User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this guide
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: Main Menu Overview
- Chapter 3: Deploy Management
- 3.1 Agent Management overview
- 3.2 Deploying agents
- 3.2.1 Automatically scanning and deploying to devices
- 3.2.2 Scanning an IP range
- 3.2.3 Adding and deploying to devices
- 3.2.4 Editing device information
- 3.2.5 Installing Agents manually
- 3.2.6 Installing Agents in silent mode
- 3.2.7 Upgrading older versions of agents or repairing agents
- 3.2.8 Setting up a Windows 7 deployment environment
- 3.3 Removing agents
- 3.4 Client Agent Updater
- Chapter 4: Device Information
- Chapter 5: Management Functions
- 5.1 Metadata Management
- 5.2 Software Management
- 5.3 Task Scheduler
- 5.4 OOB Control
- 5.5 Management Control Overview
- 5.6 Management Control Information Overview
- 5.7 DASH Management Control Information
- 5.8 RTL8117 Management Control Information
- 5.9 vPro Management Control Information
- 5.10 BMC Management Control Information
- 5.10.1 Hardware Sensor
- 5.10.2 Inventory
- 5.10.3 Control
- 5.10.4 Remote Desktop
- 5.10.5 Smart BIOS
- 5.10.6 Firmware Update
- 5.10.7 Event Log
- 5.10.8 IPMI
- 5.10.9 IPMI Serial-over-LAN (SOL)
- 5.10.10 Settings
- 5.10.11 Configuration
- 5.10.12 FRU Information
- 5.10.13 Image Redirection
- 5.10.14 Platform Event Filters
- 5.10.14 BSOD Capture
- 5.11 Screen Broadcast
- Chapter 6: Settings Migrator
- Chapter 7: Report Generator
- Chapter 8: Account & General Settings
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Contents
4.10 BIOS ............................................................................................ 4-21
4.10.1 BIOS Flash Management .............................................. 4-21
4.10.2 BIOS Setting ................................................................. 4-26
4.11 Installer ....................................................................................... 4-28
4.11.1 Downloading drivers / applications / BIOS .................... 4-29
4.11.2 Downloading and installing drivers / applications /
BIOS ............................................................................. 4-32
4.12 Device Manager .......................................................................... 4-35
Chapter 5: Management Functions
5.1 Metadata Management ................................................................. 5-2
5.1.1 Adding metadata fields ................................................... 5-2
5.1.2 Removing metadata fields .............................................. 5-4
5.1.3 Updating the metadata manually .................................... 5-5
5.1.4 Updating the metadata using a batch update ................. 5-6
5.2 Software Management ................................................................. 5-8
5.2.1 Software Dispatch ........................................................... 5-8
5.2.2 Software Pool ................................................................ 5-11
5.2.3 Software Information ..................................................... 5-17
5.2.4 Software Blacklist .......................................................... 5-18
5.2.5 Installer ......................................................................... 5-19
5.2.6 Software Rule Management ......................................... 5-20
5.3 Task Scheduler........................................................................... 5-30
5.3.1 Task scheduler calendar overview ................................ 5-30
5.3.2 Setting a new task ......................................................... 5-31
5.3.3 Editing a task ................................................................ 5-39
5.3.4 Deleting a task .............................................................. 5-40
5.4 OOB Control ............................................................................... 5-41
5.4.1 Setting the remote management controller
login account and password ......................................... 5-41
5.4.2 Using OOB - Control functions ...................................... 5-50
5.5 Management Control Overview ................................................ 5-54
5.5.1 Scanning for devices ..................................................... 5-54