HP Client Management Solutions

QuickSpecs

HP xw8200 Workstation

Technical Specifications

Other deployment & management features

System Software Manager (free)

Altiris Local Recovery

Replicated Setup

Software Restore CD

Asset Tag

DIMM Serial Presence Detect

Hard drive serial number, model, and manufacturer

Memory Change Alert

(Requires HP Client Manager

Software)

Ownership Tag

Ultra ATA Integrity Monitoring (CRC Checking)

Drive Self Tests (DPS)

HP Client Management Solutions help simplify management of Workstations and significantly reduce total ownership costs. These solutions share a common design and are highly integrated due to the extensive work between HP and its partner Altiris.

HP Client Manager Software is included free with all HP business PCs and Workstations. It enables central tracking, monitoring, and management of the hardware aspects of HP client systems:

Get valuable hardware information such as CPU, memory, video, and security settings

Monitor system health to fix problems before they occur

Install drivers and BIOS updates without visiting each PC

Remotely configure BIOS and security settings

Automate processes to quickly resolve hardware problems

Additional Altiris solutions (fee-based) are available to address Workstation management challenges through the entire IT lifecycle including:

Inventory assessment

Software license compliance

Personality migration

Software image deployment

Software distribution

Asset management

Client backup and recovery

Problem resolution

Visit http://www.hp.com/go/easydeploy for more information, to download HP Client Manager Software, and to evaluate the Altiris solutions.

A free utility that detects and updates BIOS, device drivers, and management agent versions on your networked PCs and workstations

Provides data and system file protection for HP business PCs to enable fast recovery of information that is accidentally deleted or if the system becomes corrupted. Designed for disconnected or seldom-connected users, Local Recovery protects your HP computer's data and system state by taking scheduled snapshots, which are then stored in a protected area on the local hard disk. System backup and disaster recovery is now simple and fast for all users, regardless of connectivity

Saves BIOS settings to diskette or USB disk-on-key in human readable file. Repset.exe utility can then replicate these settings on machines being deployed without entering ROM-based F10 setup

Restores computer to its original factory shipping image

Repository for storing company-specific property asset numbers for easy tracking Initially set equal to the system serial number

Stored in a protected section of non-volatile memory that can be accessed and modified with the F10 Setup program

Detects whether or not memory DIMMs are present and their type

Hard drive manufacturer, model, and serial number is stored in the hard drive firmware and reported in ROM-based F10 setup

Alerts management console if memory is removed or changed

A user-defined string stored in non-volatile memory that is displayed in the BIOS splash screen

A feature of SATA and SCSI, Cyclic Redundancy Checking provides data transfer verification and proactive notification of hard drive data transmission problems with recommendations for enhancing system performance. It detects all the following errors' types:

single bit errors double bit errors

an odd number of errors error bursts up to 32-bits long

Drive Protection System (Adaptec and LSI SCSI controllers do not offer DPS)

A diagnostic hard drive self test. It scans critical physical components and every sector of the hard drive for physical faults and then reports any faults to the user.

Running independently of the operating system, it can be accessed through the computer's setup procedure. It

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