HP Dc7900 Service Reference Guide: HP Compaq dc7900 Business PC - Page 37
Software Updating and Management, HP Client Management Interface
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(PXE). The Remote System Installation feature is usually used as a system setup and configuration tool and can be used for the following tasks: ● Formatting a hard drive ● Deploying a software image on one or more new PCs ● Remotely updating the system BIOS in flash ROM (Remote ROM Flash on page 33) ● Configuring the system BIOS settings To initiate Remote System Installation, press F12 when the F12 = Network Service Boot message appears in the lower-right corner of the HP logo screen when the computer is booting up. Follow the instructions on the screen to continue the process. The default boot order is a BIOS configuration setting that can be changed to always attempt to PXE boot. Software Updating and Management HP provides several tools for managing and updating software on desktops, workstations, and notebooks: ● HP Client Management Interface ● HP SoftPaq Download Manager ● HP System Software Manager ● HP ProtectTools Security Manager ● HP Client Automation Starter, Standard, and Enterprise Editions ● HP Client Manager from Symantec ● Altiris Client Management Suite ● HP Client Catalog for Microsoft System Center & SMS Products ● HP Backup and Recovery Manager ● Intel vPro-branded PCs with Active Management Technology ● Verdiem Surveyor ● HP Proactive Change Notification ● HP Subscriber's Choice HP Client Management Interface Regardless of the system management tools your IT department uses, managing both your hardware and software assets is important to keeping your IT costs low and your business agile. The IT administrator can access the HP Client Management Interface by writing simple scripts and integrating those scripts to the management solution of their choice. With the HP Client Management Interface (HP CMI), new HP business computers seamlessly integrate into your managed IT environment. HP CMI provides an interface that simplifies the integration of HP business computers with popular industry system management tools (including Microsoft Systems Management Server, IBM Tivoli Software, and HP Operations) and custom in-house developed Software Updating and Management 25