About Intel Amt Tasks; About Asf Tasks - Symantec ALTIRIS OUT OF BAND MANAGEMENT COMPONENT 7.0 SP3 - V1.0 Manual

About Intel AMT tasks

About ASF tasks

Out of Band Management Component lets you perform the following Intel AMT
tasks:
Discover Intel AMT capable computers.
Set up and configure computers with Intel AMT so that they can be managed
out-of-band by other Altiris solutions.
Define service configuration parameters for Intel SCS.
Create the profiles that define the setup and the configuration parameters for
Intel AMT, including wireless parameters.
Manage the list of valid PID-PPS keys that match what is to be installed on the
Intel AMT computers that await initialization.
Remotely set the host name, either detected automatically or entered manually,
for an Intel AMT network interface.
View and manage the entries that identify each Intel AMT computer that is
configured or not configured.
Remotely reset or re-configure Intel AMT computers, synchronize clocks,
change power-saving policies, and so on.
Control the list of users that have access to the Intel SCS console and to the
Intel AMT devices and the permissions they have.
For more information, see the Out of Band Management Component Implementation
Guide.
Out of Band Management Component lets you perform the following ASF tasks:
Discover ASF-capable computers.
Install the ASF management agent on the computers.
Collect ASF configuration inventory.
Configure the default connection, security, and remote power control settings
on client computers with ASF.
Configure the ASF alerts that can help you be more proactive in responding
to memory faults, temperature issues, hard drive warnings, chassis intrusion,
and so forth. These alerts help you fix issues before they become destructive.
For more information, see the Out of Band Management Component Implementation
Guide.
Introducing Out of Band Management Component
What you can do with Out of Band Management Component
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