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  • HP Rx5915 | HP Client Manager 6.1 - Page 1
    ...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 HP OpenView 14 HP Client Management Solutions ...15 Summary
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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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    allow you to select from a set of client-side events, such as a chassis intrusion, disk drive error, battery status, thermal changes, and "walking assets" such as new or missing PCs, memory, battery, disk drives, CPUs, and monitors. When one of these events occurs, the client alerts the HPCM Server
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    to be displayed locally on the user's computer. These alerts include asset changes, low free disk space, hardware health, and low battery. • Collection of basic inventory extended to include non-HP computers. Information collected includes manufacturer, OS, language, processor, memory, and free
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    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 a more secure client infrastructure
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    Altiris Asset Management Suite. HPCM, in concert with NS 6.0, downloads several HPCM agents to each client computer to perform the functions 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
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    , or you can create your own customized Web reports. HPCM in operation This section shows of the inventory information that is available from HP client computers. In this case, Machines by each client machine is displayed in the right pane. Figure 4. Sample Client Inventory display The above is a
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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 change management by 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
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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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    Manager, Operations, and Service Desk. The connector enables client alerts to be forwarded to the OpenView console. Detailed client inventory is made accessible from within HP OpenView, providing the information needed to properly troubleshoot problems. Using the link from the HP OpenView console to
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    deployment and migration, software delivery, patch management, backup and recovery, asset management, and more. Summary HPCM should be a welcome your HP client computers. You won't need to visit a particular computer in order to perform tasks like running diagnostics or changing the BIOS settings.
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    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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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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