Asm Pro Suite - Acer Veriton FP User Manual

ASM Pro Suite

Advanced System Manager (ASM) Pro Suite is a desktop management tool
designed to monitor performance, manage assets, and detect errors or potential
system malfunctions in network systems. It helps the system administrators to
spot errors or potential system malfunctions in the network devices through a
single management station. This prevents machine breakdowns and reduces the
enterprise's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
The basic features of ASM Pro Suite are as follows:
• Remote Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Update -
allows update of Setup and Time/Date settings of the computers connected in
a network through a single management station.
• Remote Flash Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Update - makes the
upgrade of the BIOS software instructions of the computers connected in a
network easier through a single management station.
• Remote Console- enables update, upload, and transfer of programs and files
between computers connected in a network. System administrators find this
function very useful especially when maintaining, diagnosing, and
troubleshooting computers.
• LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) - broadens the functionality of ASM
Pro Suite by allowing desktop management via the Web, standard network, or
dial-up connections. It is compatible with the leading management
specifications, such as Wired for Management 2.0, Desktop Management
Interface (DMI) v2.0, and others.
• System Information - helps locate available computers in your network
and collects general computer information like operating system,
protocols, addresses, etc.
• Configuration Information - shows the configuration of each device
(i.e., BIOS, I/O ports, hard disks, network interface cards, etc.) installed
in each computer in a network.
• Fault Management - checks the computers for hardware errors and
observes whether or not a certain device has exceeded its threshold
value. If so, the program notifies the system administrator or shuts down
the computer to protect it from further damage.
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