Users Guide

Dell Intel vPro Out Of Band Plug-in

Dell Command | ntel vPro Out of Band Plug-in provides an out-of-band management solution through a

stand-alone application on the system running Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012.

The application allows you remotely to manage client systems regardless of the system power or

operating state.

You can use Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 with the Dell Intel vPro Out of

Band Plug-in to perform the following tasks:

• USB Provisioning — provision and setup Intel AMT enabled client systems

• Client Selection— discover and add newly provisioned client systems

NOTE: If you are installing Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band Plug-in to manage clients on

a KACE-managed network, discovery is accomplished through the K1000 software, and not

through Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band.

• Indications — Remotely monitor, diagnose, and manage clients using Distributed Management Task

Force (DMTF) filters

• Client Configuration — Configure client system settings:

– Power Profile — Configure and apply the preferred power policy

– Boot Order — Configure or change the boot order

– BIOS Settings — Configure and update the BIOS settings

– BIOS Passwords — Clear, set, or specify the length of your Administrator and System passwords

• Operations — Perform remote operations:

– KVM Connect — Set up and run KVM sessions

– Power Management — Remotely manage power settings

– Wipe Client Data — Remotely format client hard drives

• Reports — Generate reports for out-of-band manageability, provisioned systems, battery health, and

hardware inventory.

• Task Queue — Monitor task progress and details

Software Prerequisites

Before setting up Intel vPro OOB Management Extensions on your computer:

• Prepare Active Directory Domain Services for out-of-band management. For more information see

the Microsoft TechNet article at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682051.

• Provision your system running Dell Command | Integration Suite for System Center 2012 to run Intel

Active Management Technology (AMT). For more information on AMT provisioning see the Microsoft

TechNet article at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712319.

• Download and install Intel Setup and Configuration Service (Intel SCS) 8.x or higher