuring the Status Walker	232
The Status Snapshot	233
Error Code Reference	237
Error Codes	237

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Report Management

Manage the reports of the Devices and the Tasks so that the user can get the required reports

according to the customized conditions.

Refer to

Configuring the Repository

on page

201

for details.

Authentication Management

Key Management—Manage the communication keys such as add, update, import and export

options, etc.

Gateway Access Control—Decide if a specified gateway is an authenticated gateway. If not,

the gateway will be banned and cannot communicate with the Management Server.

Rules

Applies tasks automatically to devices that meet specific criteria either when they are first

discovered, turned on or rebooted, or at a scheduled time.

Refer to

Using Rules to Automatically Apply Tasks to Devices

on page

for details.

Status Walker

This tool makes a list of all the IPs available and walks to them; taking back their status

information and displaying it.

Refer to

Status Walker Configuration

on page

187

for details.

Status Snapshot

This tool takes a snapshot, creates a report of the devices’ status and stores it in the server

to be displayed when the tool is opened.

Refer to

The Status Snapshot

on page

223

for details.

Table 4-4

Device Menu

Check Connection Status

Check the network connection status of the agents via Ping and Trace Route.

Add

Add a new device.

Refer to

Adding Devices Using MAC Addresses

on page

154

for details.

Delete

Delete the selected device.

Manual Group

Add Folder, Rename or Delete.

Send Task

Send a Task Template task to the selected device.

Refer to

Applying Tasks to Devices

on page

for details.

Shadow

Attempts to shadow the selected device.

Refer to

Shadowing Devices

on page

for details.

Reverse Shadow

Attempts to reverse shadow the selected device.

See

Shadowing Devices

on page

for more information.

Power Management

Reboot—Sends a command to reboot the selected device.

Wake on LAN—Sends a command to the selected device to start it up.

Shutdown—Sends a command to shut down the selected device.

Refer to

Power Management

on page

for details.

Get Device Asset

Information

Get the specific information of the selected device, such as General, Software, Hardware,

Hotfix, Network, Configuration and other extended properties, etc.

Properties

Displays the properties for the selected device.

Refer to

Displaying Device Properties

on page

for details.

Table 4-3

Tools Menu (continued)

Chapter 4

Using the HP Management Console