Software Updating And Management; Hp Client Management Interface - HP Compaq dc7800 Reference Manual

Software Updating and Management

HP provides several tools for managing and updating software on desktops, workstations, and
notebooks:
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HP Client Management Interface

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HP System Software Manager
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HP Client Manager
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HP ProtectTools Security Manager
● HP Client Premium Suite
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HP Client Foundation Suite
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HP OpenView Client Configuration Manager (not currently available for Windows Vista)
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HP OpenView PC Configuration Management Solution (not currently available for Windows Vista)
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HP Client Catalog for SMS
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HP Backup and Recovery Manager
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Intel vPro-branded PCs with Active Management Technology
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HP Proactive Change Notification
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HP Subscriber's Choice
HP Client Management Interface
Regardless of the system management tools your IT department uses, managing both your hardware
and software assets is important to keeping your IT costs low and your business agile. The IT
administrator can access the HP Client Management Interface by writing simple scripts and integrating
those scripts to the management solution of their choice.
With the HP Client Management Interface (HP CMI), new HP business computers seamlessly integrate
into your managed IT environment. HP CMI provides an interface that simplifies the integration of HP
business computers with popular industry system management tools (including Microsoft Systems
Management Server, IBM Tivoli Software, and HP OpenView Operations) and custom inhouse
developed management applications. Using HP CMI, systems management tools and applications can
request in-depth client inventory, receive health status information, and manage system BIOS settings
by communicating directly with the client computer, reducing the need for agent or connector software
to achieve integration.
HP Client Management Interface is based on industry standards that include Microsoft Windows
Management Interface (MS WMI), Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), System Management
BIOS (SMBIOS), and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). HP CMI is a foundation
technology utilized in HP Client Management Solutions. With HP CMI, HP gives you flexibility in choosing
how you manage your HP client computers.
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