HP Device Manager 4.6 Administrator Guide

Displaying device properties
HPDM stores asset information about each device it manages. When a device registers with the
HPDM Server, it passes just enough basic asset information so that it can be uniquely identified and
HPDM can communicate with it. You can both view and export this information.
Basic asset information
To display a device’s basic asset information:
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Double-click a device in the device pane to open the Device Properties window.
This window has several pages that contain different categories of asset information. When only
basic asset information is available, only the General, Agent, and Grouping pages will have content.
Basic asset information can be used to filter and group your devices. You can define custom grouping
information on the Grouping page.
The following tables list the basic asset information available on the General and Agent pages.
Table 2-6 Basic asset information (General)
Item Description
Device ID The unique ID that HPDM assigns to the device. The device ID is the first MAC address found on
the device.
Hostname The hostname of the device.
Device Type The model name of the device.
Device Serial Number The hardware serial number of the device.
OS Type The name of the device’s operating system.
Device Version The image version of the device’s operating system.
BIOS Version The BIOS version of the device.
Asset Tag The asset tag of the device.
Have TPM Module Indicates whether the device has a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). A TPM is a secure crypto-
processor that can store cryptographic keys that protect information and is often called the TPM
chip or TPM Security Device. Software can use a TPM to authenticate hardware devices. Currently,
some HP thin client models, such as the t610, have a TPM chip built in.
TPM Owned Indicates whether a TPM is owned. A TPM must be owned before it can be used to secure a
computer. The ownership of a TPM is set by assigning a password to it so that only the authorized
TPM owner can access and manage the TPM. Only one password exists per TPM, so anyone who
knows that password is effectively the TPM owner. Once an owner is set, no other user or software
can claim ownership of the TPM.
Table 2-7 Basic asset information (Agent)
Agent Version The version of the HPDM Agent on the device.
HPDM Gateway ID The MAC address of the HPDM Gateway that is being used to communicate with the device.
Agent Working Mode Indicates whether the HPDM Gateway is able to push tasks to the device or if it has to wait for the
HPDM Agent to pull tasks from the HPDM Gateway. In some environments, for example where the
devices are separated from their HPDM Gateway by a NAT, a device is not addressable by its
HPDM Gateway and the HPDM Agent must pull tasks.
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