Introduction
Concepts
The Device Pane | The Device Pane is in the |
| main screen. All thin clients of a selected product type that are |
| connected to the server are displayed in this pane. |
| This pane contains the Device Tree and the Grouping Scheme drop- |
| down menus. |
Device Tree | The Device Tree is the organized structure of all the managed |
| devices in the Management Console, displayed in the Device Pane, |
| on the |
| The tree contains all the devices reported to the Management Server. |
| Devices can be automatically sorted and grouped according to their |
| attributes, or they can be dragged and dropped into arbitrary groups |
| when the devices are grouped by their customized extended |
| properties. |
| Tasks can be designated to groups of devices to meet their specific |
| needs. |
Element | An Element is a type of resource (such as a software component, |
| system image, diagnostic tool or agent file) stored in the Repository |
| which can be applied to a device using a particular template. |
Task Template | Task Templates are some of the tools administrators may use to |
| remotely control the devices. They are displayed in the Template |
| Pane. Each Task Template is an XML file that defines the configura- |
| tion change or software update that administrators want the remote |
| devices to do. |
| HP Device Manager provides a variety of |
| and many examples on how to manage remote devices, including |
| device name changes, network settings, home URL changes, ICA |
| connection clones, add/remove software components and so on. |
