Hp Softpaq Download Manager; Hp System Software Manager - HP dx7500 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

business computers with popular industry system management tools (including Microsoft Systems
Management Server, IBM Tivoli Software, and HP Operations) and custom in-house 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.
HP Client Management Interface used in conjunction with system management software can:
● Request in-depth client inventory information—Capture detailed information about the processors,
hard drives, memory, BIOS, drivers, including sensor information (such as fan speed, voltage, and
temperature).
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Receive health status information—Subscribe for a wide range of client hardware alerts (such as
over-temperature, fan stall, and hardware configuration changes) to be sent to the system
management console, application, or to the local client computer. Alerts are sent real-time when
triggered by hardware events.
● Manage system BIOS settings—Perform F10 functions including setting and changing the BIOS
passwords and computer boot order remotely from your system management console on any or
all of your client systems without having to visit each machine.
For more information on HP Client Management Interface, refer to http://www.hp.com/go/hpcmi/.

HP SoftPaq Download Manager

HP SoftPaq Download Manager is a free, easy-to-use interface for locating and downloading software
updates for the HP client PC models in your environment. By specifying your models, operating system,
and language, you can quickly locate, sort, and select the softpaqs you need. To download HP SoftPaq
Download Manager, visit http://www.hp.com/go/sdm.

HP System Software Manager

HP System Software Manager (SSM) is a free utility that automates remote deployment of device drivers
and BIOS updates for your networked HP business PCs. When SSM runs, it silently (without user
interaction) determines the revision levels of drivers and BIOS installed on each networked client system
and compares this inventory against system software SoftPaqs that have been tested and stored in a
central file store. SSM then automatically updates any down-revision system software on the networked
PCs to the later levels available in the file store. Since SSM only allows distribution of SoftPaq updates
to the correct client system models, administrators can confidently and efficiently use SSM to keep
system software updated.
System Software Manager integrates with enterprise software distribution tools such as HP Client
Automation solutions, HP Client Manager from Symantec, and Microsoft Systems Management Server
(SMS). Using SSM, you can distribute customer-created or third-party updates that have been packaged
in the SSM-format.
SSM may be downloaded at no charge by visiting http://www.hp.com/go/ssm.
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