Managing Your Computer - IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6220 User Manual

diskette or by using the Remote Administration feature, if it is enabled. Instructions
for using system programs updates are included in a readme file provided with the
downloadable files.

Managing your computer

Your computer comes with features that a network administrator or file server can
use to remotely manage and control your computer. This section describes some of
these network-management tools. See the product documentation for these tools to
find out whether your operating system supports this software. Complete the
following steps to get more detailed information about these tools or to download
any of this software:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ and select your country.
2. Click the Products and services tab at the top of the page.
3. Under Servers, click Intel processor-based.
4. From the topics on the left, click Systems Management.
5. Scroll down and click on a product to get more details about the product. To
Your computer supports the following system management tools:
v IBM Director Agent
v Wake on LAN
v Remote Administration
v Remote Deployment Manager
v Software Migration Assistant
v Software Delivery Assistant
download a product, select Systems Management Downloads from the
Deployment and update management category.
IBM Director Agent streamlines and automates personal computer (PC) systems
management and support tasks, such as asset deployment and tracking. These
utilities are available for IBM computers at no additional charge, helping to
reduce total cost of ownership of networked computers. IBM Director Agent is
available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
You can use IBM Director Agent to view detailed information about your computer
hardware and software, set up alerts, monitor a variety of system resources, and
manage your asset security.
A network administrator can use the Wake on LAN feature to turn on your
computer from a remote location. When the Wake on LAN feature is used with
network-management software, many functions, such as data transfers, software
updates, and POST or BIOS updates can be performed on many computers
simultaneously.
A network administrator can use the Remote Administration feature to remotely
update the POST and BIOS code in your computer. Network-management
software, such as Remote Deployment Manager, is required to take advantage of
this feature.
Remote Deployment Manager is a graphical, server-based program that performs
mass unattended installations of operating systems, software, device drivers, and
BIOS code updates to remote systems. Used with the Wake on LAN feature,
Remote Deployment Manager can remotely turn on your computer so that
installations can be done while the computer is not being used.
Software Migration Assistant (SMA) enables administrators to remotely transfer
configurations, profile settings, printer device drivers, and files from an IBM or
non-IBM computer to supported IBM systems.
Chapter 2. Operating the computer
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