Using Active Management Technology (AMT)

Using Active Management Technology

(AMT)

Active Management Technology (AMT) provides the following:

■OOB System Management—Allows remote management of platforms, regardless of power on/off or OS state.

■Remote Troubleshooting and Recovery—Significantly reduces desk-side visits, increasing the efficiency of IT technical staff.

■Proactive Alerting—Decreases downtime and minimizes time-to-repair.

■Remote Hardware and Software Tracking—Eliminates manual inventory tracking and human error, reducing asset accounting costs and increasing tracking accuracy.

■Non-Volatile Storage—Survives power outages and system rebuilds.

■Tamper-Resistant Agents—Prevent users from removing critical inventory, remote-control, or virus-protection agents.

To enable Active Management Technology (AMT):

The AMT network interface is disabled by default. If you do not

Important perform the following steps, AMT will not be available on your local network.

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Start your server, then press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

Click Advanced to go to the Advanced menu, then click Management Configuration.

3 Enable Enter AMT BX Setup, then save and exit the BIOS Setup utility. The next time your server is rebooted, the AMT console will open.

To configure and access Active Management Technology (AMT):

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Log in to the AMT console by entering the default password “admin”.

Select Option 3 – TCP/IP.

When you are asked if you want to “Disable Network Interface – Y/N,” select No.

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