HP Device Manager 4.6 - Installation and Update Guide

Configuring the HPDM Gateway

1. After the HPDM Gateway is installed, its tray icon is displayed in the system taskbar. Right-click the icon, and then

select Configure Device Management Gateway. The HPDM Gateway Configuration window opens.

2. Move the mouse over the input field of any item and, after a moment, a hint is displayed. Every hint includes two parts:

• Value scope

• o Explanation of the item

Configure the settings as desired, using the hints.

3. After the settings are configured, click OK to save them. A prompt to restart the HPDM Gateway appears.

4. Click OK to exit the HPDM Gateway Configuration window. Restart the HPDM Gateway for changes to take effect.

HPDM Gateway parameters

• Server address—Indicates the HPDM Server address.

• Encrypt connection—Indicates whether to use an SSL connection with the Server.

• Report delay—After the HPDM Gateway starts, it waits for a random time between 0 and this value in seconds before

reporting to the HPDM Server.

• Report interval—Reports to the HPDMServer in intervals of this value in seconds.

• Retry interval—After the HPDM Gateway fails to send a report to the HPDM Server, it waits for a random time between 0

and this value in seconds before resending the report.

• Report Session Timeout—After a report connection is established with the HPDM Server, it is maintained for a period of

time equal to this value in seconds to reduce the cost of connection establishment and cleaning up.

• Batch—Indicates the number of HPDM Agents that are polled by HPDM Gateway in a batch.

• Poll interval—Indicates the interval in seconds between polling HPDM Agents.

• Local NIC—Indicates the network card for an HPDM Gateway to send and receive tasks and reports.

• Gateway Scale—Indicates the number of HPDM Agents that are managed by an HPDM Gateway.

• Network timeout—Indicates the timeout in seconds for network input/output.

• Log Level—Indicates the log level for the HPDM Gateway log file.

• Forcibly start gateway—Forcibly starts the HPDM Gateway even if another HPDM Gateway is on the same subnet.

• Traffic Log Interval—Indicates the interval in minutes for logging traffic.

• Start PXE service when Gateway is started—Set to Yes to capture/deploy images with PXE

HPDM Gateway tray icon colors

• Green—HPDM Gateway is running.

• Yellow—HPDM Gateway is stopping or starting.

• Red—HPDM Gateway is stopped.

• Red & Yellow—HPDM Gateway has found another HPDM Gateway running on the same subnet.