Booting A Computer From Another Device - Symantec ALTIRIS REAL-TIME SYSTEM MANAGER 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

Booting a computer from another device

To start a SOL session
1 Open the Real-Time view for the computer you want to manage.
See "Accessing the Real-Time view"
2
Click Real-Time System Manager > Management Operations > Manage
Power State and Redirection.
3 Under Redirection options, check Display task progress and remotely
control computer to create a new SOL session after you turn on the target
computer.
Note that, if the session is closed from the client side (for example, the
computer is restarted locally), the Remote Control Terminal is not closed
automatically. In this case, you must close the terminal window manually.
Warning: If there is already an active SOL session, it is terminated when the
task runs.
4
If you want to change the BIOS settings remotely during the SOL session,
check Enter BIOS on startup.
Note that, when you exit the client computer's BIOS, the client computer
stops sending the information to the terminal. However, the Remote Control
Terminal windows is not closed automatically. In this case, you must close
the terminal window manually.
5 Turn on or restart the computer.
See "Turning off, turning on, or restarting a computer"
To view the details of an active SOL session
1 On the Manage Power State and Redirection page, click Details to open the
Redirection Details dialog box.
2 (Optional) To disconnect a SOL session, click Stop remote control.
3 Click Close.
(Intel AMT, ASF, DASH)
The IDE-R feature of Intel AMT, ASF, and DASH technologies lets you boot the
target computer from a remote disk drive or image. This feature lets you diagnose
and fix the operating system problems.
Using Real-Time System Manager
Running real-time one-to-one tasks
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