Introduction

 

Task Templates can be imported or exported by using tools on the

 

Management Console. New Task Templates can be downloaded

 

from HP’s FTP site, then imported to your HP Management Server.

Managed Device

Managed device, client device, remote device, or device, as

 

mentioned in this manual, means a device managed by HP Device

 

Manager, such as a thin client.

OS Tabs

OS Tabs enable you to select the different categories of Platform

 

Operating System that are controlled by HP Device Manager.

PXE

PXE is a protocol defined on a foundation of industry-standard

 

Internet protocols and services that are widely deployed in the

 

industry (namely TCP/IP, DHCP, and TFTP).

 

HP Device Manager utilizes PXE to execute thin-client image

 

extraction and distribution.

Repository

The Repository is a collection of elements which may consist of

 

software components, system images, diagnostic tools and agent

 

files stored on one or more FTP servers. The Repository actually

 

resides over several servers, these being the HP Management Server

 

Repository (the "Server Repository") and one or more FTP Server

 

Repositories (the "FTP Repository").

Task

A task, or job, is the scheduled action to execute Task Templates to a

 

device or group of devices. To create a task, just drag and drop the

 

desired Task Template from the template pane to a device or a group

 

of devices in the device tree. Once executed, the details of the task

 

will be displayed in the Task Pane and the summaries will be

 

displayed in the Summary Pane.

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