Dell OptiPlex GX1 Installation Manual page 24

Configuration Management
Configuration management features of Dell OpenManage include the following:
Wakeup On LAN support, which allows network administrators to remotely turn on Managed PC systems with Wakeup On LAN capability in
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a Dell DMI network.
A System Properties window that enables network administrators to view, set, or disable certain hardware configuration settings for the local
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and remote systems in a Dell DMI network.
Support for the Microsoft System Management Server (SMS), which allows the exporting of one or more groups to an SMS directory that the
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SMS administrator can access.
A Monitor component for systems running Windows 95 and having a display data channel (DDC)-compliant video subsystem and monitor.
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Automated inventory control of one or more groups for the remote systems in a Dell DMI network. Network administrators can automate
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inventory to occur every day, week, or month at a certain hour, on the hour; or they can enable inventory as needed. Dell OpenManage
creates a text file for the group(s) and saves it to a user-defined directory.
Support for the application program used to create user-definable attributes (UDAs).
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Asset Management
Asset management features of Dell OpenManage include the following:
Support that enables network administrators to remotely view, enter, and modify an asset tag for a remote system in a Dell DMI network
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Automated and manual mapping of one or more groups to a user-defined directory
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Security Management
Security management features of Dell OpenManage include the following:
Password security that enables network administrators to maintain standard attribute values for the local and remote systems in a Dell DMI
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network
For more information about Dell OpenManage, refer to the online Dell OpenManage Help that accompanied the software.
PXE
The PXE allows a personal computer to be managed by one or more configuration management servers running the LANDesk Configuration
Manager (LCM) software, which provides management services for the many Managed PC systems on the network. The LCM allows network
administrators to do the following:
Provide preboot support for a new Managed PC system that depends on the server for its initial operating system installation
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Service the network boot requests from the Managed PC systems
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Download diagnostics and BIOS update utilities
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Format the hard-disk drive, if required
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Download and install the operating system, based on previously established profiles
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Download and install applications software
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Update the operating system and applications as required
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For additional information about the Intel LCM, refer to the documentation that accompanied the software.
Wakeup On LAN
The Wakeup On LAN feature allows you to remotely turn on a Managed PC system that is in a sleep state. The ability to turn on the Managed PC
systems remotely allows you to perform remote computer setup, software downloading and installation, file updates, and asset tracking after hours
and on weekends when users are not using the systems and network traffic is at a minimum.
To use the Wakeup On LAN feature, each Managed PC system must contain a NIC that supports Wakeup On LAN. You must also enable the
Wakeup On LAN option in the System Setup program.
Auto Power On
Auto Power On enables you to turn on the computer system automatically on certain days of the week at a preset time. You can set Auto Power On
to turn on the system either every day or every Monday through Friday.
NOTE: This feature does not work if the system is shut off using a power strip or surge protector.