Altiris Client Management Solutions; System Software Manager - HP Compaq dc7100 DT Reference Manual

3.3.2 Altiris Client Management Solutions

HP and Altiris have partnered to provide comprehensive, tightly integrated systems management
solutions to reduce the cost of owning HP client PCs. HP Client Manager Software is the
foundation for additional Altiris Client Management Solutions that address:
Inventory and Asset Management
SW license compliance
PC tracking and reporting
Lease contract, fixing asset tracking
Deployment and Migration
Windows XP Professional migration
System deployment
Personality migrations
Help Desk and Problem Resolution
Managing help desk tickets
Remote troubleshooting
Remote problem resolution
Client disaster recovery
Software and Operations Management
Ongoing desktop management
HP system SW deployment
Application self-healing
For more information and details on how to download a fully-functional 30-day evaluation
version of the Altiris solutions, visit
On selected desktop and notebook models, an Altiris management agent is included as part of the
factory loaded image. This agent enables communication with the Altiris development Solution
which can be used to complete new hardware deployment or personality migration to a new OS
using easy-to-follow wizards. Altiris solutions provide easy-to-use software distribution
capabilities. When used in conjunction with System Software Manager (Section 3.3.3), or HP
Client Manager Software, administrators can also update ROM BIOS and device driver software
from a central console.
For more information, visit

3.3.3 System Software Manager

System Software Manager (SSM) is a utility that lets you update system-level software on
multiple systems simultaneously. When executed on a PC client system, SSM detects both
hardware and software versions, then updates the appropriate software from a central repository,
also known as a file store. Driver versions that are supported by SSM are denoted with a special
icon on the driver download Web site and on the Support Software CD. To download the utility
or to obtain more information on SSM, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/ssm
Service Reference Guide, dc7100
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/im/prodinfo.html#deploy
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/im/index.html
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