Glossary - Symantec ALTIRIS REAL-TIME SYSTEM MANAGER 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

The software that is installed on the computers that you want to manage. It
Altiris Agent
facilitates interactions between Notification Server and a managed computer.
The agent receives requests for information from Notification Server, sends data
to Notification Server, and downloads files. The Altiris Agent also lets you install
and manage solution plug-ins that add functionality to the agent.
An industry standard-based technology that lets IT administrators manage
ASF (Alert Standard
computers regardless of the operating system state. ASF provides alerts and power
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management functionality as long as the computer is plugged in with an Ethernet
connection. ASF functions through hardware on the network card or system board,
a software agent on the client computer, and management software on the server.
A security toolset of Intel AMT. This toolset represents a set of hardware-based
Circuit Breaker
network packet filters. IT technicians can apply these filters to computers that
send suspicious network packets to seal infected computers from the rest of the
network.
A system that converts host names and domain names into IP addresses on the
DNS (Domain Name
Internet or on the local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when
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a Web site address is given to DNS, DNS servers return the IP address of the server
that is associated with that name.
An Intel AMT built-in hardware capability. It lets IT administrators start a
IDE-R (IDE-Redirection)
computer from an image that is stored on the network or on the remotely mounted
CD-ROM or hard drive.
A type of remote computer management. It requires the target computer's
in-band management
operating system to be initialized and to function properly.
A solution that is based in hardware and firmware and is connected to the system's
Intel AMT (Intel Active
auxiliary power plane. Despite the power state or the operating system state of
Management
the client computer, Intel AMT provides IT administrators with access to alerts,
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hardware inventory, power management, circuit breaker, and agent presence
functionality. Intel AMT functionality requires the computer to be plugged into
the power source and connected to the network. Intel AMT functionality does not
require a software agent to be installed on the client computer.
The Symantec Management Platform service that communicates with the Altiris
Notification Server
Agent and the CMDB to provide management, security, and administrative
functionality. It processes events, facilitates communications with managed

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