Desktop Management
3.2 Remote System Installation
Remote System Installation allows you to start and set up your system using the software and configuration information located on a network server by initiating the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). The Remote System Installation feature is usually used as a system setup and configuration tool, and can be used for the following tasks:
■Formatting a hard drive.
■Deploying a software image on one or more new PCs.
■Remotely updating the system BIOS in flash ROM. See Section 3.4.1, “Remote ROM Flash.”
■Configuring the system BIOS settings.
To initiate Remote System Installation, press F12 when the F12 = Network Service Boot message appears in the
3.3Software Updating and Management
HP provides several tools for managing and updating software on desktops and
3.3.1 HP Client Manager Software
HP Client Manager Software (HP CMS) assists HP customers in managing the hardware aspects of their client computers with features that include:
■Detailed views of hardware inventory for asset management
■PC health check monitoring and diagnostics
■Proactive notification of changes in your hardware environment
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■Remote updating of system software such as device drivers and ROM BIOS
■Remote changing of boot order
For more information on the HP Client Manager, visit
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/im/client_mgr.html.
3.3.2 Altiris Client Management Solutions
HP and Altiris have partnered to provide comprehensive, tightly integrated systems management solutions to reduce the cost of owning HP client PCs. HP Client Manager Software is the foundation for additional Altiris Client Management Solutions that address:
■Inventory and Asset Management
❏SW license compliance
❏PC tracking and reporting
❏Lease contract, fixing asset tracking
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