Turning Off Computers In Critical State - Symantec ALTIRIS REAL-TIME CONSOLE INFRASTRUCTURE 7.0 SP3 - V1.0 Manual

Turning off computers in critical state

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(Optional) Configure the advanced boot options.
Choose from the following options:
Lock client keyboard
Disable power buttons
Bypass computer's startup
password
Client's firmware transmits all
progress PET events
Availability of these features depends on the hardware that you use.
5 Click Save changes.
6 Run the task one time or on a schedule.
For more information, view topics about running and scheduling tasks in the
Symantec Management Platform Help.
Choose a connection profile that is configured with correct WMI, ASF, DASH,
or Intel AMT credentials.
For more information, view topics about connection profiles in the Symantec
Management Platform Help
Using Real-Time Console Infrastructure with Event Console lets you automatically
turn off the computers that have sent critical SNMP alerts (for example, the
hardware failure alerts) to Notification Server. If the computers support and are
properly configured to use any of the out-of-band management technologies, you
can remotely turn off the computers even if the computers have failed to load an
operating system.
See "Updating Intel AMT and DASH alert settings "
See "Prerequisites for using Real-Time Console Infrastructure"
Using Real-Time Console Infrastructure
Turning off computers in critical state
Prevents the users from interacting with the target
computer.
Prevents the users from turning off and restarting
the computer using the buttons that are located
on the computer case.
Lets you start the computer without the startup
password.
When the computer starts, it can send the detailed
progress PET events to the SNMP server.
Use the Update Out-of-Band Alert Settings task
to configure the events destination address.
See "Updating Intel AMT and DASH alert settings
" on page 14.
on page 14.
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