chapter 3

INTELLIGENT MANAGEABILITY

Compaq Intelligent Manageability is the best, most comprehensive set of desktop management solutions in the industry. Providing easy control and management of the desktop and portable PC, Intelligent Manageability delivers significant financial and intangible returns when used to manage distributed PC environments.

Intelligent Manageability is built upon industry-standard building blocks, including DMI 2.0, Web-Based Enterprise Management, Intel's “Wired for Management,” SNMP, and Net PC technologies. It is tightly integrated with Compaq Management Solutions Partners and Compaq Insight Manager.

Intelligent Manageability delivers solutions in five areas of primary concern for today’s businesses:

„￿Initial Configuration and Deployment

„￿Asset Tracking and Security

„￿Fault Notification and Recovery

„￿Software Updating and Management

„￿Building Blocks and Partners

This section provides an introduction to Intelli detailed information on specificIntelligent Manageabilityfeatures,Installationrefer

and Configuration Guide (IMINST.HLP) and the online Intelligent Manageability Guide (INTMGT3.HLP).

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Manageability Guide may vary by model or software version.

3.1Initial Configuration and Deployment

Compaq computers come with a preinstalled set of system software. Automated System Installation and Remote System Installation enable you to replace the preinstalled software with a customized set of system and application software for consistent, standard software deployment. The Compaq Deskpro Supplement CD, ROM-based setup, and ACPI-ready hardware provide further assistance with selective recovery of system software, configuration management and troubleshooting, and power management.

3.1.1Remote 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. The Remote System Installation feature is usually used as a system setup and configuration tool, and can be used for the following tasks:

„￿Installing the optional Setup partition. The pa use the previous generation of Compaq Computer

„￿Formatting a hard drive.

Deskpro Service Reference Guide

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