HP dx6100 Desktop Management Guide - Page 9

Desktop Management Guide ❏ Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition migration ❏ System deployment ❏ Personality migrations ■ Help Desk and Problem Resolution ❏ Managing help desk tickets ❏ Remote troubleshooting ❏ Remote problem resolution ❏ Client disaster recovery ■ Software and Operations Management ❏ Ongoing desktop management ❏ HP system SW deployment ❏ Application self-healing For more information and details on how to download a fully-functional 30-day evaluation version of the Altiris solutions, visit http://h18000.www1.hp.com/im/prodinfo.html#deploy. On selected desktop and notebook models, an Altiris management agent is included as part of the factory loaded image. This agent enables communication with the Altiris Development Solution which can be used to complete new hardware deployment or personality migration to a new operating system using easy-to-follow wizards. Altiris solutions provide easy-to-use software distribution capabilities. When used in conjunction with System Software Manager, or HP Client Manager Software, administrators can also update ROM BIOS and device driver software from a central console. For more information, visit http://h18000.www1.hp.com/im/index.html. System Software Manager System Software Manager (SSM) is a utility that lets you update system-level software on multiple systems simultaneously. When executed on a PC client system, SSM detects both hardware and software versions, then updates the appropriate software from a central repository, also known as a file store. Driver versions that Desktop Management Guide www.hp.com 5