Users Guide
8. Search for the list of client systems that you want to change the BIOS passwords.
9. Select the client systems you want to change the BIOS passwords and click Add.
10. Click Next.
The Schedule Task tab is displayed.
11. You can either choose to apply the password changes immediately or schedule it to run at a later time.
12. Provide a brief description of the changes your are applying and click Finish.
13. Depending on the schedule, select one of the following options:
– Run now — the BIOS password configuration is immediately applied and displays the Running status in the
Task Queue.
NOTE: If the Dell client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again.
– Run At — the BIOS password configuration is queued in the Task Queue.
NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks.
Operations
This feature allows you to remote-format Dell client system's hard drives, cold and warm reboot the Dell client-systems
and setup KVM sessions.
Wipe Client Disk
CAUTION: This operation will delete all the data on your client systems.
NOTE: The remote-wipe of client hard drive takes several minutes to complete.
To remotely wipe the client system's hard drives:
1. Launch the Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin.
For more information, see Launching The Dell Intel vPro AMT Plugin.
2. On the Home screen, click Operations.
3. On the Operation tab, click Wipe Client Disk.
4. After selecting Wipe Client Disk you can perform one of the following actions:
– Schedule — to schedule a time for client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Scheduling
Wipe Client Disk.
– Retrieve — to retrieve status of client system's hard disk wipe. For more information, see Retrieving Wipe
Client Disk Status.
Scheduling Wipe Client Disk
Wipe Client Disk feature will format the hard disks of the Dell client systems. To schedule a Wipe Client Disk:
1. Click Schedule.
The Select Clients tab is displayed.
2. Search for the list of client systems you want to view the reports on.
3. Select the client systems you want to view the reports and click Add.
4. Click Next.
5. The Schedule Report tab is displayed.
6. You can either choose to apply the task immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. Depending on your
schedule, select one of the following options:
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