Users Guide
Overview
Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band for Microsoft Windows Server 2011/2012/2012 R2/2016 Essentials is an easy-to-use application
that provides an out-of-band management solution. The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the system
power state.
You can use Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band to perform the following tasks:
• USB Provisioning — Provision and setup Intel AMT enabled client systems
• Client Selection— Discover and add newly provisioned client systems
• Indications — Remotely monitor, diagnose, and manage clients using Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) lters
• Client Conguration — Congure client system’s settings:
• Power Prole — Congure and apply the preferred power policy
• Boot Order — Congure or change the boot order
• BIOS Settings — Congure and update the BIOS settings
• BIOS Passwords — Clear, set, or specify the length of your Administrator and System Passwords
• Operations — Perform remote operations:
• KVM Connect — Set up and run KVM sessions
• Power Management — Remotely manage power settings
• Wipe Client Data — Remotely format client hard drives
• Reports — Generate reports for out-of-band manageability, provisioned systems, battery health, and hardware inventory.
• Task Queue — Monitor task progress and details
Topics:
• What’s New
• Supported Operating Systems
• Supported Client Operating Systems
• Supported Operating Systems on Managed Client Systems via AMT
• Supported Server Operating Systems
What’s New
This release of Dell Command | Intel vPro Out of Band supports the following new features:
• Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials
• Updated BIOS Settings
Supported Operating Systems
The following lists the types and specic versions of operating systems supported by this application.
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