HP Device Manager 4.5 - Deployment Guide

Backup and restore
Use the HPDM Server Backup and Restore Tool to backup database and HPDM Server files. You can run this backup tool
periodically, such as once a month. See the HP Device Manager User Guide for detailed steps.
Use cases
HPDM is used by thousands of customers throughout the world in deployments ranging in size from 30 units to 50,000
units. HPDM is modular to allow customers to structure HPDM to fit into their existing corporate network architecture. Like
any tool, the components of HPDM can be optimally configured to make best use of system and network performance. The
use of multiple HPDM servers is highly recommended to ensure fast testing, validation, and delivery in production
environments. HPDM allows you to easily export and import created templates from one system to another to reduce the
burden of using multiple HPDM servers. Strategically place the HPDM Gateways and repositories, based on existing network
architecture, to maximize the use of LAN traffic vs. WAN traffic. HPDM is included in the cost of HP thin clients, so there is no
additional cost or limitation on using multiple installations.
Customer 1
Industy: US retail
Units managed: 50,000 HP ThinPro
Environment: 1 HPDM Server, MS-SQL Database, 10 HPDM Gateways (regional), 1 repository per store (500+)
Usage: Asset management, patch deployment, and distribured administration—entire Help Desk (300+ admins) run
through HPDM.
Customer 2
Industy: Global telecom
Units Managed: 45,000 WES, Windows CE and HP ThinPro
Environment: 1 HPDM Server, MS-SQL Database, 13 HPDM Gateways, 13 repositories
Usage: Asset management, patch deployment, imaging and OS updates, reporting, automation and distributed
administration.
Customer 3
Industy: Global banking
Units Managed: 15,000 WES
Environment: 5 HPDM Servers (one per country), MS-SQL Database, 5 HPDM Gateways, 5 repositories
Usage: Asset management, patch deployment, imaging and OS updates, reporting, automation and distributed
administration. The customer creates and tests templates in the US instance. Once validated, the template with payload
is exported from the local HPDM Server and sent to remote HPDM installations. The local HPDM adminstrator receives the
template, validates it on the local test HPDM Server, and then imports it into local production for the HPDM Server to use.
Summary
The information in this document provides an idea of how to plan your installation of HPDM. The recommendations given
will help to optimize the performance of payload and imaging tasks and the performance of the HPDM Console. The
configuration recommendations will also help reduce the amount network traffic generated by HPDM.
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