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Chapter 6. IBM System Management Tools pattern of 16 addresses in the data field is not expected to occur in any normal LAN frame other than the specific wake-up frame. The destination address can be either a specific address or a broadcast address. If the destination address is a specific address, the wake-up frame is sent only to the client at that address. However, since the client is powered off and no longer transmitting, some protocols remove this client's MAC address from routing tables and internal caches at other nodes. In this case, wake-up frames addressed directly to the target client are discarded because nodes and routers do not know where to send them. The solution to this problem is to use a broadcast address. A directed broadcast has a valid network address and a broadcast host address. Network routers and nodes forward directed broadcasts to the appropriate network, where it is seen as a MAC-level broadcast and detected by the powered off client. Give your IntelliStations and Client System PCs a wake-up call IBM is committed to providing you highly manageable computers so your company can reclaim excessive resources applied to IT management. Central to this commitment is the AMA-working together to integrate system management software with intelligent hardware, IBM and Intel have made Wake on LAN an industry standard that's changing the way companies manage their PCs. The alliance is already yielding dividends for customers, with the incorporation of IBM Wake on LAN functionality into Intel's 10/100 and 10BaseT Ethernet adapters and LANDesk software. The remote setup and management capabilities of IBM IntelliStations, Client System PCs and ThinkPads mean you can greatly reduce the need for technicians to visit individual systems to perform management tasks, keeping your IS group and the users they support more productive. IBM LANClient Control Manager version 2.0 (LCCM) IBM LANClient Control Manager (LCCM) version 2.0 is a server-based application that simplifies the setup, configuration, rollout and ongoing lower-level management of networked IBM PCs. LCCM incorporates a "push" rather than a "pull" approach, so that network administrators can gain control of a client over a network to perform tasks that would normally require their physical presence at the system. It can significantly reduce the costs of deploying and maintaining IBM clients by reducing the number of visits to each machine. LCCM is a preboot application, which allows administrators to remotely update a system's BIOS, change CMOS settings, execute commands such as FDISK or FORMAT, or install a new operating system. LCCM v2.0 adds support for clients using the industry-standard DHCP/PXE protocol, which allows identification of specific systems over one or more routers. LCCM continues to support the Remote Program Load (RPL) protocol as an alternative management preboot agent. LCCM v2.0 can retrieve client information recorded using an Asset ID-compatible device.1 You can use Asset ID to indicate the necessary software image for end users, before the system is even unpacked. Later, after the system is plugged in, LCCM can deliver the correct software automatically. LCCM is licensed for use at no additional charge for IBM client systems, including current models of the PC 300 and IntelliStation families and the ThinkPad 770. It is available for downloading from the Web at www.ibm.com/pc/us/desktop/lccm. LCCM v2.0 is a server-based software tool that enables remote and unattended configuration, deployment, redeployment and ongoing lower-level management of IBM PCs. Since LCCM gains control of a PC before it boots its local operating system, many of the lower-level tasks that previously required a visit to each client can now be performed over the network. Using LCCM, a network administrator can: Remotely identify a client and gather important vital product data such as serial number, machine type model, system memory, hard disk drive capacity and BIOS level. Capture information about end users and their software requirements that has been entered through the use of a Chapter 6. IBM System Management Tools 43

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Chapter 6.
IBM System Management Tools
pattern of 16 addresses in the data field is not expected to occur in any normal LAN frame other than the
specific wake-up frame.
The destination address can be either a specific address or a broadcast address.
If the destination
address is a specific address, the wake-up frame is sent only to the client at that address.
However, since
the client is powered off and no longer transmitting, some protocols remove this client's MAC address from
routing tables and internal caches at other nodes.
In this case, wake-up frames addressed directly to the
target client are discarded because nodes and routers do not know where to send them.
The solution to this problem is to use a broadcast address.
A directed broadcast has a valid network
address and a broadcast host address. Network routers and nodes forward directed broadcasts to the
appropriate network, where it is seen as a MAC-level broadcast and detected by the powered off client.
Give your IntelliStations and Client System PCs a wake-up call
IBM is committed to providing you highly manageable computers so your company can reclaim excessive
resources applied to IT management.
Central to this commitment is the AMA-working together to integrate
system management software with intelligent hardware, IBM and Intel have made Wake on LAN an
industry standard that's changing the way companies manage their PCs.
The alliance is already yielding
dividends for customers, with the incorporation of IBM Wake on LAN functionality into Intel's 10/100 and
10BaseT Ethernet adapters and LANDesk software.
The remote setup and management capabilities of
IBM IntelliStations, Client System PCs and ThinkPads mean you can greatly reduce the need for
technicians to visit individual systems to perform management tasks, keeping your IS group and the users
they support more productive.
IBM LANClient Control Manager version 2.0 (LCCM)
IBM LANClient Control Manager (LCCM) version 2.0 is a server-based application that simplifies the
setup, configuration, rollout and ongoing lower-level management of networked IBM PCs.
LCCM incorporates a "push" rather than a "pull" approach, so that network administrators can gain
control of a client over a network to perform tasks that would normally require their physical presence
at the system. It can significantly reduce the costs of deploying and maintaining IBM clients by
reducing the number of visits to each machine.
LCCM is a preboot application, which allows administrators to remotely update a system's BIOS,
change CMOS settings, execute commands such as FDISK or FORMAT, or install a new operating
system.
LCCM v2.0 adds support for clients using the industry-standard DHCP/PXE protocol, which allows
identification of specific systems over one or more routers. LCCM continues to support the Remote
Program Load (RPL) protocol as an alternative management preboot agent.
LCCM v2.0 can retrieve client information recorded using an Asset ID-compatible device.1 You can
use Asset ID to indicate the necessary software image for end users, before the system is even
unpacked. Later, after the system is plugged in, LCCM can deliver the correct software automatically.
LCCM is licensed for use at no additional charge for IBM client systems, including current models of
the PC 300 and IntelliStation families and the ThinkPad 770. It is available for downloading from the
Web at www.ibm.com/pc/us/desktop/lccm.
LCCM v2.0 is a server-based software tool that enables remote and unattended configuration, deployment,
redeployment and ongoing lower-level management of IBM PCs.
Since LCCM gains control of a PC
before it boots its local operating system, many of the lower-level tasks that previously required a visit to
each client can now be performed over the network.
Using LCCM, a network administrator can:
Remotely identify a client and gather important vital product data such as serial number, machine type
model, system memory, hard disk drive capacity and BIOS level.
Capture information about end users and their software requirements that has been entered through
the use of a
Chapter 6.
IBM System Management Tools
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