HP Neoware e90 HP Device Manager 3.8 User Manual - Page 14

Introduction Concepts The Device Pane Device Tree Element Task Template The Device Pane is in the top-left of the Management Console's main screen. All thin clients of a selected product type that are connected to the server are displayed in this pane. This pane contains the Device Tree and the Grouping Scheme dropdown menus. The Device Tree is the organized structure of all the managed devices in the Management Console, displayed in the Device Pane, on the top-left of the main screen. The tree contains all the devices reported to the Management Server. Devices can be automatically sorted and grouped according to their attributes, or they can be dragged and dropped into arbitrary groups when the devices are grouped by their customized extended properties. Tasks can be designated to groups of devices to meet their specific needs. An Element is a type of resource (such as a software component, system image, diagnostic tool or agent file) stored in the Repository which can be applied to a device using a particular template. Task Templates are some of the tools administrators may use to remotely control the devices. They are displayed in the Template Pane. Each Task Template is an XML file that defines the configuration change or software update that administrators want the remote devices to do. HP Device Manager provides a variety of built-in Task Templates and many examples on how to manage remote devices, including device name changes, network settings, home URL changes, ICA connection clones, add/remove software components and so on. 4 Concepts