Landesk Client Manager; Pc Health Indicator - NEC PowerMate Enterprise Manual

2-30 Setup and Operation

LANDESK CLIENT MANAGER

LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) is a software program provided with the computer.
LDCM uses the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) standard to manage components
(network interface cards, memory, software applications) within a client (local) or remote
(workstation) PC system. It provides features for managing the resources of a local PC and
can be used by system administrators to manage groups of computer systems.
With Client Manager you can perform the following tasks:
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review system inventory of workstation hardware and software components
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view DMI-compliant component information
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set security features to change password (on a local machine) or enable/disable
the serial ports, printer, or diskette drive (from the local machine or by a system
administrator from a remote machine)
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back up and restore system configuration files
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back up system and application software using the NEC Auto Backup utility
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troubleshoot
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receive notice of system events (for example, if the system is running low on
memory, you are notified of the potential problem)
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detect changes to CPU, memory, and hard disk characteristics and alert you to
these changes (Configuration Change Notification)
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transfer files to and from client workstations
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remotely reboot client workstations.
There are two main components of Client Manager: PC Health Indicator and Inventory.

PC Health Indicator

PC health indicator consists of three parts:
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Managing workstations
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PC Health meter
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PC Health description.